The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks Trivia!

Where was Henrietta Lacks born?

• Salem, Oregon

• Roanoke, Virginia

• Virginia Beach, Virginia

• Fargo, North Dakota

Where did George Gey obtain his degree in Biology?

• University of Tampa

• Harvard University

• University of Pittsburgh

• Virginia Tech

What did Alexis Carrel win a Nobel Prize for?

• Blood-Vessel-Suturing Technique

• Organ Transplant Contributions

• HeLa Cells Research

• Carrel did not win a Nobel Prize

How were Black patients treated differently than white patients?

• Hospitalized later

• Given fewer pain medications

• Higher mortality rates

• None of these

Henrietta was not identified as the woman who produced HeLa cells, what was the name given instead?

• Henry

• Helga

• Helen

• Heather

Why was Henrietta's great grandfather, Edmund, placed in an asylum?

• Insomnia

• Dementia

• Depression

• Anterior Temporal Lobectomy

Who taught Lawrence about Henrietta's cells?

• Rebecca Skloot

• George Gey

• Henrietta Lacks

• Alexis Carrel

Why was Henrietta only able to go to Hopkins University Hospital?

• They had a good gynecology department

• It was the closest hospital to allow treatment of Black patients

• There wasn't any other closer hospital

• She felt like it

What is the scientific importance of HeLa cells?

• They proved the exisitence of evolution

• They provided a major step in the cure of cancer

• They provided the basis for many medical advances in the modern era

• It paved the way for chemotherapy treatment

Why did Henrietta's children think the doctors wanted blood samples for?

• For a national database

• For a cancer screening

• Routine blood work

• DNA test to confirm they were Henrietta's children