Red Ribbon Quiz

Alright, my shy little readers. Here are your quiz answers.

1. Where did the AIDS red ribbon originate?
a)Chicago
b)New York
c)Los Angeles
d)Philadelphia

2. What year was the AIDS Red Ribbon project launched?
a)1985
b)1980
c)1991
d)1994

The red ribbon became an international symbol of AIDS awareness during 1991. The organization Visual AIDS in New York, together with Broadway Cares, and Equity Fights AIDS, established the wearing of a red ribbon as a way of signifying support for people living with HIV/AIDS.

3. Who was one of the first celebrity to wear an AIDS Red Ribbon publicly?
a)Tom Cruise
b)Angelina Jolie
c)Danny Devito
d)Jeremy Irons

4. What award ceremonies did this celebrity first wear the AIDS red ribbon?
a)Grammy Awards
b)Tony Awards
c)Oscars
d)People Choice Awards

Jeremy Irons was the first person to publically wear the Red Ribbon at the 1991 Tony Awards and soon the ribbon became renowned as an international symbol of AIDS awareness.

5. Who was the only person in Canadian Parliament not to wear a red ribbon on December 1, 2008?
a)Stephen Harper
b)Jack Layden
c)Stéphane Dion
d)Elizabeth May

6. How many countries wear red ribbons to remember those who have lost their lives on World AIDS Day?
a)100
b)85
c)190
d)248

In 1988, the World Health Organization (WH0) declared the first world AIDS Day in an effort to raise understanding and support for those people living with HIV and AIDS. This day is now recognized and observed by millions of people in more than 190 countries around the world.

7. What other ribbon cause inspired the AIDS Red Ribbon?
a)Yellow-Support the Troops
b)Pink-Breast Cancer
c)Purple-Lupus
d)Green-Leukemia

Inspired by the Yellow ribbons people wore to remember the American soldiers serving in the Gulf war, the color red was chosen for its, “connection to blood and the idea of passion—not only anger, but love, like a valentine.”