2. • There will be 20 questions in Today’s quiz, all of them being Medical Trivia
based.
• Most of the questions carry 1 point while a few two part question carry 2
points.
• There are a few star marked questions namely 1,5,9,11,15 and 16 which shall
be useful in case of a tie.
• In case of any dispute, the decision of the Quizmaster is final
Happy Quizzing!
4. 2.
X is a neurotoxin which has anti- cholinergic effect and causes
long lasting loss of cholinergic transmission. It has been used as
cure of several conditions as Strabismus, Nystagmus and Spastic
cerebral palsy and also as beauty treatment for removal of age
related facial wrinkles by causing relaxation of facial muscles.
Identify X.
5. 3. On what Context is the Google Doodle based on?
6. 4.
• The Substance X is named after Jean _____ , who served as
French ambassador to Lisbon, Portugal.
• He presented X to the French King in 1560, who in turn
promoted the medicinal used of X. X was believed to be
protective against diseases, particularly Plague.
• Identify X/Fill in the Blanks
7. *5.
The first ___ ______ was created by John A Larson, a California based physiologist and policeman
in 1921, who devised an apparatus to simultaneously measure continuous changes in blood
pressure, heart rate and respiration rate.
Seven years prior, in 1914, Italian psychologist Vittorio Benussi had published his findings on the
respiratory symptoms of the ___, and it was American psychologist, lawyer and author William
M. Marston who invented the discontinuous systolic blood pressure test for the detection of ___
in 1915, which, when taken together, formed the basis for Larson’s ___ _______.
___ _______ first came into significant contact with the legal system in 1923, when Marston
attempted to have the results of a ___ ________ test admitted as evidence in a court of law.
FITB.
8. 6.
X is a condition frequently reported in medical students, who perceive themselves
to be experiencing the symptoms of a disease that they are studying.
Some authors suggested that the condition must be referred to as Nosophobia i.e.
the irrational fear of contracting a disease.
Higher risk of health anxiety, stress and overworking have been attributed as the
causes of X, although proper evidence of the disease in those students is never
found.
Identify X
9. 7.
The disease shown in the picture is a rare
genetic condition caused by a mutation in
LMNA gene. It causes rapid aging in children
leading to wrinkled skin and baldness and
ultimately death due to CVS complications.
What disease is being talked about?
11. *9.
Fracture at the metaphyseal diaphyseal
junction of 5th Intermetatarsal articulation is
known as X fracture, named after X, the
father of _______ __________.
X described this fracture in a series of 6
patients the first being himself. X had injured
his foot while dancing few months earlier and
later it was later postulated to be a stress
fracture.
Identify X and FITB. (1+1)
12. 10.
The appearance shown in the picture
are seen in patients of Portal
Hypertension where distension of
superficial epigastric veins are seen
radiating from the umbilicus.
It is named so because of similarity in
appearance with X’s hair, X being a
Greek mythological character.
Identify the sign/X.
13. *11.
X is a inflammatory condition most commonly caused by organisms as Staph
Aureus, Neisseria Gonorrhoeae, Moraxella, Adenovirus etc.
In 1971 during Bangladesh liberal war, a mass immigration of Bangladeshis into
India having X took place, quickly turning it into an epidemic in India. The disease
was commonly referred to as Y, as a means of commemorating the East Bengal
roots of those immigrants.
Even today, X is commonly referred to as Y in layman’s term in West Bengal and
Assam.
Identify X and Y. (1+1)
14. 12. The Tata Tiago is a 5 Door hatchback city car made by Tata Motors in India since
2016.
Codenamed the "Kite" during development, the Tiago was previously announced
as the Tata X, with “X" short for “____ car", but it was changed because the launch
of the car coincided with the outbreak of X.
Identify X
15. 13.
The ________ ____ sign(shown in the
picture) is a radiological sign seen in CT
Scan of Gall Stones, occurring due to the
gas fissuring within the Gall Stone. It is a
triradiate shadow of nitrogen gas
resembling the logo of ________ ____ ,
and is present in 50% of Gall Stones.
