Question 1
Which scientist noticed that mold had killed bacteria in a laboratory dish in 1928?
- Alexander Fleming
- Robert Koch
- Louis Pasteur
- Joseph Lister
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Alexander Fleming
Science · Body & Mind
Medical History trivia quiz
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What the Medical History questions cover
- Anesthesia
- Psychiatry
- Vaccination
- Anatomy
- Antisepsis
- Blood Groups
- Circulation
- Germ Theory
- Heart Surgery
- Insulin
- Penicillin
- Transplantation
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Question 2
Which English doctor developed an early smallpox prevention method using cowpox in 1796?
- Ignaz Semmelweis
- Edward Jenner
- John Snow
- William Harvey
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Edward Jenner
Question 3
Which French scientist is widely associated with proving that microorganisms can cause disease?
- Michael Faraday
- Gregor Mendel
- Louis Pasteur
- Isaac Newton
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Louis Pasteur
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How a Medical History match works
- Seven rounds. The same seven Medical History questions for you and your opponent.
- Ten seconds each. A right answer in two seconds scores 20; at the buzzer, 11.
- The last round counts double. It’s never over until it’s over.
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