1. National
Week
Pathology
Quiz

2. Round 1
Choose 1 of the 4 answers for each question

3. What percentage of NHS diagnoses involve pathology?
B. 40%
C. 70%
D. 100%

4. Which of the following is NOT a blood group?
A. A
B. B
C. C
D. O

5. Which of these infections might respond to antibiotics?
A. cold
B. TB
C. flu
D. herpes

6. How many babies are born in the UK each year?
200,000 B.
400,000
C. 700,000 D.
900,000

7. How many scientists work in pathology in the UK?
B.10,000
C. 20,000
D. 50,000

8. What percentage of UK births follow IVF?
D. 20%

9. How many people in the UK have diabetes?
A. ½ million
B. 1
million
C. 3 million
D. 4
million

10. For which of the following disorders are newborn babies NOT routinely tested?
A. HIV
B. Sickle cell disease
C. Cystic fibrosis
D. hypo-
thyroidism

11. What’s the average number of pathology tests per person per year?
C. 14
D. 140

12. What is the most common cause of death in the UK?
stroke B.
cancer
C. infection D.
heart
disease

13. Which of the following foods should be avoided by pregnant women?
B.Cooked shellfish
A. Live yoghurt
C. Honey
D. Potato salad

14. Which of the following is tested for routinely in pregnancy?
A. Syphilis B.
Chlamydia
C. Hepatitis C D.
Chicken pox

15. The infant mortality rate in the UK in 2016 was 4/1000
The infant mortality rate in the UK in 2016 was 4/1000. What was it in 1840?
A. 10
B. 50
C. 100
D. 150

16. Which of these is the smallest?
Red blood cell B.
virus
C. bacterium D.
fungus

17. Round 2
Pick one of 2 answers for each question

18. What came first? A. Jenner’s discovery of smallpox vaccination
B. Fleming’s discovery of penicillin

19. What came first? A. The first test tube baby
B. The eradication of smallpox

20. What came first? A. Blood Transfusion Service launched
B. Discovery of the structure of DNA

21. What came first?
A. Genetic fingerprinting
B. Discovery of HIV

22. What came first? A. Cloning of Dolly the sheep
B. First heart-lung transplant

23. Round 3
Say whether each statement is true or false

24. True or false? 1. Identical twins have identical fingerprints
2. The strongest muscle is the quadriceps
3. The heart beats 100,000 times a day
4. We make 5 litres of saliva every day
5. 70% of the body is water

25. True or false? 6. Men have two X chromosomes
7. All pathologists work with dead bodies
8. The human brain weighs 2kg
9. IVF babies are made in test tubes
10. The RCPath was founded in 1962

26. Round 4
We asked 100 members of the public the following questions. What do you think was the most popular answer. Please give one answer only for each question. The top 5 answers will be revealed at the end, with 1 point being awarded for the 5th most popular answer, up to 5 points for the most popular.

27. What do non-pathologists most commonly say when asked: When you think of a pathologist, what comes to mind? 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

28. Name something you might find in a pathologist’s pocket1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

29. Name the 17 pathology specialties1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

30. Name the 17 pathology specialties6. 7. 8. 9.
10.

31. Name the 17 pathology specialties
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.

32. Name the 17 pathology specialties
16.
17.

33. Round 1
The answers

34. What percentage of NHS diagnoses involve pathology?
Opportunity to talk about the wide range of pathology tests e.g. blood tests, cervical smears, biopsies
A. 10%
B. 40%
C. 70%
D. 100%

35. What percentage of NHS diagnoses involve pathology?
B. 40%
C. 70%
D. 100%

36. Which of the following is NOT a blood group?
A. A
B. B
C. C
D. O

37. Which of the following is NOT a blood group?
A. A
B. B
C. C
D. O

38. Which of these infections might respond to antibiotics?
Opportunity to stress that antibiotics only work against bacteria, not all bacteria are sensitive to antibiotics, could mention acquired resistance.
A. cold
B. TB
C. flu
D. herpes

39. Which of these infections might respond to antibiotics?
A. cold
B. TB
C. flu
D. herpes

40. How many babies are born in the UK each year?
Just over 700,000 in 2008 and 2009. A.
200,000 B.
400,000
C. 700,000 D.
900,000

41. How many babies are born in the UK each year?D.
900,000

42. How many scientists work in pathology in the UK?
Not everyone working in pathology is a doctor, the majority are scientists.
A. 5,000
B.10,000
C. 20,000
D. 50,000

43. How many scientists work in pathology in the UK?
B.10,000
C. 20,000
D. 50,000

44. What percentage of UK births follow IVF?
1.8% of all babies born in the UK are the result of IVF and donor insemination.
A. 0.2%
B. 2%
C. 10%
D. 20%