Identify the sign/FITB.
16. 14.
The advertise in the picture was
released by Soria and Grey Agency in
a campaign to create awareness
against what?
17. *15. X is a widely used drug indicated for prophylaxis of deep
vein thrombosis and recurrent thromboembolism.
However, it was accidentally discovered by Frank Schofield, a
Canadian veterinary doctor who examined that cattles being fed
fodder made of sweet clover had undergone spontaneous and
continuous haemorrhage.
The identity of X remained unknown till 1940 when it was finally
isolated and studied for it’s haemorrhagic properties.
Identify X.
20. 17
• X is a neurodevelopmental condition characterized by
difficulties in social interaction and communication
and has been labelled an Autism Spectrum Disorder.
• The syndrome was named after the Austrian
paediatrician Hans X, who, in 1944, described clumpsy
children in his care who struggled to form friendships,
did not understand others’ gestures or feelings,
engaged in one-sided conversations about their
favorite interests.
• SRK’s character in the movie “My name is Khan” was
diagnosed with X
Identify X
21. 18. Recently it was 2nd October. Being
an Indian, all of us are well-known to
his freedom movements, on bare-foot.
But, he had to suffer from a severe
parasitic infection on his last decade of
life. What parasite is being talked
about?
22. 19. The X smile is presented as an example of Bell’s Palsy due to facial muscle
contracture as a result of partial Wallerian degeneration of facial nerve.
The tiny delineations at the corner of the mouth become indistinct, but the
shadows at her mouth edge are still visible. The shadow at the mouth’s edge
makes the lip appear upside down.
Identify X.
23. 20. X studied medicine at the imperial University of Tokyo.
While in service he developed something which was based on principle of
pseudo-isochromaticism and consisted of transformation plates, vanishing plates
diagnostic plates.
His assistant was also suffering from the same disease and was tested by him for
the accuracy of what he developed.
What was X’s famous discovery?
26. All of these are named Radiological
Findings of Hydatid Cyst
27. 2.
X is a neurotoxin which has anti- cholinergic effect and causes
long lasting loss of cholinergic transmission. It has been used as
cure of several conditions as Strabismus, Nystagmus and Spastic
cerebral palsy and also as beauty treatment for removal of age
related facial wrinkles by causing relaxation of facial muscles.
Identify X.
29. 3. On what Context is the Google Doodle based on?
30. This Doodle was launched back in the Summer of ’20 to create
awareness about COVID-19 while the number of cases had just
surpassed 1 million worldwide.
31. 4.
• The Substance X is named after Jean _____ , who served as
French ambassador to Lisbon, Portugal.
• He presented X to the French King in 1560, who in turn
promoted the medicinal used of X. X was believed to be
protective against diseases, particularly Plague.
• Identify X/Fill in the Blanks
33. *5.
The first ___ ______ was created by John A Larson, a California based physiologist and policeman
in 1921, who devised an apparatus to simultaneously measure continuous changes in blood
pressure, heart rate and respiration rate.
Seven years prior, in 1914, Italian psychologist Vittorio Benussi had published his findings on the
respiratory symptoms of the ___, and it was American psychologist, lawyer and author William
M. Marston who invented the discontinuous systolic blood pressure test for the detection of ___
in 1915, which, when taken together, formed the basis for Larson’s ___ _______.
___ _______ first came into significant contact with the legal system in 1923, when Marston
attempted to have the results of a ___ ________ test admitted as evidence in a court of law.
FITB.
35. 6.
X is a condition frequently reported in medical students, who perceive themselves
to be experiencing the symptoms of a disease that they are studying.
Some authors suggested that the condition must be referred to as Nosophobia i.e.
the irrational fear of contracting a disease.
Higher risk of health anxiety, stress and overworking have been attributed as the
causes of X, although proper evidence of the disease in those students is never
found.
Identify X
37. 7.
