UK Famous MCQs

British Famous Medical Innovators MCQs with Answers

Who is known for the discovery of penicillin, the first widely used antibiotic?
a) Alexander Fleming
b) Joseph Lister
c) Edward Jenner
d) Florence Nightingale
Answer: a) Alexander Fleming

Who developed the smallpox vaccine?
a) Edward Jenner
b) Marie Curie
c) Louis Pasteur
d) Robert Koch
Answer: a) Edward Jenner

Who is famous for introducing antiseptic surgery techniques?
a) Joseph Lister
b) Alexander Fleming
c) Edward Jenner
d) Florence Nightingale
Answer: a) Joseph Lister

Who was a pioneer in the field of epidemiology and is known for his work on cholera?
a) John Snow
b) Florence Nightingale
c) Edward Jenner
d) Robert Koch
Answer: a) John Snow

Who discovered the structure of DNA along with James Watson?
a) Francis Crick
b) Rosalind Franklin
c) Maurice Wilkins
d) Linus Pauling
Answer: a) Francis Crick

Who is known for the discovery of insulin and its therapeutic use in diabetes?
a) Frederick Banting
b) Marie Curie
c) Jonas Salk
d) James Watson
Answer: a) Frederick Banting

Who developed the first successful vaccine for polio?
a) Albert Sabin
b) Jonas Salk
c) Edward Jenner
d) Louis Pasteur
Answer: a) Albert Sabin

Who is known for the discovery of the circulatory system of blood flow?
a) William Harvey
b) Edward Jenner
c) Marie Curie
d) Florence Nightingale
Answer: a) William Harvey

Who pioneered the use of anesthesia in surgery?
a) James Young Simpson
b) Joseph Lister
c) Edward Jenner
d) Marie Curie
Answer: a) James Young Simpson

Who is known for developing the first effective treatment for leprosy?
a) Paul Brand
b) Edward Jenner
c) Florence Nightingale
d) Howard Florey
Answer: a) Paul Brand

Who is known for the discovery of the ABO blood group system?
a) Karl Landsteiner
b) Edward Jenner
c) Florence Nightingale
d) Robert Koch
Answer: a) Karl Landsteiner

Who invented the stethoscope?
a) René Laennec
b) Edward Jenner
c) Florence Nightingale
d) Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen
Answer: a) René Laennec

Who is known for the development of the first effective treatment for syphilis?
a) Paul Ehrlich
b) Edward Jenner
c) Florence Nightingale
d) Joseph Lister
Answer: a) Paul Ehrlich

Who discovered the use of ether as a surgical anesthetic?
a) William Morton
b) Edward Jenner
c) Florence Nightingale
d) Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen
Answer: a) William Morton

Who developed the first effective treatment for tuberculosis?
a) Selman Waksman
b) Edward Jenner
c) Florence Nightingale
d) Joseph Lister
Answer: a) Selman Waksman

Who is known for the discovery of the structure of the ribosome?
a) Venkatraman Ramakrishnan
b) Edward Jenner
c) Florence Nightingale
d) Howard Florey
Answer: a) Venkatraman Ramakrishnan

Who developed the first successful heart transplant?
a) Christiaan Barnard
b) Edward Jenner
c) Florence Nightingale
d) Howard Florey
Answer: a) Christiaan Barnard

Who is known for the discovery of the treatment for pellagra?
a) Joseph Goldberger
b) Edward Jenner
c) Florence Nightingale
d) Howard Florey
Answer: a) Joseph Goldberger

Who is known for the development of the Glasgow Coma Scale used to assess a person’s consciousness?
a) Graham Teasdale
b) Edward Jenner
c) Florence Nightingale
d) Howard Florey
Answer: a) Graham Teasdale

Who is known for the development of the concept of cardiac catheterization?
a) Werner Forssmann
b) Edward Jenner
c) Florence Nightingale
d) Howard Florey
Answer: a) Werner Forssmann

Who developed the first successful treatment for rheumatic fever?
a) Benjamin P. Sacks
b) Edward Jenner
c) Florence Nightingale
d) Howard Florey
Answer: a) Benjamin P. Sacks

Who is known for the development of the first successful treatment for Addison’s disease?
a) Thomas Addison
b) Edward Jenner
c) Florence Nightingale
d) Howard Florey
Answer: a) Thomas Addison

Who developed the first successful treatment for Hodgkin’s lymphoma?
a) Thomas Hodgkin
b) Edward Jenner
c) Florence Nightingale
d) Howard Florey
Answer: a) Thomas Hodgkin

Who is known for the discovery of adrenaline (epinephrine)?
a) John Jacob Abel
b) Edward Jenner
c) Florence Nightingale
d) Howard Florey
Answer: a) John Jacob Abel

Who is known for the development of the first successful treatment for Hodgkin’s lymphoma?
a) Thomas Hodgkin
b) Edward Jenner
c) Florence Nightingale
d) Howard Florey
Answer: a) Thomas Hodgkin

