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WorksheetsRare Disease / Blood Drive End-of-Year Quiz 2026
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 12mins
How many rare diseases are known about?
over 1 million
over 7,000
over 10,000
over 500,000
How many people in the world are known to be affected by a rare disease?
3 billion
300 thousand
3 million
300 million
If you put all the people in the world who are affected with a rare disease together in one country, which country has the same population?
UK
India
USA
China
What is the prevalence of ALL rare diseases in the population?
1 in 2000
1 in 100
1 in 20
1 in 10
Which of the following is NOT a genetic mode of inheritance?
Z-linked Dominant
Autosomal Dominant
Autosomal Recessive
X-linked Recessive
What percentage of rare diseases have a genetic cause?
72%
65%
90%
97%
Which of these causes are NOT linked with rare diseases?
Exposure to radiation
Bacterial Infection
Treatment for Cancer
Diabetes
What percentage of people with a rare disease currently has the chance of a cure?
2%
15%
22%
5%
What does Rare Disease Day hope to achieve?
Increase visibility
Find new treatments
More inclusion
Raise Awareness
All answers apply
How can you help people with rare diseases?
Which of the following Rare Diseases did you learn about in class?
AVM
SWS
FOP
ABS
All answers apply
Which of the following are Rare Diseases?
Prader-Willi Syndrome
Sturge-Weber Syndrome
Down Syndrome
Treacher-Collins Syndrome
Which of the following are Rare Skin Diseases?
Vitiligo
Epidermolysis Bullosa
Ichthyosis
Eczema
What are Jane Doudna and Emanuelle Charpentier famous for?
They discovered DNA which led to gene-editing technologies
They are the founders of Rare Disease Day
They won a NOBEL prize for creating CRISPR technology
They were the first to diagnose Doudna-Charpentier Syndrome
What is an 'Orphan Disease'?
When a child is abandoned because they have a rare disease
When there is no funding or research happening for a rare disease
When doctors cannot find a diagnosis because the symptoms are rare
It is a term used to describe a disease that no one wants to hear as their diagnosis
If you see someone interesting who has a visible difference, what should you do?
Stare at them
Ask "What happened to you?"
Smile and say "Hello"
Point at them
If you want to talk to someone about their visible difference, what should you consider first?
Tone of your voice
Are my words kind
Am I being judgemental
Am I being respectful
All answers apply
What is the main benefit of social media for people affected with Rare Diseases?
They can pretend to be someone else
They can make friends because no one knows what they look like
Find others with the same disease
It's a distraction when sick at home or in hospital
How can we use Social Media to help people with Rare Diseases?
Encourage people to be more inclusive
Post information to raise awareness
Direct people to websites for more information
Ask for donations to help fund research
All answers apply
What does Rare Disease Day mean to you?