The disease shown in the picture is a rare
genetic condition caused by a mutation in
LMNA gene. It causes rapid aging in children
leading to wrinkled skin and baldness and
ultimately death due to CVS complications.
What disease is being talked about?
40. The handle of the pump has been removed after
Dr. John Snow, the father of epidemiology
discovered that the cholera epidemic was being
spread through contaminated water.
This spot currently serves as the memorial of Dr.
John Snow
41. *9.
Fracture at the metaphyseal diaphyseal
junction of 5th Intermetatarsal articulation is
known as X fracture, named after X, the
father of _______ __________.
X described this fracture in a series of 6
patients the first being himself. X had injured
his foot while dancing few months earlier and
later it was later postulated to be a stress
fracture.
Identify X and FITB. (1+1)
43. 10.
The appearance shown in the picture
are seen in patients of Portal
Hypertension where distension of
superficial epigastric veins are seen
radiating from the umbilicus.
It is named so because of similarity in
appearance with X’s hair, X being a
Greek mythological character.
Identify the sign/X.
45. *11.
X is a inflammatory condition most commonly caused by organisms as Staph
Aureus, Neisseria Gonorrhoeae, Moraxella, Adenovirus etc.
In 1971 during Bangladesh liberal war, a mass immigration of Bangladeshis into
India having X took place, quickly turning it into an epidemic in India. The disease
was commonly referred to as Y, as a means of commemorating the East Bengal
roots of those immigrants.
Even today, X is commonly referred to as Y in layman’s term in West Bengal and
Assam.
Identify X and Y. (1+1)
47. 12. The Tata Tiago is a 5 Door hatchback city car made by Tata Motors in India since
2016.
Codenamed the "Kite" during development, the Tiago was previously announced
as the Tata X, with “X" short for “____ car", but it was changed because the launch
of the car coincided with the outbreak of X.
Identify X
48. X – Zika Virus
The car was to be named ZiCa, a
short form for “Zippy Car”
49. 13.
The ________ ____ sign(shown in the
picture) is a radiological sign seen in CT
Scan of Gall Stones, occurring due to the
gas fissuring within the Gall Stone. It is a
triradiate shadow of nitrogen gas
resembling the logo of ________ ____ ,
and is present in 50% of Gall Stones.
Identify the sign/FITB.
53. *15. X is a widely used drug indicated for prophylaxis of deep
vein thrombosis and recurrent thromboembolism.
However, it was accidentally discovered by Frank Schofield, a
Canadian veterinary doctor who examined that cattles being fed
fodder made of sweet clover had undergone spontaneous and
continuous haemorrhage.
The identity of X remained unknown till 1940 when it was finally
isolated and studied for it’s haemorrhagic properties.
Identify X.
58. 17
• X is a neurodevelopmental condition characterized by
difficulties in social interaction and communication
and has been labelled an Autism Spectrum Disorder.
• The syndrome was named after the Austrian
paediatrician Hans X, who, in 1944, described clumpsy
children in his care who struggled to form friendships,
did not understand others’ gestures or feelings,
engaged in one-sided conversations about their
favorite interests.
• SRK’s character in the movie “My name is Khan” was
diagnosed with X
Identify X
60. 18. Recently it was 2nd October. Being
an Indian, all of us are well-known to
his freedom movements, on bare-foot.
But, he had to suffer from a severe
parasitic infection on his last decade of
life. What parasite is being talked
about?
62. 19. The X smile is presented as an example of Bell’s Palsy due to facial muscle
contracture as a result of partial Wallerian degeneration of facial nerve.
The tiny delineations at the corner of the mouth become indistinct, but the
shadows at her mouth edge are still visible. The shadow at the mouth’s edge
makes the lip appear upside down.
Identify X.
64. 20. X studied medicine at the imperial University of Tokyo.
While in service he developed something which was based on principle of
pseudo-isochromaticism and consisted of transformation plates, vanishing plates
diagnostic plates.
His assistant was also suffering from the same disease and was tested by him for
the accuracy of what he developed.
What was X’s famous discovery?
