20 Questions that test your medical knowledge using examples from
Entertainment, Sports, Business, Politics, Science, Technology and Government.

1. Where did both Farrah Fawcett and pop-rock singer Brett Hudson go for cancer treatment?

A. M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston
B. Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York
C. Klinik St. George in Germany
D. Wattanosoth Cancer Hospital in Thailand

2. What type of cancer did Farrah Fawcett's sister die from?

A. Anus
B. Colon
C. Lung
D. Uterus

3. Farrah Fawcett’s long time love Ryan O’Neal also has cancer. What kind?

A. Skin cancer
B. Prostate cancer
C. Leukemia
D. Hodgkin’s Disease

4. What golf pro recently had both his wife and his mother diagnosed with breast cancer?

A. Phil Mickelson
B. Tiger Woods
C. Arnold Palmer
D. Kevin Sutherland

5. Apple CEO Steve Jobs has the same type of cancer as actor Patrick Swayze and Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg.

A. True
B. False

6. Can dogs smell cancer?

A. Yes, this is the meaning of PET scan
B. No
C. Maybe

7. What does physicist Stephen Hawking suffer from?

A. Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA)
B. Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (Lou Gehring's Disease)
C. Spasmodic dysphonia (communication disorder of speech)
D. Not being paid for appearing on The Simpsons and Futurama

8. All of the following celebrities have multiple sclerosis EXCEPT:

A. Montel Williams
B. “Squiggy” Lander
C. Rachel Ray
D. Terri Garr

9. What condition does William "The Refrigerator" Perry suffer from?

A. Degenerative joint disease (arthritis) in his knees
B. Guillian-Barre Syndrome
C. Unipolar affective disorder (depression)
D. Hypothermia (abnormally low body temperature)

10. Boston Red Sox 3rd baseman Mike Lowell had Synvasc injected into his hip. Synvasc is:

A. An anti-inflammatory medication
B. A performance-enhancing drug
C. A synovial fluid replacement
D. An anabolic steroid

11. What class of prescription drugs was implicated in the deaths of both Michael Jackson and Las Vegas entertainer Danny Gans?

A. Statins to lower cholesterol
B. Opioid analgesics to reduce pain
C. Propofol ("Milk of Amnesia")
D. Resveratrol

12. Which actor died from complications of a trip to the dentist?

A. Dom DeLuise
B. Andy Hallet
C. Karl Malden
D. None of the above

13. Which celebrity’s organs were donated for transplantation following their tragic death?

A. David Carradine
B. Andy Hallett
C. Natasha Richardson
D. Danny Gans

14. What condition does “Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds” suffer from?

A. Altitude sickness
B. Visual hallucinations due to a condition called "kaleidoscope eyes"
C. Systemic lupus erythematosis
D. Sarcoidosis

15. What do former First Lady Barbara Bush and comedian Robin Williams have in common?

A. They have both appeared in movies
B. They have both been recently diagnosed with type II diabetes
C. They have both had their aortic valves replaced
D. They both do a great impression of George H.W. Bush

16. What kind of diet does Gwyneth Paltrow like to use?

A. The South Beach Diet
B. The Iron Man Diet
C. The Detox Diet
D. The Genotype Diet

17. What caused the death of bologna and wiener king Oscar Mayer?

A. Clogged arteries from a high-fat diet
B. Cerebrovascular disease (stroke)
C. Pneumonia
D. Old age

18. What foods must Elisabeth Hasselbeck avoid?

A. Tabbouleh
B. Beef and barley soup
C. Ham and Swiss on rye
D. All of the above

19. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomajor has:

A. Type 1 Diabetes
B. Type 2 Diabetes
C. A broken ankle
D. B and C

20. Match the following public figures with their recently broken bones:

A. Pope Benedict XVI 1. Ankle
B. Hillary Clinton 2. Wrist
C. Bret Michaels 3. Humerus
D. Sonia Sotomajor 4. Elbow
E. Margaret Thatcher 5. Nose

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