The Basics
How much blood is typically collected during a standard blood donation?
What is approximately 450 mL?
This blood type is considered the "universal donor" for red blood cells.
What is O-negative?
In which country do some people believe that blood type can indicate a person’s personality?
What is Japan?
Which group is most preferred by doctors for stem cell donations but only makes up 40% of the registry?
What are younger male donors?
What is the minimum age required to donate blood in Canada?
What is 17 years old?
How long does the entire blood donation process usually take?
What is just over an hour?
The average adult human body contains about this many litres of blood.
What is five litres?
How much gold is present in the average human body’s blood?
What is around 0.2 milligrams?
What is the soft tissue inside our bones that produces blood-forming stem cells?
What is bone marrow?
If you are taking medication and want to know your eligibility to donate, what should you do?
What is review the list of acceptable and unacceptable medications or call 1 888 2 DONATE?
What are two things you should do the night before your donation to ensure you're ready?
What are get a good night’s sleep and eat a healthy meal?
This is the rarest blood type in Canada, shared by only 0.5% of the population.
What is AB-negative?
By how much does the volume of blood in a pregnant woman's body increase by the 20th week of pregnancy?
What is 50%?
What are the three sources of stem cells used in transplants?
What are bone marrow, peripheral blood, and umbilical cord blood?
How long must you wait to donate blood if you had acupuncture with non-single-use disposable needles?
What is three months?
What card should you bring if you have donated blood before?
What is your blood donor card?
It takes this range of time for a drop of blood to travel from the heart, through the body, and back to the heart.
What is 20 to 60 seconds?
Which color is the blood of animals like spiders, lobsters, and snails due to the presence of haemocyanin?
What is blue?
What percentage of patients need to rely on a volunteer stem cell donor from a registry?
What is over 75%?
Name one alternative way to contribute if you are not currently eligible to donate blood.
What is joining the stem cell registry, registering as an organ and tissue donor, becoming a financial donor, or volunteering?
What is the policy for children under 10 years old at blood donation collection events?
What is they must be accompanied and supervised by a third person of at least 12 years of age?
There are this many red blood cells in one ounce of blood.
What is 150 billion?
Which famous playwright’s works all contain the word 'blood' at least once?
Who is William Shakespeare?
What type of DNA markers, important for matching donors to patients, are found on the surface of white blood cells?
What are Human Leukocyte Antigens (HLA)?
How long must you wait to donate blood after having dental surgery?
What is 72 hours (or three days)?