Who developed the first successful treatment for Parkinson’s disease?
a) Arvid Carlsson
b) Edward Jenner
c) Florence Nightingale
d) Howard Florey
Answer: a) Arvid Carlsson

Who is known for the discovery of the treatment for tetanus?
a) Emil von Behring
b) Edward Jenner
c) Florence Nightingale
d) Howard Florey
Answer: a) Emil von Behring

Who developed the first successful treatment for myasthenia gravis?
a) Mary Walker
b) Edward Jenner
c) Florence Nightingale
d) Howard Florey
Answer: a) Mary Walker

Who is known for the development of the first successful treatment for cataracts?
a) Harold Ridley
b) Edward Jenner
c) Florence Nightingale
d) Howard Florey
Answer: a) Harold Ridley

Who developed the first successful treatment for Crohn’s disease?
a) Burrill Crohn
b) Edward Jenner
c) Florence Nightingale
d) Howard Florey
Answer: a) Burrill Crohn

Who is known for the discovery of insulin, along with Charles Best and Frederick Banting?
a) Frederick Banting
b) Charles Best
c) Edward Jenner
d) Howard Florey
Answer: a) Frederick Banting

Who developed the first successful treatment for malaria?
a) Ronald Ross
b) Edward Jenner
c) Florence Nightingale
d) Howard Florey
Answer: a) Ronald Ross

Who is known for the development of the first successful treatment for narcolepsy?
a) Richard Julius
b) Edward Jenner
c) Florence Nightingale
d) Howard Florey
Answer: a) Richard Julius

Who developed the first successful treatment for scurvy?
a) James Lind
b) Edward Jenner
c) Florence Nightingale
d) Howard Florey
Answer: a) James Lind

Who is known for the discovery of the treatment for diphtheria?
a) Emil von Behring
b) Edward Jenner
c) Florence Nightingale
d) Howard Florey
Answer: a) Emil von Behring

Who developed the first successful treatment for typhoid fever?
a) Almroth Wright
b) Edward Jenner
c) Florence Nightingale
d) Howard Florey
Answer: a) Almroth Wright

Who is known for the discovery of the treatment for yellow fever?
a) Walter Reed
b) Edward Jenner
c) Florence Nightingale
d) Howard Florey
Answer: a) Walter Reed

Who developed the first successful treatment for multiple sclerosis?
a) Augustus Desiré Waller
b) Edward Jenner
c) Florence Nightingale
d) Howard Florey
Answer: a) Augustus Desiré Waller

Who is known for the development of the first successful treatment for sickle cell anemia?
a) Linus Pauling
b) Edward Jenner
c) Florence Nightingale
d) Howard Florey
Answer: a) Linus Pauling

Who developed the first successful treatment for cystic fibrosis?
a) Paul di Sant’Agnese
b) Edward Jenner
c) Florence Nightingale
d) Howard Florey
Answer: a) Paul di Sant’Agnese

Who is known for the discovery of the treatment for Whooping Cough (Pertussis)?
a) Pearl Kendrick
b) Edward Jenner
c) Florence Nightingale
d) Howard Florey
Answer: a) Pearl Kendrick

Who developed the first successful treatment for ulcerative colitis?
a) Sydney Truelove
b) Edward Jenner
c) Florence Nightingale
d) Howard Florey
Answer: a) Sydney Truelove

Who is known for the development of the first successful treatment for lupus?
a) Sir Thomas Latham
b) Edward Jenner
c) Florence Nightingale
d) Howard Florey
Answer: a) Sir Thomas Latham

Who developed the first successful treatment for rheumatoid arthritis?
a) Sir Alfred Baring Garrod
b) Edward Jenner
c) Florence Nightingale
d) Howard Florey
Answer: a) Sir Alfred Baring Garrod

Who is known for the discovery of the treatment for narcolepsy?
a) Sir Henry Dale
b) Edward Jenner
c) Florence Nightingale
d) Howard Florey
Answer: a) Sir Henry Dale

Who developed the first successful treatment for clubfoot?
a) Ignacio V. Ponseti
b) Edward Jenner
c) Florence Nightingale
d) Howard Florey
Answer: a) Ignacio V. Ponseti

Who is known for the development of the first successful treatment for hemophilia?
a) Judith Graham Pool
b) Edward Jenner
c) Florence Nightingale
d) Howard Florey
Answer: a) Judith Graham Pool

Who developed the first successful treatment for sickle cell anemia?
a) Linus Pauling
b) Edward Jenner
c) Florence Nightingale
d) Howard Florey
Answer: a) Linus Pauling

Who is known for the discovery of the treatment for yellow fever?
a) Walter Reed
b) Edward Jenner
c) Florence Nightingale
d) Howard Florey
Answer: a) Walter Reed

Who developed the first successful treatment for multiple sclerosis?
a) Augustus Desiré Waller
b) Edward Jenner
c) Florence Nightingale
d) Howard Florey
Answer: a) Augustus Desiré Waller

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