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Evolution of medical knowledge and practice. Play History of Medicine trivia solo to sharpen your knowledge, or challenge a friend head-to-head in Trivia Tango — every question comes with an explanation so you learn as you play. Questions span every level, from easy warm-ups to expert-level stumpers, so there's a real challenge here however much you already know.
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A mix of easy, medium and hard — questions run from warm-up to expert, so there's a real challenge at every level. Think you know the answers? Play to find out.
This ancient Greek physician is called the "Father of Medicine" and gave his name to the oath doctors still take today.
Difficulty: Easy- Hippocrates
- Aristotle
- Galen
- Socrates
This American surgeon introduced the use of rubber surgical gloves in 1889, initially to protect a nurse's hands from harsh antiseptic chemicals.
Difficulty: Medium- Harvey Cushing
- William Halsted
- William Mayo
- John Murphy
This German physician developed the concept of specific nerve energies in 1826, stating that each sensory nerve produces only one type of sensation regardless of how it is stimulated.
Difficulty: Hard- Johannes Muller
- Hermann von Helmholtz
- Emil du Bois-Reymond
- Carl Ludwig
This English doctor proved in 1796 that infection with cowpox could protect against the deadly smallpox, pioneering the practice of vaccination.
Difficulty: Easy- Louis Pasteur
- Robert Koch
- Edward Jenner
- Joseph Lister
This Spanish surgeon, known as the Father of Modern Surgery in the Islamic Golden Age, wrote a 30-volume medical encyclopedia and designed over 200 surgical instruments.
Difficulty: Medium- Ibn Sina (Avicenna)
- Al-Razi (Rhazes)
- Al-Zahrawi (Albucasis)
- Ibn al-Nafis
This American physician coined the term homeostasis in 1926, describing the body's tendency to maintain internal stability.
Difficulty: Hard- Claude Bernard
- Walter Cannon
- Archibald Hill
- Ernest Starling
This simple practice, championed by Hungarian physician Ignaz Semmelweis in the 1840s, dramatically reduced death rates in maternity wards.
Difficulty: Easy- Blood transfusions
- Hand washing
- Bed rest
- Herbal remedies
This Scottish-born physician introduced obstetric forceps to American medicine and founded the first maternity hospital in the United States in 1762.
Difficulty: Medium- Benjamin Rush
- John Morgan
- William Hunter
- William Shippen Jr.
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