45. What percentage of UK births follow IVF?
D. 20%

46. How many people in the UK have diabetes?
2.6 million people in the UK have been diagnosed with diabetes, many more do not know that they have the disorder.
A. ½ million
B. 1
million
C. 3 million
D. 4
million

47. How many people in the UK have diabetes?
A. ½ million B.
million
C. 2 million
D. 4
million

48. For which of the following disorders are newborn babies NOT routinely tested?
Heel prick bloodspot tests are performed to look for cystic fibrosis, congenital hypothyroidism, sickle cell disease, phenylketonuria and medium-chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency – not HIV.
A. HIV
B. Sickle cell disease
C. Cystic fibrosis
D. hypo-
thyroidism

49. For which of the following disorders are newborn babies NOT routinely tested?
A. HIV
B. Sickle cell disease
C. Cystic fibrosis

50. What’s the average number of pathology tests per person per year?
Over 700 million pathology tests are performed in the UK each year, that’s an average of around 14 for every man, woman and child.
A. 0.14
B. 1.4
C. 14
D. 140

51. What’s the average number of pathology tests per person per year?
C. 14
D. 140

52. What is the most common cause of death in the UK?
1 in 5 deaths are due to heart disease A.
stroke B.
cancer
C. infection D.
heart
disease

53. What is the most common cause of death in the UK?
A. stroke
B. cancer
C. infection D.
heart
disease

54. Which of the following foods should be avoided by pregnant women?
Live yoghurt is fine.
Shellfish is fine as long as it’s properly cooked.
Honey shouldn’t be given to babies under 1 because of a small risk of botulism, but is fine during pregnancy.
Potato salad may be contaminated with Listeria, which can grow in the refrigerator.
B.Cooked shellfish
A. Live yoghurt
C. Honey
D. Potato salad

55. Which of the following foods should be avoided by pregnant women?
B. Cooked shellfish
A. Live yoghurt
C. Honey
D. Potato salad

56. Which of the following is tested for routinely in pregnancy?
Only syphilis is routinely tested for.
A. Syphilis
B. Chlamydia
C. Hepatitis C D.
Chicken pox

57. Which of the following is tested for routinely in pregnancy?
A. Syphilis
C. Hepatitis D.
Chicken pox

58. The infant mortality rate in the UK in 2008 was 5/1000
The infant mortality rate in the UK in 2008 was 5/1000. What was it in 1840?
150
A. 10
B. 50
C. 100
D. 150

59. The infant mortality rate in the UK in 2016 was 4/1000
The infant mortality rate in the UK in 2016 was 4/1000. What was it in 1840?
A. 10
B. 50
C. 100
D. 150

60. Which of these is the smallest?
Fungus>red blood cell>bacterium>virus
Red blood cell B.
virus
C. bacterium D.
fungus

61. Which of these is the smallest?
Red blood cell B.
virus
C. bacterium
D. fungus

62. Round 2

63. What came first? A. Jenner’s discovery of smallpox vaccination
Fleming = 1928
B. Fleming’s discovery of penicillin

64. What came first? A. Jenner’s discovery of smallpox vaccination
1796
Fleming = 1928
B. Fleming’s discovery of penicillin

65. What came first? A. The first test tube baby
Smallpox = 1979
B. The eradication of smallpox

66. What came first? A. The first test tube baby
1978
Smallpox = 1979
B. The eradication of smallpox

67. What came first? A. Blood Transfusion Service launched
DNA=1953
B. Discovery of the structure of DNA

68. What came first? A. Blood Transfusion Service launched
1946
DNA=1953
B. Discovery of the structure of DNA

69. What came first? A. Genetic fingerprinting B. Discovery of HIV
Sir Alec Jeffreys, University of Leicester
B. Discovery of HIV

70. What came first? A. Genetic fingerprinting B. Discovery of HIV 1981
Sir Alec Jeffreys, University of Leicester
B. Discovery of HIV

71. What came first? A. Cloning of Dolly the sheep
B. First heart-lung transplant

72. What came first? A. Cloning of Dolly the sheep
1981
Dolly = 1996
B. First heart-lung transplant

73. Round 3

74. True or false? 1. Identical twins have identical fingerprints
2. The strongest muscle is the quadriceps
3. The heart beats 100,000 times a day
4. We make 5 litres of saliva every day
5. 70% of the body is water

75. True or false? 1. Identical twins have identical fingerprints
2. The strongest muscle is the quadriceps
3. The heart beats 100,000 times a day
Even identical twins don’t have identical fingerprints.
4. We make 5 litres of saliva every day
5. 70% of the body is water

