WorksheetsMedical Pioneers
Total questions: 9
Worksheet time: 5mins
Who created the world's first germ killer (antibiotic)?
Charles Drew
Anthony Fauci
Alexander Fleming
Elizabeth Blackwell
What was the first antibiotic called?
asprin
penicillin
tylenol
tums
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)
Mr. Red Cross
James Madison
Albert Einstein
Charles Drew
What did William T. G. Morton have a patient breathe to help him not feel pain in an operation?
sulfuric ether
oxygen
helium
air
Why is Elizabeth Blackwell so famous?
She invented the light bulb.
She performed the first heart transplant.
She was the first American woman doctor.
She was married to a famous doctor.
How many doctors of the United States are women today?
1 out of 2
1 out of 3
1 out of 4
1 out of 5
Louis Pasteur invented vaccines and a way to kill bacteria and keep things fresher longer. What is that process called?
evaporation
heat zoning
scalding
pasteurization
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?
Perform the first operation in America
Perform the first successful open heart surgery
Create the first antibiotic
Create a cure for polio
Wilhelm Conrad Rontgen discovered a way we could see in the human body without having to operate. What did he discover?
x-rays
a magnifying glass
a microscope
a telescope
