Advanced Medical Knowledge: Dates, Names, and Numbers

Medicine

A rigorous test of factual knowledge in medicine, emphasizing specific historical dates, prominent figures, and quantitative data.

medical history pharmacology epidemiology medical breakthroughs

12 Questions Hard Ages 18+ Aug 31, 2026

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1 In what year was the first successful kidney transplant performed between non-identical twins, a landmark in organ transplantation?

A 1954
B 1962
C 1970
D 1983

2 Who is credited with discovering penicillin, and in what year did his initial observation of its antibacterial properties occur?

A Louis Pasteur, 1865
B Alexander Fleming, 1928
C Jonas Salk, 1955
D Robert Koch, 1882

3 The first successful heart transplant was performed by Dr. Christiaan Barnard on December 3, 1967. In which hospital did this historic operation take place?

A Massachusetts General Hospital, USA
B Guy's Hospital, London
C Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town
D Mayo Clinic, USA

4 What was the exact dosage of the first dose of insulin administered to a human patient, Leonard Thompson, in Toronto in 1922?

A 15 units
B 30 units
C 5 units
D 10 units

5 The World Health Organization (WHO) declared the global eradication of smallpox on what specific date?

A May 8, 1980
B July 4, 1979
C December 31, 1981
D January 1, 1980

6 In 1953, James Watson and Francis Crick published their groundbreaking paper on the structure of DNA. In which scientific journal did this seminal work first appear?

A The Lancet
B Nature
C Science
D Cell

7 The discovery of the first antibiotic, sulfonamides, is often attributed to Gerhard Domagk in 1932. What was the chemical name or brand of this pioneering drug?

A Penicillin G
B Streptomycin
C Prontosil
D Chloramphenicol

8 The human genome project was officially launched in 1990. Approximately how many base pairs does the human genome contain?

A 3 million
B 300 million
C 3 billion
D 3 trillion

9 Who developed the first successful polio vaccine (inactivated polio vaccine, IPV), and when was it licensed for public use in the United States?

A Albert Sabin, 1961
B John Enders, 1952
C Jonas Salk, 1955
D Maurice Hilleman, 1960

10 The first documented use of anesthesia in surgery was by William T.G. Morton on October 16, 1846, using what agent?

A Chloroform
B Nitrous Oxide
C Ether
D Halothane

11 The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) was established in 1946. What was its original name and primary focus?

A National Institute of Health; research
B Communicable Disease Center; disease surveillance
C Public Health Service; sanitation
D Bureau of Animal Industry; zoonotic diseases

12 What was the approximate mortality rate of the 1918 influenza pandemic (also known as the Spanish Flu) among infected individuals globally?

A Less than 1%
B 1-2%
C 5-10%
D Over 20%

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