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General Knowledge Quiz for Monday, 9 March 2026

A new general knowledge quiz is available every day. Try today's quiz or work through our archive of daily and themed quizzes.

Question 1: Scottish physician James Young Simpson (1811-1870) was the first to do what?

A
Prescribe cocaine as a cough medicine
B
Use disinfected surgical gloves
C
Introduce ether, and then chloroform, as anaesthesia for childbirth
D
Establish formal clinic hours for patients to visit