Q.1
The cancer drug Taxol, or paclitaxel, was isolated from what natural product?
Sea weed
Coral
Pacific yew tree
Laundry lint
Q.2
In 1944, where did the discovery that DNA was the "genetic material" take place?
Rockefeller University
Bronx Science
Harvard
Motown Records
Q.3
The germ theory of disease states that some diseases are caused by:
Pollution
Abnormal cell division
Genetic abnormalities
Microorganisms
Q.4
The world's first surgery performed with inhaled anesthesia (ether) took place in 1846 at:
New York Hospital
Peking Union Medical College
Massachusetts General Hospital
Koch Institute
Q.5
Ancient traditional Ayurvedic medicine originated where?
California
India
Egypt
Greece
Q.6
The first hypodermic needle was made from what?
Goose quill
Bamboo reed
Porcupine quill
None of the above
Q.7
The Greek god of medicine, Asclepius, carries a staff with what animal(s) holding onto it?
Two snakes
Dragon
One snake
Panda
Q.8
The ancient Greeks, including Hippocrates, believed that the body was composed of a balance of four elements called what?
Stuff
Elements
Humours
Organs
Q.9
Who is known as the world's first physician (trick question)?
Imhotep (Egyptian 2650 BCE)
Zhang Zhongjing (Chinese 150 CE)
Hippocrates (Greece 460 BCE)
Galen of Pergamon (Greece 200 BCE)
Q.10
In 1921, the Canadian physicians Banting and Best discovered which hormone used to treat diabetes?
Insulin
Cortisone
Prolactin
Maple Syrup
Q.11
The Institut Pasteur in Paris is named after which famous chemist and bacteriologist?
Joseph Institute
Paris Hilton
Louis Pasteur
King Louie
Q.12
The word "drug" is derived from the middle Dutch word "droghe" which means?
Treatment
Dry
Bitter
Doctor
Q.13
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