Pride Month Trivia: Week 2

Pride Month Trivia: Week 2

Week 2 of Pride Trivia is now live. Click here for this week’s questions, or scan the QR code below for a chance to win prizes.

Thank you to all those who participated in week one of Pride Trivia! Check out the answers to the Week 1 Trivia below:

Pride Month Trivia: Week 1 Answers

Thank you to all those who participated in Week 1 of Pride Trivia! Below you will find the answers to last week’s questions.

Question 1: What do the 6 colours of the rainbow on the Pride flag represent?

Answer: The 6 colours of the rainbow on the Pride flag represent:

RedLife
OrangeHealing
YellowSun or Sunlight
GreenNature
BlueSerenity/ Harmony
PurpleSpirit of the 2SLGBTQQIA+ community

Question 2: True or False: the 2SLGBTQQIA+ acronym stands for: Two-Spirit, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Questioning, Intersex, and Allies

Answer: FALSE. The 2SLGBTQQIA+ acronym stands for: Two-Spirit, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Questioning, Intersex, and Asexual (and other A identities such as Aromantic and Agender). While allies provide instrumental support to the 2SLGBTQQIA+ community, they are not members of the community, and do not share the struggles of community members, therefore they are not represented in the acronym.

Question 3: In which year was the Pride flag first raised at Parliament Hill in Ottawa?

Answer: The Pride flag was first raised at Parliament Hill in Ottawa in 2016

Question 4: How many colours did the original Pride flag have?

Answer: The original Pride flag was developed by Gilbert Baker in 1978 to stand as a symbol of gay pride. Baker’s flag had 8 colours: hot pink, red, orange, yellow, green, turquoise, blue, and purple

Question 5: How many Canadians over the age of 15 identify as a member of the 2SLGBTQQIA+ community?

Answer: According to Statistics Canada, the number of Canadians over the age of 15 who identify as a member of the 2SLGBTQQIA+ community, is 1.3 million