Which medical breakthrough is credited with the discovery of penicillin?
a) Alexander Fleming
b) Marie Curie
c) Louis Pasteur
d) Albert Einstein
Answer: a) Alexander Fleming
The development of the polio vaccine is attributed to:
a) Jonas Salk
b) Louis Pasteur
c) Robert Koch
d) Edward Jenner
Answer: a) Jonas Salk
Who is known for the discovery of the structure of DNA?
a) James Watson and Francis Crick
b) Rosalind Franklin
c) Albert Einstein
d) Marie Curie
Answer: a) James Watson and Francis Crick
The invention of the smallpox vaccine is associated with:
a) Edward Jenner
b) Alexander Fleming
c) Louis Pasteur
d) Robert Koch
Answer: a) Edward Jenner
Which medical breakthrough led to the first successful organ transplant?
a) Joseph Murray
b) Albert Einstein
c) Marie Curie
d) Louis Pasteur
Answer: a) Joseph Murray
The development of the HIV/AIDS antiretroviral therapy is attributed to:
a) David Ho
b) Edward Jenner
c) Jonas Salk
d) Robert Koch
Answer: a) David Ho
Who discovered the X-ray?
a) Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen
b) Albert Einstein
c) Marie Curie
d) Louis Pasteur
Answer: a) Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen
The invention of the MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) is associated with:
a) Raymond Damadian
b) James Watson and Francis Crick
c) Rosalind Franklin
d) Albert Einstein
Answer: a) Raymond Damadian
Which medical breakthrough is credited with the discovery of insulin?
a) Frederick Banting and Charles Best
b) Edward Jenner
c) Alexander Fleming
d) Louis Pasteur
Answer: a) Frederick Banting and Charles Best
The development of the first successful heart transplant is attributed to:
a) Christiaan Barnard
b) Jonas Salk
c) Edward Jenner
d) Robert Koch
Answer: a) Christiaan Barnard
Who is known for the discovery of the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine?
a) Ian Frazer
b) James Watson and Francis Crick
c) Rosalind Franklin
d) Marie Curie
Answer: a) Ian Frazer
The invention of the pacemaker is associated with:
a) Wilson Greatbatch
b) Albert Einstein
c) Louis Pasteur
d) Robert Koch
Answer: a) Wilson Greatbatch
Which medical breakthrough is credited with the development of the first successful in vitro fertilization (IVF)?
a) Robert Edwards and Patrick Steptoe
b) Edward Jenner
c) Alexander Fleming
d) Louis Pasteur
Answer: a) Robert Edwards and Patrick Steptoe
The discovery of the hepatitis C virus (HCV) is attributed to:
a) Michael Houghton
b) Albert Einstein
c) Marie Curie
d) Louis Pasteur
Answer: a) Michael Houghton
Who is known for the development of the cochlear implant?
a) Graeme Clark
b) Jonas Salk
c) Edward Jenner
d) Robert Koch
Answer: a) Graeme Clark
The invention of the first practical defibrillator is associated with:
a) Bernard Lown
b) James Watson and Francis Crick
c) Rosalind Franklin
d) Albert Einstein
Answer: a) Bernard Lown
Which medical breakthrough is credited with the discovery of the polio vaccine?
a) Albert Sabin
b) Edward Jenner
c) Alexander Fleming
d) Louis Pasteur
Answer: a) Albert Sabin
The development of the HPV (human papillomavirus) vaccine is attributed to:
a) Ian Frazer
b) James Watson and Francis Crick
c) Rosalind Franklin
d) Marie Curie
Answer: a) Ian Frazer
Who is known for the invention of the first successful artificial heart?
a) Robert Jarvik
b) Jonas Salk
c) Edward Jenner
d) Robert Koch
Answer: a) Robert Jarvik
The discovery of the hepatitis B virus (HBV) is attributed to:
a) Baruch Blumberg
b) Albert Einstein
c) Marie Curie
d) Louis Pasteur
Answer: a) Baruch Blumberg
Which medical breakthrough is credited with the development of the first successful kidney transplant?
