1) For how long can somebody live with untreated diabetes? a) 6 months b) 1 year c) 2 years d) 5 years 2) What nationality were Sir Frederick Banting and Charles Best? a) English b) Canadian c) American d) Australian 3) What did Frederick Banting study at university? a) Education b) Science c) Chemistry d) Medicine 4) What was Banting's fulltime job in the hospital? a) Surgeon b) Lab assistant c) Librarian d) Nurse 5) What was Banting's part-time job? a) Policeman b) Lawyer c) Professor d) Road sweeper 6) What was Charles Best's position at the university? a) He was a healthcare worker. b) He was a postman c) He was a professor d) He was a lab assistant 7) Why did Banting become interested in diabetes? a) His childhood friend died because of diabetes. b) He read a book about it when he was a child c) He wanted to be famous d) He wanted to win a Nobel Pize. 8) What is insulin? a) A hormone that manages the level of blood sugar in the body b) A hormone that repairs damage to the body c) A hormone that helps a person grow d) A hormone that keeps your heart healthy 9) What is the part of the body that produces insulin? a) The heart b) The pancreas c) The liver d) The kidney 10) What causes type 1 diabetes? a) The pancreas cannot produce insulin b) The heart cannot pump blood c) The lungs cannot breath air d) The brain cannot produce ideas 11) What is a symptom of diabetes? a) Rash b) High temperature c) Weight loss d) Sneezing 12) What is another symptom of diabetes? a) Always hungry b) Always thirsty c) Always angry d) Always happy 13) What animal did Banting & Best experiment on? a) Pig b) Cat c) Bat d) Dog 14) What did Banting & Best discover? a) They could use insulin to treat diabetes b) They liked dogs c) They could use insulin to make smoothies d) The could use dogs to make smoothies 15) How is insulin given to patients with diabetes? a) In a pill b) By injection c) In a snack d) By spoon 16) What award did Banting win because of this discovery? a) The Nobel Peace Prize b) The Nobel Prize for literature c) The Nobel Prize for chemistry d) The Nobel Prize for medicine 17) Why did Banting refuse to accept the prize? a) Because his partner, Best, had been ignored b) Because he was on vacation c) Because he didn't want the money d) Because he wanted to sleep in. 18) How much prize money did Banting give to Best? a) All of it b) Most of it c) Half of it d) None of it

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