Q 01/05

Which US president signed the Americans with Disabilities Act into law on July 26, 1990?

A) George H. W. Bush

B) Bill Clinton

C) Jimmy Carter

D) Ronald Reagan

Answer · why

A) George H. W. Bush

Senator Tom Harkin delivered part of his introduction speech in sign language so his deaf brother could understand.

Q 02/05

Under the ADA's employment title, employers with at least how many employees are covered?

A) 5

B) 8

C) 10

D) 15

Answer · why

D) 15

Employment agencies, labor unions and joint labor-management committees are covered too.

Q 03/05

What did ADAPT activists famously do on March 12, 1990, to push the ADA through Congress?

A) Blocked traffic around the White House for a full week

B) Left their wheelchairs and dragged themselves up the Capitol steps

C) Chained themselves to the doors of the Supreme Court

D) Staged a hunger strike on the National Mall for a month

Answer · why

B) Left their wheelchairs and dragged themselves up the Capitol steps

ADAPT organized it as part of a "Wheels of Justice" march.

Q 04/05

The Paralympics grew out of a 1948 sports competition for British war veterans held at which hospital?

A) Addenbrooke's Hospital

B) St Thomas' Hospital

C) Stoke Mandeville

D) Guy's Hospital

Answer · why

C) Stoke Mandeville

It opened on the same day as the London Olympics; the first Games recognized as Paralympics were in Rome in 1960.

Q 05/05

Which German-Jewish neurologist founded the games that became the Paralympics?

A) Ludwig Guttmann

B) Karl Montan

C) Antonio Maglio

D) Hans Asperger

Answer · why

A) Ludwig Guttmann

He was knighted in Britain and is regarded as the founding father of organized sport for people with disabilities.