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Question 1

What was William Roentgen"s contribution to medicine?

Accepted Answer

X rays

Question 2

Who developed the vaccine for polio in the 1950

Accepted Answer

Salk/Sabin

Question 3

Who is the father of microbiology

Accepted Answer

Louis Pasteur

Question 4

What civilization studied how blood pressure affects the function of the human body

Accepted Answer

Chinese

Question 5

What scientists described DNA’s structure and genetic information?

Accepted Answer

Watson/Crick

Question 6

Who started the first trade school for nursing

Accepted Answer

Florence Nightingale

Question 7

Who developed the vaccine for smallpox

Accepted Answer

Edward Jenner

Question 8

Who was famous for separating Siamese twins

Accepted Answer

Ben Carson

Question 9

What epidemic killed over 60 million in the renaissance period

Accepted Answer

black plague

Question 10

What scientist was credited for developing the first stethoscope

Accepted Answer

Rene Laennec

Question 11

What contributions did Joseph Lister make to the medical field

Accepted Answer

antiseptic use

Question 12

What civilization is known for being the first to keep accurate health records

Accepted Answer

Egyptians

Question 13

Who was the first female physician in the United States

Accepted Answer

Elizabeth Blackwell

Question 14

What scientist performed the first heart transplant

Accepted Answer

Christian Barnard

Question 15

What did the Greeks contribute to the ancient world

Accepted Answer

Studied disease

Question 16

What civilization created the first hospitals and were first to organize medical care

Accepted Answer

Romans

Question 17

What is Robert Jarvik's contribution to medicine

Accepted Answer

1st artificial heart

Question 18

What period saw the invention of the printing press, universities and medical schools

Accepted Answer

Renaissance

Question 19

What plant does digitalis come from and what does it do

Accepted Answer

foxglove

Question 20

Who was known as the father of medicine and was credited for developing the Hippocratic Oath

Accepted Answer

Hippocrates

Question 21

What civilization developed the splint for fractures

Accepted Answer

Egyptian

Question 22

Who invented the bifocals?

Accepted Answer

Ben Franklin

Question 23

Who was Clara Barton

Accepted Answer

Founder of the red cross

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