Think Pink Trivia
ZTA Think Pink
Biology of Cancer
Diagnosis and Treatment
Thinking pink
100

This football team launched the NFL's first breast cancer awareness campaign through distributing pink ribbons to the fans in their game in 1999

(We are looking for the team's current name as of October 2026)

Washington Commanders

100

The year breast cancer education and awareness became ZTA's official nationwide philanthropy

1992

100

Viruses, environmental causes, lifestyle, and genetic inheritance all have this in common

Causes of cancer

100

This detailed x-ray imaging technology is used to scan the breasts for breast cancer

Mammogram

100

Pink was originally associated with this in the early 20th century socially

Masculinity

200

The name of the woman who created the first peach-colored ribbon symbol as a symbol of protest against low funding for breast cancer research

Charlotte Haley

200

The year ZTA first adopted "Think Pink" as the theme for our education and awareness efforts

2004

200

The rapid divison of cells in the body that is the driver for the development of cancer is caused by these

Genetic mutations

200

This breast cancer medical treatment uses your body's own immune system to fight diseases like cancer by allowing the immune system to work harder to track down abnormal cells in your body

Immunotherapy

200

The name of the flower the color pink received it's name from

Dianthus

300

This foundation was one of the first groups to distribute the pink ribbon to the public through the New York City "Race for the Cure" by giving it as a gift to participants of the race

Susan G. Komen Foundation

300

This breast cancer education and awareness organization has ZTA serving as the "National Survival Ambassador"

American Cancer Society's Making Strides Against Breast Cancer

300

An abnormal mass of tissue that forms when cells in the breast mutate, divide uncontrollably, and fail to die off

Breast cancer tumor

300

This process of removing a small sample of tissue from the breast using surgical procedure is the only test that can provide a definite diagnosis of breast cancer

Breast biopsy

300

This city in India is frequently referred to as the "Pink City" due to it's rosy-colored architecture

Jaipur

400

The year that the first organized effort in America's history for Breast Cancer Awareness in October was held by the American Cancer Society and AstraZeneca

1985

400

As of October 2026, ZTA has committed to supporting this many major research projects in corroboration with the Breast Cancer Research Foundation

5 major research projects

400

The amount of main forms of cancer as of October 2026

200

400

This form of therapy directly targets unhealthy cells with mutated DNA to attack them and stop them from continuing to divide

Targeted gene therapy

400

Pink, being the oldest color pigment in the world, is this many years old

1.1 billion yeard

500

This cosmetic brand launched the first large scale corporate Breast Cancer Awareness campaign (in collaboration with Self magazine) to introduce the current day pink ribbon symbol to their customers, as well as collected over 200,000 petitions from these customers for the White House to increase funding for breast cancer research

Estée Lauder

500

Approximately this many Think Pink ribbons have been distributed by ZTA sisters across all nationally recognized ZTA chapters as of October 2026

25 million ribbons

500

These tumor suppressor genes, when mutated, often lead to the rapid growth of breast cancer tumors

BRCA1 and BRCA2

500

Lumpectomies and mastectomies are both these kinds of treatments

Breast cancer surgeries

500

This Australian lake turns pink due to extremophile microalgae and salt-loving bacteria that produce red-orange carotenoid pigments

Lake Hillier

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