UHG History
United Health Group headquarters is located in this city and state?
What is Minnetonka, Minnesota?
A young girl and her dog are swept away by a tornado from their Kansas farm to the magical land where they embark on a quest with three new friends to see the Wizard.
What is Wizard of Oz?
This Scottish inventor was the first to be awarded a patent for the electric telephone on March 7, 1876.
Who is Alexander Graham Bell?
This drug was accidently discovered in 1928, by Scottish scientist Alexander Fleming.
What is Penicillin?
This company was founded in 1923 and is now one of the largest media companies in the world, producing animated and live-action films, television shows, and theme parks around the world.
What is Walt Disney Company (Disney)?
Who was the original founder of United Health Group?
Who is Richard Taylor Burke?
Directed by Steven Spielberg, a troubled child summons the courage to help a friendly alien escape from Earth and return to his home planet.
What is ET (Extra-Terrestrial)?
This inventor was credited as the primary inventor of the first carbon-filament bulb in 1879.
Who is Thomas Edison?
In 1899, this pain reliever released by Friedrich Bayer & Co. would become one of the world’s most commonly used drugs.
What is Aspirin (acetylsalicylic acid)?
This 35 years old American pop and country music singer-songwriter became the most decorated artist, with 49 awards including 14 Grammys, and wrapped up the highest grossing tour in history with $2 billion in ticket sales in 2024.
Who is Taylor Swift?
UnitedHealth Group is a healthcare company founded in 1977 as UnitedHealth Care Corporation. In what year did the company go public?
What is 1984?
This 1975 movie showcases a massive killer shark that unleashes chaos on a beach community off Long Island.
What is Jaws?
In 1903, these brothers, inspired by watching' birds in flight, built the first airplane to have a successful voyage.
Who is Orville and Wilbur Wright (Wright Brothers)?
This major breakthrough in medicine by a Romanian physiologist Nicolas C. Paulescu isolated a substance called “pancrein” in 1916 that change the course of diabetes treatment.
What is Insulin?
This American epic space opera media franchise, which began in 1977 with the release of the original film quickly became a worldwide pop culture phenomenon and one of the highest-grossing media franchises of all time and was later bought by Disney in 2012.
What is Star Wars?
UnitedHealth Group achieved its first significant success in 1997 when what company selected UHG to provide coverage for its members?
What is AARP (American Association of Retired Persons)?
A 1984 American science fiction action film directed by James Cameron about a a cybernetic android disguised as a human that is sent back in time to assassinate a woman, and the origin of the iconic line "I'll be back."
What is Terminator?
German inventor Johannes Gutenberg invented this machine between 1440 and 1450 expanding access to historical documents like the Bible.
What is the Printing Press?
In 1987, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s approval of this drug lead to the breakthrough in the treatment of HIV/AIDS.
What is zidovudine (AZT)/Retrovir?
This Chinese owned streaming service designed for creating and sharing short videos has become one of the world's most popular social media platforms surpassed two billion mobile downloads worldwide in 2020.
What is Tik Tok?
UHG has had 5 CEOs since it was founded in 1977. Name 3 of the 5 CEOs.
Who is Richard T. Burke (1974-1987), William W. McGuire (1987-2006), Stephen Hemsley (2006-2017), David Wichmann (2017-2024), or Andrew Witty (2021-present)?
Released in 1985, this teen coming-of-age movie follows 5 teenagers played by the "Brat Pack" portraying a princess, an athlete, a criminal, a brain, and a basket case who after a nine-hour detention in the school library together discover that they have a great deal more in common than they originally thought.
What is The Breakfast Club?
First discovered in the 1800s, an Italian physicist Alessandro Volta who wrapped stacked discs of copper and zinc in a cloth, submerged it in salty water and discovered that it conducted energy.
What is the Battery?
First synthesized in 1887, this class of stimulants became popular in 1920s where it was used for raising blood pressure, enlarging the nasal passages, and stimulating the central nervous system. During World War II, it was widely distributed to soldiers to combat fatigue and improve both mood and endurance, and as an antidepressant.
What is Amphetamines?
The origins of this global entertainment phenomenon can be traced back as far as the 1950s when on January 7, 1953, the first show was produced. Today, it has become a significant part of pop culture, showcasing a blend of sports and entertainment promoting some of the most successful actors and storylines airing in more than 150 countries, with over 12 pay-per-view events and 320 live events a year worldwide.
What is World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE)?