76. True or false? 1. Identical twins have identical fingerprints
2. The strongest muscle is the quadriceps
3. The heart beats 100,000 times a day
The strongest muscle based on its weight is the masseter. With all muscles of the jaw working together it can close the teeth with a force as great as 55 pounds (25 kilograms) on the incisors or 200 pounds (90.7 kilograms) on the molars.
4. We make 5 litres of saliva every day
5. 70% of the body is water

77. True or false? 1. Identical twins have identical fingerprints
2. The strongest muscle is the quadriceps
3. The heart beats 100,000 times a day
True
4. We make 5 litres of saliva every day
5. 70% of the body is water

78. True or false? 1. Identical twins have identical fingerprints
2. The strongest muscle is the quadriceps
3. The heart beats 100,000 times a day
We make around 1 litre/day.
4. We make 5 litres of saliva every day
5. 70% of the body is water

79. True or false? 1. Identical twins have identical fingerprints
2. The strongest muscle is the quadriceps
3. The heart beats 100,000 times a day
True
4. We make 5 litres of saliva every day
5. 70% of the body is water

80. True or false? 6. Men have two X chromosomes
7. All pathologists work with dead bodies
8. The human brain weighs 2kg
9. IVF babies are made in test tubes
10. The RCPath was founded in 1962

81. True or false? 6. Men have two X chromosomes
7. All pathologists work with dead bodies
8. The human brain weighs 2kg
Women have two X chromosomes, men have an X and a Y.
9. IVF babies are made in test tubes
10. The RCPath was founded in 1962

82. True or false? 6. Men have two X chromosomes
7. All pathologists work with dead bodies
8. The human brain weighs 2kg
Less than 1% of pathologists work in forensics, the vast majority work with and for the living.
9. IVF babies are made in test tubes
10. The RCPath was founded in 1962

83. True or false? 6. Men have two X chromosomes
7. All pathologists work with dead bodies
8. The human brain weighs 2kg
The brain weighs around g.
9. IVF babies are made in test tubes
10. The RCPath was founded in 1962

84. True or false? 6. Men have two X chromosomes
7. All pathologists work with dead bodies
8. The human brain weighs 2kg
They are made in petri dishes, not test tubes.
9. IVF babies are made in test tubes
10. The RCPath was founded in 1962

85. True or false? 6. Men have two X chromosomes
7. All pathologists work with dead bodies
8. The human brain weighs 2kg
True – the RCPath is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. As part of these celebrations 2012, has been designated as National Pathology Year. This will see public engagement activities taking place over the 12 months to promote the work of pathologists.
9. IVF babies are made in test tubes
10. The RCPath was founded in 1962

86. Round 4

87. What do non-pathologists most commonly say when asked: When you think of a pathologist, what comes to mind? 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

88. What do non-pathologists most commonly say when asked: When you think of a pathologist, what comes to mind? 1. 2. 3.
For 1 point 4.
5. Laboratory

89. What do non-pathologists most commonly say when asked: When you think of a pathologist, what comes to mind? 1. 2. 3.
For 2 points
4. Diseases
5. Laboratory

90. What do non-pathologists most commonly say when asked: When you think of a pathologist, what comes to mind? 1. 2.
3. Blood
For 3 points
4. Diseases
5. Laboratory

91. What do non-pathologists most commonly say when asked: When you think of a pathologist, what comes to mind? 1.
2. TV pathologists
3. Blood
For 4 points
4. Diseases
5. Laboratory

92. What do non-pathologists most commonly say when asked: When you think of a pathologist, what comes to mind?
1. Dead bodies
2. TV pathologists
3. Blood
For five points
4. Diseases
5. Laboratory

93. Name something you might find in a pathologist’s pocket1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

94. Name something you might find in a pathologist’s pocket1. 2. 3. 1 4.
5. hankie/tissues

95. Name something you might find in a pathologist’s pocket1. 2. 3. 2
4. money
5. hankie/tissues

96. Name something you might find in a pathologist’s pocket1. 2.
3. gloves 3
4. money
5. hankie/tissues

97. Name something you might find in a pathologist’s pocket1.
2. pen
3. gloves 4
4. money
5. hankie/tissues

98. Name something you might find in a pathologist’s pocket
1. scalpel
2. pen
3. gloves 5
4. money
5. hankie/tissues

99. Name the 17 pathology specialties
1. Chemical pathology
2. Forensic pathology
3. Genetics
4. Haematology
5. Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics

100. Name the 17 pathology specialties
6. Histopathology (includes cytopathology)
7. Immunology
8. Microbiology
9. Molecular pathology
10. Neuropathology

101. Name the 17 pathology specialties
11. Oral pathology
12. Paediatric and Perinatal Pathology
13. Reproductive science
14. Toxicology
15. Transfusion

102. Name the 17 pathology specialties
16. Veterinary pathology
17. Virology

103. And the winners are...