EDI Pub Quiz - Allan Francke

What ratio of Male/ Female athletes did they have this year at the 2024 Paris Olympics?

• 50/50

• 60/40

• 70/30

• 80/20

Answer explanation

50/50!

Half of this year's Olympians are women for the first time in the history of the Games. This year's Olympics are the first in history to reach full gender parity. Of the 10,500 athletes competing in the 2024 Paris Olympics, 50% are men and 50% are women

What percentage of the working population has a disability?

• 2.5%

• 9%

• 12.5%

• 18%

Answer explanation

18% of the working population has a disability, which is equivalent to 8.7 million people in the UK with an annual spending power of £50 billion.

True or False: Women are 27% more likely to be severely injured or killed in a car accident than men.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

False- it is actually 47%!

Women are 47% more likely to suffer severe injuries in car crashes because safety features are designed for men

Car safety features had been designed for men. The positioning of head restraints, as well as women’s shorter height, different neck strength and musculature, as well as their preferred seating position, meant they were more susceptible to injury.

What percentage of DNA do all humans share with each other?

• 69.9%

• 89.9%

• 79.9%

• 99.9%

Answer explanation

99.9%!

So even though we come in different shapes, sizes, and colors, we're more alike than we are different! It's like we're all part of the same big family, but with a lot of quirky cousins.

What year did Dads get the right to 2 weeks paid paternity leave?

• 2003

• 2000

• 2012

• 1997

What percentage of Europeans can speak English as a second language?

• 18%

• 28%

• 39%

• 47%

Answer explanation

According to a Eurobarometer survey in May 2024, about half of Europeans (47%) speak English as a second or foreign language, which is a 5 percentage point increase since 2012.

Under the Equality Act there are 9 protected 'characteristics'- which one is NOT included?

• Disability

• Hair Colour

• Gender

• Age

Which British soap had the first LGBTQ+ character?

• Coronation Street

• Brookside

• EastEnders

• Hollyoaks

Answer explanation

The Liverpool-based soap opera Brookside, which launched on Channel 4 in 1982, featured the first openly gay character on British TV in 1985.

What year was the first Paralympics held?

• 1948

• 1958

• 1960

• 1964

What percentage of LGBT+ people have hidden they are LGBT+ at work over fears of discrimination?

• 20%

• 25%

• 30%

• 35%