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Blue Vocabulary Quiz

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is an epidemiologist?

a)

A doctor

b)

A medical scientist that studies contagious diseases

c)

A person that creates episodes for television shows

d)

A scientist

2.

What is another name for polio?

a)

Infantile Paralysis

b)

Poliomyelitis

c)

Cancer

d)

Tuberculosis

3.

Who was president during the Polio epidemic?

a)

George Washington

b)

Theodore Roosevelt

c)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

d)

John Adams

4.

During the war, families would plant vegetables and give extra produce to local grocery stores. What was this known as?

a)

Wisteria Mansion

b)

War Rationing

c)

Victory Gardens

d)

Polio assistance

5.

Some polio victims had to live in a large tank that helped them breathe. What was this large tank called?

a)

Iron Lung

b)

Ventilator

c)

Breathing Treatment

d)

Inhaler

6.

Franklin D. Roosevelt created an organization that raised money for disabled children suffering with Polio. What was this organization called?

a)

St.Jude's Children's Hospital

b)

American Red Cross

c)

ASHA (American Speech-Language Hearing Association)

d)

March of Dimes

7.

Who was the leader of Germany during World War II?

a)

Joseph Stalin

b)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

c)

Adolf Hitler

d)

Winston Churchill

8.

On June 6, 1994 there was a planned attack when the Allied Forces landed in France and attacked Germany. What was this day known as?

a)

World War II

b)

D-Day

c)

Attack of Pearl Harbor

d)

Independence Day

9.

What is infantile paralysis?

a)

the loss of movement in body parts due to a contagious disease

b)

inflammation of the grey matter in the spinal cord

c)

the deterioration of muscles

d)

cancerous cells in the body

10.

During World War II, there was a limit put on the amount of goods people could buy. What was this called?

a)

War Time Rationing

b)

Victory Gardens

c)

Shortage

d)

A farmer's market