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This device, created by Medtronic, is widely used to treat patients with heart rhythm disorders by delivering electrical impulses to restore normal rhythm.

What is a pacemaker?

100

This Major League Baseball team, based in Minneapolis, won the World Series in both 1987 and 1991.

What is the Minnesota Twins?

100

This ancient civilization is known for its pyramids and the Sphinx.

What is Ancient Egypt?

100

This gas makes up about 78% of Earth's atmosphere.

What is nitrogen?

100

This Marvel superhero, known for his agility and wall-crawling abilities, is portrayed by Tom Holland in the MCU.

Who is Spider-Man?

200

Medtronic acquired this surgical instruments company in 2017, expanding its reach in minimally invasive procedures.

What is Covidien?

200

This National Football League team, known as "The Purple People Eaters" in the 1970s, plays at U.S. Bank Stadium.

What is the Minnesota Vikings?

200

The "Great Fire" of 1666 destroyed much of this city, including 87 churches.

What is London?

200

This scientist is best known for his laws of motion and universal gravitation.

Who is Isaac Newton?

200

This 2019 hit song by Lil Nas X spent 19 weeks at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100.

What is "Old Town Road"?

300

This is the name of the Medtronic system that integrates SmartSync technology, enabling physicians to manage multiple devices from a single, streamlined interface.

What is the SmartSync Device Manager?

300

This NBA team, based in Minneapolis, has had notable players like Kevin Garnett and Karl-Anthony Towns.

What is the Minnesota Timberwolves?

300

This event, starting in 1914, involved many of the world's major powers and was later known as "The Great War."

What is World War I?

300

This part of the cell is responsible for generating energy in the form of ATP.

What is the mitochondrion?

300

This 2022 Indian film, directed by S. S. Rajamouli, became a global sensation with its epic action sequences and the song "Naatu Naatu."

What is RRR?

400

This Medtronic device is used in the treatment of diabetes, delivering insulin through a small tube inserted under the skin to help maintain blood sugar levels.

What is an insulin pump?

400

This NHL team, named after a fierce predator, plays its home games at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul.

What is the Minnesota Wild?

400

This empire, known for its vast territory and military prowess, fell in 476 AD, marking the end of Ancient Rome.

What is the Western Roman Empire?

400

This planet, known as the "Red Planet," is the fourth from the Sun.

What is Mars?

400

This reality TV show, which started in 2007, features the personal and professional lives of a famous family, but it was originally centered around the life of a socialite-turned-business mogul.  

What is Keeping up with the Kardashians?

500

With SmartSync technology, this feature provides physicians with immediate insights into device performance, including battery status and diagnostic data, without needing a direct visit.

What is remote monitoring?

500

This legendary Minnesota-born athlete, known as the "Minnesota Mauler," was a Hall of Fame boxer in the 1960s and 1970s.

Who is Sonny Liston?

500

This 15th-century explorer, known for his voyages to the Americas, sailed under the Spanish flag.

Who is Christopher Columbus?

500

This chemical element, with the symbol "Au," is known for its use in jewelry and its high conductivity.

What is gold?

500

This 1980s movie, starring Tom Cruise, features the famous line "I feel the need—the need for speed!"

What is Top Gun?

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