Q4 / 50Opener15.0s
Florence Nightingale was nicknamed what?
AThe Maid of Orleans
BThe Lady with the Lamp
CThe Angel of the North
DThe Iron Lady
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October 2026 edition

The History of Medicine quiz

How well do you know the history of medicine? Put it to the test with Zip Blitz, the quick-fire trivia game - fifty free questions, covering everything from vaccines and the NHS to Renaissance doctors.

Medicine · October 2026 edition

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Q7 / 50Opener
What kind of drug is penicillin?
AAn antiviral
BAn antibiotic
CA vaccine
DAn anaesthetic

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Five rounds, climbing10 questions each
1OpenerThe NHS, the Black Death and X-rays
2EasyPasteur, Mary Seacole and the 1918 flu
3TrickyLister, Galen and the Soho cholera outbreak
4HardAvicenna, malaria and Gray's Anatomy
5BrutalVesalius, the Spanish flu and Nightingale's honour
Medicine titlesout of 500
Clean bill of health50 / 50
Medical pioneer350+
Chief of surgery275+
Specialist200+
Junior doctor100+
Medical student1+
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44 of 50 right · six short of Clean bill of health

You vs Priya BMedicine · Easy
412 pts
78%
You
389 pts
72%
Priya
In which year was the NHS launched?
1958
1945
1938
1948✓GBKB

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