a) Joseph Murray
b) Edward Jenner
c) Alexander Fleming
d) Louis Pasteur
Answer: a) Joseph Murray
The invention of the first artificial respirator is associated with:
a) Philip Drinker
b) Albert Einstein
c) Louis Pasteur
d) Robert Koch
Answer: a) Philip Drinker
Who is known for the development of the oral contraceptive pill?
a) Gregory Pincus and John Rock
b) James Watson and Francis Crick
c) Rosalind Franklin
d) Marie Curie
Answer: a) Gregory Pincus and John Rock
The discovery of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is attributed to:
a) Luc Montagnier and Robert Gallo
b) Jonas Salk
c) Edward Jenner
d) Robert Koch
Answer: a) Luc Montagnier and Robert Gallo
Which medical breakthrough is credited with the development of the first successful lung transplant?
a) Joel Cooper
b) Albert Einstein
c) Marie Curie
d) Louis Pasteur
Answer: a) Joel Cooper
The invention of the CT scan (computed tomography) is associated with:
a) Godfrey Hounsfield and Allan Cormack
b) James Watson and Francis Crick
c) Rosalind Franklin
d) Albert Einstein
Answer: a) Godfrey Hounsfield and Allan Cormack
Who is known for the discovery of the hepatitis B vaccine?
a) Albert Sabin
b) Edward Jenner
c) Baruch Blumberg
d) Louis Pasteur
Answer: c) Baruch Blumberg
The development of the first successful bone marrow transplant is attributed to:
a) E. Donnall Thomas
b) Jonas Salk
c) Edward Jenner
d) Robert Koch
Answer: a) E. Donnall Thomas
Which medical breakthrough is credited with the discovery of anesthesia?
a) William Morton
b) Albert Einstein
c) Marie Curie
d) Louis Pasteur
Answer: a) William Morton
The invention of the PET scan (positron emission tomography) is associated with:
a) Edward Hoffman and Michael Phelps
b) James Watson and Francis Crick
c) Rosalind Franklin
d) Albert Einstein
Answer: a) Edward Hoffman and Michael Phelps
Who is known for the development of the first successful artificial kidney (dialysis machine)?
a) Willem Kolff
b) Jonas Salk
c) Edward Jenner
d) Robert Koch
Answer: a) Willem Kolff
The discovery of the hepatitis A virus (HAV) is attributed to:
a) Baruch Blumberg
b) Albert Einstein
c) Marie Curie
d) Louis Pasteur
Answer: d) Louis Pasteur
Which medical breakthrough is credited with the development of the first successful in vitro fertilization (IVF)?
a) Robert Edwards and Patrick Steptoe
b) Edward Jenner
c) Alexander Fleming
d) Louis Pasteur
Answer: a) Robert Edwards and Patrick Steptoe
The invention of the first artificial limb is associated with:
a) James Hanger
b) Albert Einstein
c) Louis Pasteur
d) Robert Koch
Answer: a) James Hanger
Who is known for the discovery of the human genome?
a) Francis Collins and Craig Venter
b) James Watson and Francis Crick
c) Rosalind Franklin
d) Marie Curie
Answer: a) Francis Collins and Craig Venter
The development of the first successful pancreas transplant is attributed to:
a) William Kelly and Richard Lillehei
b) Jonas Salk
c) Edward Jenner
d) Robert Koch
Answer: a) William Kelly and Richard Lillehei
Which medical breakthrough is credited with the discovery of the measles vaccine?
a) Albert Sabin
b) Edward Jenner
c) Alexander Fleming
d) Louis Pasteur
Answer: a) Albert Sabin
The invention of the artificial heart valve is associated with:
a) Albert Starr and Lowell Edwards
b) James Watson and Francis Crick
c) Rosalind Franklin
d) Marie Curie
Answer: a) Albert Starr and Lowell Edwards
Who is known for the development of the first successful cochlear implant?
a) Graeme Clark
b) Jonas Salk
c) Edward Jenner
d) Robert Koch
Answer: a) Graeme Clark
The discovery of the human papillomavirus (HPV) is attributed to:
a) Harald zur Hausen
b) Albert Einstein
c) Marie Curie
d) Louis Pasteur
Answer: a) Harald zur Hausen
