Diversity quiz

Test your awareness on diversity

1. When did the DDA become law? a. 1975
b. 1995
c. 1999

2. What is the number of employees an organisation needs to have before the DDA 1995
applies? a. 0
b. 5
c. 15

3. How many disabled people are there in the UK? a. 6,500,000
b. 7,750,000
c. 9,800,000

4. What is the symbol for recognising someone who is deaf and blind? a. A special badge - an eyeball with a red line through it.
b. They never go out by themselves - consequently they don't need one.
c. A white cane with stripes on it.

5. What percentage of disabled people are wheelchair users? a. 5% - 7%
b. 8% - 10%
c. 10% - 12%

6. Who is the Chairman of the Disability Rights Commission? a. Trevor MacDonald
b. Trevor Phillips
c. Ronald MacDonald

7. In 2003, what percentage of those newly diagnosed with HIV in the UK were
heterosexual? a. 18%
b. 34%
c. 64%

8. After Christians, what is the largest religious group in the UK? a. muslims
b. Sikhs
c. Jedis

9. When was the Race Relations act passed? a. 1960
b. 1976
c. 1999

10. By 2010, Britain's first non-white city is predicted to be where? a. Birmingham
b. Leicester
c. London

11. When was the Sex Discrimination Act passed? a. 1966
b. 1969
c. 1975

12. When will the new Age Discrimination laws come into force? a. They apply already
b. 2006
c. 2010

13. According to a survey by Employment Law Alliance, what percentage of Americans
employers SHOULD be allowed to discriminate on on the basis of appearance? a. 10%
b. 18%
c. 39%

14. What percentage of people in the labour market are women? a. 35%
b. 46%
c. 52%

15. What percentage of top judges (high court and above) is made up of women? a. 18.5%
b. 9.8%
c. 8.3%

16. According to the Employers Forum on Age, you are happiest in your attitude and
experience of work in which age bracket? a. 20s
b. 40s
c. 60s

Test your awareness on diversity