Dialysis over the years
Labs
History
Potpourri
Pop Culture
100

Where was the 1st patient in the world treated by repeated hemodialysis?

Where is Seattle WA? 

100

This person taught many of us about germ warfare.

Who is Ted Kasparek?

100

This sixteenth president of the United States was also the only president to receive a U.S. patent for a device designed to lift boats over shoals.

Who is Abraham Lincoln?

100

What circular item was given to teammates in 2010 to celebrate an anniversary? 

What is a 10 year challenge coin?

100

What is the highest-grossing film of all time (not adjusted for inflation)?

What is Avatar? 

200

What year were the core values and mission statement and DaVita’s name created?

What is the year 2000? 

200

When an alternating current needs to be smoothed out after it has been converted to a direct current, we use this component.

What is a capacitor?


200

Out of the 54 signers of the Declaration of Independence, only these two men later became president of the United States of America.

Who are John Adams and Thomas Jefferson?

200

What genetically-edited kidney from this animal was recently successfully transplanted into a human? 

What is a pig? 

200

What is the name of the fictional newspaper that employs Clark Kent (aka Superman) in the "Superman" franchise?

What is the Daily Planet? 

300

Who was the first Biomed hired on the west coast over 45 years ago?

Who is Rudy Agular? 

300

For disinfection purposes, this process has many positives including the ability to break down biofilm, less harmful to patients and automation.

What is heat disinfect?

300

He is credited with inventing the lighting rod as well as the first flexible urinary catheter.

Who is Benjamin Franklin?

300

What street does Mike Macias live on? 

What is S. Black Powder Drive? 

300

What is the only film to have won all "Big Five" Academy Awards (Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Actress, and Best Screenplay)?

What is "Silence of the Lambs"? 

400

Did DaVita manufacture ROs for its dialysis facilities and by whom?

Yes, Davis Gouty 

400

The labs use this creatures’ blood as a reagent to measure the LAL value.

What is a Horseshoe crab?

400

Celebrated by 81 percent of Americans, it is considered a “moveable feast” as its date varies each year, falling on the first Sunday after the Paschal Moon (which is the first full moon after the spring equinox) and could be anywhere between March 22 and April 25.

What is Easter Sunday?

400

What are the two acronyms that were used before BOM to indicate a Biomedical TM with direct reports? 

What are ABS and ABM? 

400

What is the name of the character played by Will Smith in the "Men in Black" franchise?

Who is Agent J? 

500

What was the name of DaVita’s 1st dialysis center in Washington State?

Where is Federal Way, WA? 

500

This media is sometimes used in conjunction with GAC to enhance the removal of elements in water such as chlorine, iron, hydrogen sulfide, lead, mercury, calcium carbonate, magnesium, chromium, bacteria, algae, and fungi.

What is KDF (Kinetic Degradation Fluxion)


500

He started the world’s first outpatient dialysis facility in 1962, and later went on to develop a small, portable dialysis machine that allowed people to undergo dialysis in their own homes.

Who is Dr. Belding Scribner?

500

What is the name of the program that was going to replace BART? 

What is System X? 

500

What is the name of the evil sorcerer in "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy?

Who is Sauron?