If you had a serious wound in ancient Rome, what kind of dressing would you be given?
  • A bandage soaked in wine
  • A honey dressing
  • A dressing containing a poultice of herbs
  • None at all
If you developed cataracts in sixth century BC India, how would you be treated?
  • With surgery
  • With a herb paste smeared around the eyes
  • With prayers
  • There was no treatment
If you suffered from bubonic plague during the Black Death, what would you lay on your buboes? 
  • Leeches
  • Slices of onion
  • Spiderwebs
  • Dried toad
What would you consume to treat impotence in the Middle Ages?
  • Theriac
  • Crushed snail shell and cat liver
  • A powder of vulture’s kidney and testicle, mixed with wine
  • Urine from a pregnant woman
If you wanted to avoid getting a venereal disease in the late 1500s, or had already contracted one and were in search of a cure, what would you eat? 
  • Hedgehog meat
  • Potato peel
  • Vinegared apples
  • Stewed prunes
lf you came down with a fever in 15th-century Italy, how might you treat it?
  • Eat the flesh of a caterpillar
  • Purchase a concoction of nettle leaves, camphor and belladonna and drink it twice a day until your temperature dropped
  • Write holy words on three sage leaves and eat one per day
  • Find a saint’s reliquary and place it on your forehead for half an hour while praying
If you were admitted to Bethlem Hospital (nicknamed ‘Bedlam’) in the 1680s, what new treatment might you receive?
  • Cold bathing
  • Total bed rest
  • Prescribed opiates
  • A lobotomy
If you suffered from indigestion in the early 19th century, how could you alleviate your symptoms?
  • Exercise and take in the sea air
  • Stop eating cheese
  • Fast between 8pm and 8am every day
  • Drink a snifter of port before each meal
If you caught Spanish Flu, what wasn’t a suggested remedy to help you survive?
  • Cleaning your teeth regularly
  • Eating lots of porridge
  • Eating jam and sweets
  • Sleeping with your head at the bottom of your bed
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