Health Trivia
A myocardial infarction is also known as what?
heart attack
What is the smallest living bird?
Bee Hummingbird
A British nurse, and statistician, is considered to be the mother of modern nursing for her influence on how nurses were educated and viewed by society
Florence Nightingale
What is another name for Remembrance Day?
Armistice Day
What card game is known as the ‘thinking man’s game’?
Bridge
What medical condition is caused by human growth hormone deficiency?
Dwarfism
In which Disney movie will you find Le Fou?
Beauty and the Beast
The symbol for Nursing is a?
Caduceus or oil lamp
How many leaves are featured on Scottish poppies?
4
In which game do you try to get rid of all your cards by matching colors or numbers?
UNO
The medical condition that involves stinky feet is referred to as…?
Bromodosis
What breed is the cartoon dog Snoopy in the comic strip Peanuts?
Beagle
The most common work-related injury reported by nurses is?
Back pain and injuries caused by the lifting and moving of patients.
Who wrote the poem ‘In Flanders Fields’?
John McCrae
What is the highest rank in a standard deck of cards?
Ace
High cholesterol levels are a risk factor for what kind of disease?
Heart disease
You’re making a popular dish of beef fillet in pastry. What’s the name of the dish?
Beef Wellington
When is the International Nurses Day?
May 12th
What colour poppies are worn to honour animals who were victims of war?
Purple
How many cards are there in a standard deck without jokers?
52
The bubonic plague is more commonly known by what name?
The black death
Where do you visit in New York to watch a musical?
Broadway
His famous poem, “The Wound Dresser” describes his time as a nurse, as “Bearing the bandages, water and sponge, straight and swift to my wounded I go.
Walt Whitman
Why is Remembrance Day held on 11th November?
It is the anniversary of the end of World War 1
What is a ‘meld’ in the game of Rummy?
A Set of Matching Cards