Medical Show Trivia
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100
Starring Noah Wyle, the show focuses on the high-stress lives of emergency room professionals working at a trauma center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and has been praised for its realistic portrayal of modern healthcare challenges
What is the Pitt?
100
This nurse became famous during the Crimean War for improving sanitation and is often called the founder of modern nursing.
Who is Florence Nightingale?
100
This program is jointly funded by states and the federal government for low-income individuals.
What is Medicaid?
100
Currently approved by the FDA for Type 2 Diabetes, also think weight loss and the phrase “o-o-o________”
What is Ozempic?
100
This standardized exam is required for admission to most U.S. medical schools and tests subjects like biology, chemistry, and critical reasoning.
What is the MCAT?
200
This was the nickname for Dr. Mark Sloan, a plastic surgeon character on Grey's Anatomy played by actor Eric Dane. Known for his charm and good looks, the nickname was coined in the show's second season. Eric Dane passed away on February 19, 2026, at age 53 following a battle with ALS.
Who is McSteamy?
200
In 2022, this Brooklyn-born immunologist retired as the director of the NIAID after serving as a lead advisor to seven different U.S. presidents.
Who is Anthony Fauci?
200
This federal program provides health insurance primarily for people over 65.
What is Medicare?
200
This is a group of pioneering, bacteria-killing antibiotics derived from fungi, famously discovered by Alexander Fleming in 1928. It treats various bacterial infections, such as strep throat, pneumonia, and syphilis. It was widely used in the 1940s to treat soldiers in WWII before becoming commonly available.
What is penicillin?
200
This large internal organ plays a key role in detoxification, metabolism, and bile production.
What is the liver?
300
Name 2 other medical dramas (not Grey’s Anatomy or the Pitt) that have been on television in the last 20 years?
What are ER, Scrubs, House, Chicago Med, etc.?
300
As of January 2026, this HHS secretary unveiled a "Make America Healthy Again" nutritional policy, introducing an "upside-down" food pyramid. It prioritizes high-quality proteins, full-fat dairy, and whole foods while limiting processed foods, added sugars, and refined carbohydrates.
Who is RFK Jr.?
300
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) is a 2010 federal healthcare reform law designed to make affordable health insurance available to more people. Its other common name is after the US president who signed it into law.
What is Obama/Obamacare?
300
These were the first two pharmaceutical companies to receive FDA approval for the COVID-19 vaccine.
What are Pfizer and Moderna?
300
This oath, often associated with physicians, outlines ethical principles and is traditionally taken upon entering the medical profession.
What is the Hippocratic Oath?
400
It’s a beautiful day to save lives.” is a signature line frequently said by this character on Grey's Anatomy
Who is Derek Shepherd?
400
American television presenter, physician, author, educator, and government official serving as the 17th administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services since 2025.
Who is Dr. Oz?
400
The monthly fee you have to pay to have health insurance coverage, even if you do not use any health care services.
What is a premium?
400
This is an autoimmune condition affecting over 2 M Americans where the pancreas produces no insulin, requiring daily insulin for survival.
What is Type I diabetes?
400
This annual event is when fourth-year medical students learn where they will train for their residency programs.
What is Match Day?
500
On The Good Doctor, Dr. Shaun Murphy has this condition, which contributes to his extraordinary diagnostic abilities.
What is autism (or autism spectrum disorder)?
500
Taken without her permission in 1951, cells from this woman's cervical tumor became the first immortal human cell line, known as HeLa, driving major medical advances like the polio vaccine.
Who is Henrietta Lacks?
500
This type of U.S. health care provision requires individuals to have health insurance or face a financial penalty, a key (and controversial) part of the Affordable Care Act.
What is the individual mandate?
500
This gene-editing technology with a long acronym, adapted from a natural defense system in bacteria, allows scientists to cut and modify DNA with high precision. This technology has been approved by the FDA to cure sickle cell disease.
What is CRISPR?
500
These microscopic structures in the kidneys filter blood, reabsorb nutrients, and produce urine.
What are nephrons?