name of Health professions
Vocabulary
Vitamins & Minerals
Fruit riddles
proverbs and idioms
100

What do we call the person who studies the mind and how it influences people's behaviour

psychologist

100

To find out what illness the patient has.

E.g.  The patient was ................ with cancer

Diagnosed

100

Which of these is not a mineral :

a) Zinc
b) steel
c) calcium
d) Copper

b) steel

100

My color is red. My outside is covered in seeds and my inside is filled in flesh. What am I?

Strawberry

100

to be like a dog with two tails

To be tremendously happy

200

Doctors who speciaize in women's health

Gynecologist

200

A disease that can be passed from one person to another is called:

infectious/contagious

200

Which vitamin is found in most fresh fruits and vegetables:

a) Vitamin a
b) Vitamin b
c) Vitamin c
d) Vitamin k

c) Vitamin c

200

I am black, beautiful, and small. I sometimes wear pink or green as well. Eat me carefully, I have some tiny nuts in me. What am I?

 Grapes

200

Take a rain check 

politely decline an offer, with the implication that one may take it up at a later date

300

Someone who has a special knowledge of food and diets

Nutritionist

300

The feeling when you want to vomit (throw up)

Nauseous

300

Which vitamin helps maintain good vision, healthy skin, hair and mucous membrane: 

a) Vitamin a
b) Vitamin b
c) Vitamin c
d) Vitamin d

a) Vitamin a

300

What has a green thorn exterior and a juicy, sweet interior?

Pineapple

300

The elephant in the room

a major problem or controversial issue that is obviously present but avoided as a subject for discussion because it is more comfortable to do so.

400

A doctor who deals with children and their illness

Pediatrician

400

A treatment for pain and disease that involves putting special needles into parts of the body is called:

Acupuncture

400

Which vitamin provides internal bleeding:

a) Vitamin K
b) Vitamin D3
c) Complex B
d) Vitamin E

a) Vitamin K

400

I can refresh when it is hot, so people love to eat me. On the outside, I have green streaks and on the inside, I am red or pink. What am I?

Watermellon

400

the pen is mightier than the sword

writing is more effective than military power or violence

500

A doctor who gives Anaesthetics to a patient

Anesthesiologist

500

When an artery in the brain suddenly bursts or becomes blocked we say that person had a ........

Stroke

500

What vitamin is essential for calcium and phosphorus utilization:
 
a) Vitamin b
b) Vitamin d
c) Vitamin k
d) Vitamin a

b) Vitamin d

500

I have a skin like an apple, a core like a pumpkin, and fill your mouth with sweetness. I’m shaped like a teardrop. What am I?

Pear

500

Don't put too many irons in the fire

If someone has a lot of irons in the fire, they are involved in several different activities or have several different plans. Too many irons in the fire can sap your energy and prevent you from seeing which path to take.

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