Medtronic
The year Earl Bakken and Palmer Hermundslie founded Medtronic:
1932
1955
1941
1949
When is 1949?
*source: https://www.medtronic.com/us-en/our-company/history.html
Angie's dream vacation spot:
Portugal
New Zealand
Switzerland
Morocco
What is New Zealand?
Poornima's favorite season
What is Summer?
The number of EU Member States:
25
32
21
27
What is 27?
*source:https://www.europarl.europa.eu/thinktank/en/document/EPRS_ATA(2022)608781
The size of the Mounds View campus (in acres):
120
84
30
55
Ericka's favorite Disney character:
Belle
Goofy
Buzz Lightyear
Elsa
What is Buzz Lightyear?
Rita's favorite coffee order:
Half-Caf Iced Caramel Latte
Hot Mocha
Iced Vanilla Latte
Hot Decaf Coffee with Cream
What is Half-Caf Iced Caramel Latte?
Dr. Harvey Wiley, Chief Chemist in USDA in 1882, is remembered for the now infamous "______ Squad" studies:
Hunger
Death
Poison
Damp
What is Poison?
*source: FDA
How much the first implantable pacemakers weighed (approximately):
180g
500g
55g
22g
What is 180g (.4lbs)?
*source:https://www.hmpgloballearningnetwork.com/site/eplab/articles/look-back-85-years-cardiac-pacing
Haley's celebrity look-alike who would be cast to play her in a movie:
Blake Lively
Jennifer Lawrence
Emma Stone
Jennifer Anniston
Who is Blake Lively?
Ryan T's drink of choice:
Coffee with Cream
Mountain Dew Zero
Iced Black Tea
Strawberry Banana Smoothie
What is Mountain Dew Zero?
Dr. Frances Kelsey is perhaps most known for refusing to authorize thalidomide for sale in the US, thus averting the thalidomide crisis experienced in other countries. This was her age when she retired from FDA in 2005:
101
62
90
84
What is 90?
*source: Wikipedia
Medtronic is engineering the extraordinary in this many countries with this many locations:
150 & 300
100 & 500
50 & 150
250 & 400
What is 150 & 350?
*source: https://www.medtronic.com/us-en/our-company/locations.html
Jennifer's favorite home-cooked meal:
Macaroni and Cheese
Zucchini Boats
Grilled steak with sweet potato fries
Grilled salmon with rice and asparagus
What is Grilled salmon with rice and asparagus?
Syed's ideal walk up song:
"Eye of the Tiger" by Survivor
"No Diggity" by Blackstreet
"Thunderstruck" by AC/DC
"Can't Touch This" by MC Hammer
What is Thunderstruck by AC/DC?
The name of the 21st century initiative aimed at accelerating drugs' time to market:
Operation Warp Speed
Critical Path Initiative
Health, Wellness, & Human Safety Initiative
Safety First Initiative
What is the Critical Path Initiative?
*source:https://www.fda.gov/science-research/science-and-research-special-topics/critical-path-initiative
The title of the most recent MedtronicTalks podcast:
"How Medtronic plans to use renewable energy to revolutionize manufacturing"
"Medtronic answers the age-old question: What's Love Got to Do with It?"
"Medtronic & the future of AI healthcare solutions"
"How Medtronic CDS is bringing the power of data to bear in the fight against chronic diseases"
What is "How Medtronic CDS is bringing the power of data to bear in the fight against chronic diseases"
*source: Spotify
Melanie's favorite ice cream flavor:
Raspberry Chocolate Chip
Cookie Dough
Pistachio
Coconut
What is Coconut?
Wendy's favorite holiday:
Halloween
Christmas
Easter
St. Patrick's Day
What is Christmas?
The full name of the notified body commonly referred to as DEKRA (*double points for saying it in German!):
German Association of Health & Manufacturing
German Motor Vehicle Inspection Association
German Certification Authority
Regulatory Authority of Germany
What is German Motor Vehicle Inspection Association (or Deutscher Kraftfahrzeug-Überwachungs-Verein)?