Diversity Quiz!

Which American singer changed their pronouns from she / her to they / them in 2021?

• Lady Gaga

• Billie Eilish

• Demi Lovato

• Selena Gomez

Who wrote the Channel 4 drama “It’s a Sin”?

• David Tennant

• Russell T Davies

• Jodie Whittaker

• Steven Moffatt

Where in the UK in 2021 was the first openly non-binary mayor elected?

• London

• Liverpool

• Bangor

• Manchester

When was the first Paralympics held?

• 1948

• 1960

• 1964

• 1989

Which of the sports listed below are new to the 2020 Paralympics (trick question there is more than one!):

• Badminton

• Taekwondo

• Surfing

• Softball

Which British soap had the first LGBTQ+ character?

• Coronation Street

• Hollyoaks

• Brookside

• Eastenders

Answer explanation

The character was called Gordon Collins!

Which of the following is NOT a protected characteristic?

• Gender Reassignment

• Social Class

• Marriage

• Age

What did Rosa Parks refuse to do in 1955?

• Give up her seat for a white man on a bus in Alabama

• Vote in the local election

• Go to work without bringing her children along

• Turn up to a court case where she was the defendant

In 1948 the British government invited hundreds of black men and women from the Caribbean to come and work in the UK, but what was the name of the ship that they travelled on?

• Empire Fastair

• Empire Strong-gust

• Empire Gale-Force

• Empire Windrush

What happened when the passengers on the Empire Windrush discovered a stowaway on board the ship? 

• Returned to Jamaica and made her get off

• Made her walk the plank

  
  

• Held a concert to pay for her ticket

  
  

• They pretended they hadn't seen her

Answer explanation

They held a concert on board and the money raised paid for her ticket so that she could join them in their new home in Britain. Caribbean music and culture is still celebrated in Britain to this day with the famous Notting Hill Carnival every summer!