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History of Medicine Trivia Quiz

This is a short quiz on some of the significant events in the history of medicine. You must choose the date (but it's not that hard). You may be surprised at some of the answers.

A multiple-choice quiz by googoodoll1020. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
googoodoll1020

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
36,976

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
3130

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. In what year was the stethoscope invented? Hint

1816

1910

1858

1935

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Question 2 of 10

2. In what year did death certificates come into general use in the United States? Hint

1870

1785

1822

1915

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Question 3 of 10

3. In what year was the first surgery performed under general anesthesia in the USA? Hint

1941

1888

1842

1917

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Question 4 of 10

4. In what year was the first human heart transplant? Hint

1959

1941

1952

1967

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Question 5 of 10

5. In what year were the first three blood groups (A, B, and O) discovered? Hint

1843

1900

1812

1784

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which of these human organs was successfully transplanted first? Hint

Kidney

Liver

Heart

Lung

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Question 7 of 10

7. In what year did Jonas Salk develop the first polio vaccine? Hint

1952

1942

1962

1932

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Question 8 of 10

8. In what year was the first temporary artificial heart implanted? Hint

1975

1969

1981

1985

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Question 9 of 10

9. In what year did surgeons first perform successful brain surgery on a fetus? Hint

1987

1972

1982

1999

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Question 10 of 10

10. In what year was the first test tube baby born? Hint

1978

1980

1975

1983

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. In what year was the stethoscope invented?

Answer: 1816

By the Frenchman Rene T.H. Laennec.

2. In what year did death certificates come into general use in the United States?

Answer: 1915

3. In what year was the first surgery performed under general anesthesia in the USA?

Answer: 1842

Crawford Young removed a tumor from a patient that had inhaled ether.

4. In what year was the first human heart transplant?

Answer: 1967

By the South African Christiaan Barnard.

5. In what year were the first three blood groups (A, B, and O) discovered?

Answer: 1900

They were discovered by Karl Landsteiner an Austrian American. Type AB was discovered two years later.

6. Which of these human organs was successfully transplanted first?

Answer: Kidney

Kidney: 1954, Liver: 1963, Lung: 1964, Heart: 1967

7. In what year did Jonas Salk develop the first polio vaccine?

Answer: 1952

8. In what year was the first temporary artificial heart implanted?

Answer: 1969

It was carried out by Denton Cooley. The first complete replacement was done in 1982 by Dr. William Devries.

9. In what year did surgeons first perform successful brain surgery on a fetus?

Answer: 1999

By surgeons at Vanderbilt University Medical Center.

10. In what year was the first test tube baby born?

Answer: 1978

In England. The first baby from a FROZEN embryo was born in 1984.

Source: Author googoodoll1020

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