2012 Quiz of the Year

Medical practice

Have you been paying attention to the health news during 2012? If so, why not try our quiz of the year…

Have you been paying attention to this year’s news? If so, why not try our Quiz of the Year.

Questions

Q1 – What drug could provide a potential cure for depression (according to UK researchers)?

  • A Ecstasy
  • B Mephedrone
  • C Magic mushrooms
  • D Amyl nitrate

Q2 – What had its existence questioned in research published at the beginning of the year?

  • A The ‘funny bone’
  • B The G-spot
  • C Wheat intolerance
  • D Chronic fatigue syndrome

Q3 – According to a Swedish study what fast-food favourite can help ‘dispel dementia’?

  • A Curry
  • B Kebabs
  • C Sushi
  • D Chips

Q4 – What may damage your immune system according to a US study?

  • A Eating too much
  • B Not eating enough
  • C Sleeping too much
  • D Not sleeping enough

Q5 – What is as addictive as cocaine, according to the Daily Mail?

  • A Ice cream
  • B Chocolate
  • C Fruit gums
  • D Turkish delight

Q6 – What herb could be used to treat acne?

  • A Thyme
  • B Fennel
  • C Cinnamon
  • D Garlic

Q7 – What has (wrongly) been described as a ‘cuddle drug’?

  • A Oxybutynin
  • B Oxprenolol
  • C Oxytocin
  • D Oxymoron

Q8 – What, according to news reports, can make you depressed?

  • A Being smacked as a child
  • B Fast food
  • C Working long hours
  • D All of the above

Q9 – What can allegedly be determined in the ‘blink of an eye’?

  • A Whether somebody is gay
  • B Whether somebody is psychotic
  • C Whether somebody finds you attractive
  • D Whether somebody is racist

Q10 – Fat mums have…

  • A A bad night’s sleep
  • B Longer maternity leave
  • C Higher risk of pregnancy complications
  • D Fat babies

Q11 – A study claimed that doctors may unconsciously discriminate against some patients, based on what?

  • A Their attractiveness
  • B Their weight
  • C Their income
  • D Their smell 

Q12 – What animal could provide a way of bird flu spreading into humans?

  • A Ferrets
  • B Foxes
  • C Frogs
  • D Finches

Q13 – A study in the summer cast doubt on what popular type of commercial product?

  • A Underarm deodorant
  • B Dental floss
  • C Probiotic yoghurt
  • D Sports drinks

Q14 – Living near to what was said to be healthier?

  • A A farm
  • B A park
  • C The seaside
  • D A hospital

Q15 – A clinical trial offered the hope of providing ‘spray-on’ what?

  • A Skin
  • B Bandages
  • C Hair
  • D Fngernails

Q16 – What was said to make women happier?

  • A Casual sex
  • B Oral sex
  • C Anal sex
  • D No sex

Q17 – What chocolate product triggered ‘opium-like cravings’ (in rats)?

  • A Snickers
  • B Wispas
  • C Smarties
  • D M&Ms

Q18 – What, according to the Daily Mail, was responsible for world-record rates of multiple sclerosis in the Orkneys?

  • A The EU
  • B The Vikings
  • C Falling house prices
  • D The Icelandic cod war of the 1970s

Q19 – What gave Dutch volunteers a warm glow?

  • A Listening to techno music
  • B Listening to sad pop songs
  • C Listening to classical music
  • D Listening to animal noises

Q20 – What condition is going to be ‘dropped’ from the upcoming DSM-5 classification system?

  • A Sex addiction
  • B Social anxiety disorder
  • C Asperger's syndrome
  • D Gambling addiction

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Answers

Q1 – What drug could provide a potential cure for depression (according to UK researchers)?

  • C Magic mushrooms – Scans reveal brain effects of magic mushrooms

Q2 – What had its existence questioned in research published at the beginning of the year?

  • B The G-spot – G-spot proves hard to find

Q3 – According to a Swedish study what fast-food favourite can help ‘dispel dementia’?

  • A Curry – Does a daily dose of dhal dispel dementia?

Q4 – What may damage your immune system according to a US study?

  • D Not sleeping enough – Is immune system linked to the body clock?

Q5 – What is as addictive as cocaine, according to the Daily Mail?

  • A Ice cream – Is ice cream really 'addictive like drugs'?

Q6 – What herb could be used to treat acne?

  • A Thyme – Early days for 'thyme acne treatment'

Q7 – What has (wrongly) been described as a ‘cuddle drug’?

  • C Oxytocin – Is 'cuddle chemical' really the new Viagra?

Q8 – What, according to news reports, can make you depressed?

  • D All of the above – Does smacking kids make them mentally ill / Fast food 'linked to depression' / Working long hours 'linked to depression'

Q9 – What can allegedly be determined in a ‘blink of an eye’?

  • A Whether somebody is gay – 'A glance may show if someone is gay'

Q10 – Fat mums have…

  • D Fat babies – Can your mother's weight affect your adult health?

Q11 – A study claimed that doctors may unconsciously discriminate against some patients, based on what?

  • B Their weight – Is your doctor a fattist?

Q12 – What animal could provide a way of bird flu spreading into humans?

  • A Ferrets – H5N1 avian flu virus 'could spread in people'

Q13 – A study in the summer cast doubt on what popular type of commercial product?

  • D Sports drinks – 'Gym and tonic' – doubts about sports drinks

Q14 – Living near to what was said to be healthier?

  • The seaside – Seaside living leads to health boost

Q15 – A clinical trial offered the hope of providing ‘spray-on’ what?

  • A Skin – 'Spray-on-skin' treatment for leg ulcers

Q16 – What was said to make women happier?

  • B Oral sex – 'Oral sex helps women fight depression' claim

Q17 – What chocolate product triggered ‘opium-like cravings’ (in rats)?

  • D M&Ms – Chocoholics beware! Chocolate can 'trigger opium-like cravings'

Q18 – What, according to the Daily Mail, was responsible for record high rates of multiple sclerosis in the Orkneys?

  • B The Vikings – Orkney's world-record MS rates – Vikings to blame?

Q19 – What gave Dutch volunteers a warm glow?

  • B Listening to sad pop songs – Nostalgia really can give some people a 'warm glow'

Q20 – What condition is going to be ‘dropped’ from the upcoming DSM-5 classification system?

  • C Asperger's syndrome – Asperger's not in DSM-5 mental health manual

Scores  

  • Less than 5 – Lab rat
  • 5-9 – Placebo
  • 10-14 – Control group
  • 15-19 – Gold standard
  • 20 – Nobel Prize winner
Article Metadata Date Published: Mon, 21 Aug 2017
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