Q 01/05

Carrying one copy of the sickle cell gene gives partial protection against which deadly mosquito-borne disease?

A) Malaria

B) Chikungunya

C) Dengue fever

D) Zika virus

Answer · why

A) Malaria

Malaria is far less likely to kill people who carry a single sickle cell gene, which is why the gene stayed common wherever that infection was widespr...

Q 02/05

Which singer, diagnosed with sickle cell anemia as a child, later told her story in the book A Sick Life?

A) Brandy

B) Aaliyah

C) T-Boz

D) Monica

Answer · why

C) T-Boz

T-Boz of TLC has been in and out of hospital since the age of seven, and she became a spokesperson for the Sickle Cell Disease Association of America.

Q 03/05

World Sickle Cell Day is marked every year on the same date as which American federal holiday?

A) Independence Day

B) Juneteenth

C) Veterans Day

D) New Year's Day

Answer · why

B) Juneteenth

Juneteenth and World Sickle Cell Day both fall on June 19, when supporters hold Shine the Light gatherings to draw attention to the condition.

Q 04/05

Sickle cells get their name from a curved, single-handed farm tool traditionally used for which job?

A) Shearing sheep

B) Splitting firewood

C) Digging ditches

D) Harvesting grain

Answer · why

D) Harvesting grain

Harvesting grain has been the sickle's job since prehistoric times, and its crescent blade matches the bent shape that red blood cells take on in the ...

Q 05/05

In which city is Supacell set, the Netflix superhero series whose heroes share a family history of sickle cell disease?

A) Lagos

B) London

C) Atlanta

D) Toronto

Answer · why

B) London

South London is home to the five strangers in Supacell, and creator Rapman wrote their superpowers as a mutation of sickle cell.