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Down Syndrome
Spina Bifida
Ava's Law
1920's
PROM!!!
100
This is Down Syndrome Awareness month in the United States.
What is October?
100
There are this many common types of spina bifida.
What is three types?
100
1 in 88 children will be diagnosed with this spectrum disorder this year.
What is autism?
100
This musical genre was extremely popular in the 1920's.
What is jazz?
100
This is the date and time of the upcoming Special Olympics Prom.
What is November 21st at 6:30 pm?
200
There are this many types of Down Syndrome, all caused by different chromosomal alterations.
What is three (Trisomy 21, Mosaicism, and Translocation)?
200
Spina bifida is caused by an opening in this body part.
What is the spinal cord?
200
This gender is four times more likely to develop autism.
What are males?
200
Due to its party filled culture and great economic prosperity, the 1920's were nicknamed this.
What is the Roaring 20's?
200
This is the author of the famous novel The Great Gatsby, which inspired the theme for this year's prom.
Who is F. Scott Fitzgerald?
300
True or False? Down Syndrome has been found in other species.
True! It has also been seen in chimps and mice.
300
Depending on its severity, spina bifida can cause these two types of disabilities. (Hint they are very general)
What are physical and intellectual disabilities?
300
Home to Ava and her family, this state is one of 18 that have not enacted Autism Insurance Reform.
What is Georgia?
300
This was the name of fashionable young women who rejected previous conventional standards and behaviors in the 1920's.
What are flappers?
300
This room will be the location of prom and was built as Athens' original station No. 1 and central meeting place in 1912.
What is the Fire Hall Ballroom?
400
Down Syndrome is caused by the partial or complete replication of this chromosome.
What is the 21st chromosome?
400
The severity of spina bifida symptoms depends on this.
What is the size and location of the opening in the spinal cord?
400
This international campaign has been using lightbulbs to spread autism awareness for nearly a decade.
What is Light it Up Blue/ Autism Speaks?
400
This popular dance from the 1920's is also the name of a city in South Carolina.
What is the Charleston?
400
This is the name of a man who will be wearing a dress to prom in honor of the generous donations made to help us host the event.
Who is Matt Lein?
500
As it gets higher, this factor increases the risk of a mother having a baby with Down Syndrome.
What is her age?
500
Taking this vitamin can decrease a woman's chances of having a child with spina bifida.
What is folic acid?
500
The average cost of lifetime care of someone with autism is in the thousands, ten-thousands, hundred-thousands, or millions?
Millions! Approximately 3.2 million per person.
500
An amendment to the Constitution which took effect on January 16, 1920 enacted this.
What is Prohibition?
500
This will be the highlight of the evening where Special Olympics athletes are recognized and applauded for how truly amazing they are.
What is the red carpet?