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Medical Pioneers

Total questions: 9

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who created the world's first germ killer (antibiotic)?

a)

Charles Drew

b)

Anthony Fauci

c)

Alexander Fleming

d)

Elizabeth Blackwell

2.

What was the first antibiotic called?

a)

asprin

b)

penicillin

c)

tylenol

d)

tums

3.

Who was the African American scientist that came up with a way to prepare the liquid that carries blood cells through the body? (Because of him, we can donate blood in crisis)

a)

Mr. Red Cross

b)

James Madison

c)

Albert Einstein

d)

Charles Drew

4.

What did William T. G. Morton have a patient breathe to help him not feel pain in an operation?

a)

sulfuric ether

b)

oxygen

c)

helium

d)

air

5.

Why is Elizabeth Blackwell so famous?

a)

She invented the light bulb.

b)

She performed the first heart transplant.

c)

She was the first American woman doctor.

d)

She was married to a famous doctor.

6.

How many doctors of the United States are women today?

a)

1 out of 2

b)

1 out of 3

c)

1 out of 4

d)

1 out of 5

7.

Louis Pasteur invented vaccines and a way to kill bacteria and keep things fresher longer. What is that process called?

a)

evaporation

b)

heat zoning

c)

scalding

d)

pasteurization

8.

Daniel Hale Williams was famous for a lot of things. He was an African American surgeon that opened the first hospital that had black and white doctors work together. What else did he do first?

a)

Perform the first operation in America

b)

Perform the first successful open heart surgery

c)

Create the first antibiotic

d)

Create a cure for polio

9.

Wilhelm Conrad Rontgen discovered a way we could see in the human body without having to operate. What did he discover?

a)

x-rays

b)

a magnifying glass

c)

a microscope

d)

a telescope