Medicine 1
What is the theory of bad air called?
What is the tallest building in the world?
The Burj Khalifa
What treatment was often recommended as a result of the Four Humours?
Bloodletting
What is the largest island in the world?
Greenland
When was Germ Theory discovered?
1861
What is the largest planet in our solar system?
Jupiter
When was the Black Death?
1348
Who wrote the novels '1984' and 'animal farm'?
George Orwell
Who put forward the idea of the Four Humors?
Hippocrates
Who was the first person to walk on the moon?
Neil Armstrong
Who provided patient care in the medieval era?
The Church
Who was the first female Prime Minister of the UK?
Margaret Thatcher
John Snow
Which planet is known as the Red Planet?
Mars
Who discovered anaesthetics?
James Simpson
What element does O represent on the periodic table?
Oxygen
In which year was the NHS founded?
1948
What is the chemical symbol for potassium?
K
When was the Great Stink in London?
1858
What is the capital of Australia?
Canberra
Who discovered Germ Theory?
Louis Pasteur
In which year did the Berlin Wall fall?
1989
Who was known as the Lady with the Lamp?
Florence Nightingale
In which year was the Great Fire of London?
1666
When was the Great Plague of London?
1665
Who was the first woman to win a nobel prize?
Marie Curie
Which monarch used chloroform during childbirth?
Queen Victoria
Which author wrote the Harry Potter series?
J.K Rowling
What profession saw an improvement in standards in the Industrial Era?
Nursing
What is the capital of Canada?
Ottawa
What percentage of the UK population did the Black Death kill?
40%
What is the hardest rock?
Diamond
Who discovered Antiseptics?
Joseph Lister
What is the main ingredient in guacamole?
Avocado
What was the name of the report that led to the NHS?
The Beveridge Report
Who wrote the novel 'pride and prejudice'?
Jane Austen
In which century was the harshest famine in England?
14th
Who painted 'The Starry Night'?
Who discovered penicillin and when?
Alexander Fleming in 1928
What is the name of the longest river in South America?
The Amazon River
What was the name of the politician that led the Liberal Government?
David Lloyd George
What is the periodic element titled AG?
Silver
What was the name of the disease spread after World War One?
Influenza or Spanish Lady
What is the smallest ocean in the world?
The Arctic Ocean
What is acupuncture?
Piercing the skin with needles to relieve tension
Which language has the most native speakers in the world?
Mandarin Chinese
Who discovered vaccinations?
Edward Jenner
What was the name of the English King that William the Conqueror killed?
Harold Godwinson
What does AIDS stand for?
Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
What is the main ingredient in traditional Japanese soup beginning with the letter M?
Miso
Who performed the worlds first human heart transplant?
Christaan Barnard
Who composed the classical piece of music 'Four Seasons'?
Antonio Vivaldi
What does MMR stand for?
Measles, Mumps and Rubella
What is the smallest continent by land area?
Australia