Quiz on Florence Nightingale

What is Florence Nightingale commonly associated with?

• A) Lady with a lamp caring for soldiers

• B) Medical equipment inventor

• C) Crimean War political figure

• D) War strategist

What is Florence Nightingale less known for?

• A) Surgical skills

• B) Compassion for soldiers

• C) Passion for statistics

• D) Role as a general

When did the Crimean War take place?

• A) 1840-1843

• B) 1853-1856

• C) 1860-1863

• D) 1870-1873

Where did Florence Nightingale serve as a nurse during the Crimean War?

• A) Moscow

• B) Paris

• C) Scutari, Turkey

• D) London

What issue did Nightingale notice upon her arrival at the army base?

• A) Lack of doctors

• B) Inadequate medical supplies and sanitation

• C) Well-organized records

• D) High-quality facilities

What problem did Nightingale encounter with the medical records?

• A) Too detailed

• B) Disorganized and inconsistent

• C) Lost in a fire

• D) Written in Latin

Which statistician helped Nightingale in her efforts?

• A) William Farr

• B) Isaac Newton

• C) Charles Darwin

• D) John Snow

What type of graph did Nightingale develop?

• A) Bar graph

• B) Line graph

• C) Polar area graph

• D) Pie chart

What did each sector in Nightingale’s graph represent?

• A) Different city

• B) Cause of death

• C) Month

• D) Year

In her graph, what did the blue section represent?

• A) Battle wounds

• B) Infectious diseases

• C) Accidents

• D) Old age