World Down’s Syndrome Day 2026
Something your team will actually enjoy.
No prep. No facilitator. No awkward icebreakers.
This is a press-play quiz run entirely by people with Down’s syndrome, designed to fit neatly into a lunch break, team day or informal meet-up.
It’s light, inclusive and genuinely fun — while giving teams a chance to hear directly from people with lived experience, without it feeling like a lecture or training session.
How it works
Simple. Really.
Grab some paper and pen, or use our ready-made answer sheets
Press play on the timed quiz video (you only need to pause if you need it!)
Enjoy!
You can run it in 30–45 minutes, making it easy to slot into:
lunch & learns
team days
wellbeing or inclusion weeks
No hosting skills required. We’ve done the hard work for you.
Why businesses choose this quiz
Most online quizzes are forgettable.
This one isn’t — because who leads it matters.
✔ Run entirely by people with Down’s syndrome
✔ Lived experience, not corporate training
✔ Inclusive without being awkward
✔ Easy to justify as a meaningful team moment
Teams connect, laugh and compete — while hearing voices they don’t usually hear at work.
That combination is rare.
Why this matters
This year’s World Down’s Syndrome Day (21 March 2026) theme is Together Against Loneliness.
People with learning disabilities are up to 7 times more likely to experience chronic loneliness than the general population.
Not because they don’t want friends.
Not because they can’t connect.
But because they’re too often left out of the everyday spaces where relationships are built — work, social groups, shared activities, and community life.
By taking part, your team is:
amplifying lived-experience voices
modelling inclusion through participation, not policy
supporting work that builds confidence, independence and social connection
It’s purpose that shows up quietly — and lands more powerfully because of it.
What your support makes possible
Funds raised through this quiz help Learn and Thrive reach over 35,000 children and young people with Down’s syndrome and other learning disabilities across the UK.
Our work focuses on:
• building friendships and relationships
• navigating social spaces safely
• developing independence and confidence
So the next generation isn’t as isolated as the last.
Ready to run the quiz?
Complete the short form below and you’ll receive:
✔ access to the quiz video
✔ answer sheets
✔ simple guidance to run it with your team
We’re on hand if you need support — but most teams don’t.
Press play. Have a laugh. Do some good.
Here’s all the information you’ll need to get started:
We’ve made the quiz - we’ll send it over to you ready for you to run
Gather your colleagues - use your lunchtime (or a fun Friday afternoon break), get your teams together or play head-to-head as individuals (and choose your own date around the 21st March)
Print the answer sheets (or simply write your own)
Fundraise with ease - donate to play (recommended £5 per player) - add a contribution to our fundraising page, or create your own team (add another element of competition!)
Fill in the form below, and we will be in touch with everything you need to complete the quiz. And we’re there for you every step of the way - we’ll help you make your event a success!
More about World Down’s Syndrome Day…
Every year, on 21st March (21/03), we celebrate World Down’s Syndrome Day. We all don mismatched socks, and share these
FACT: This date is picked because chromosome 21 has 3 copies, rather than 2 that the typical human has.
A new theme is selected each year to bring awareness to a struggle our community faces. This year, the theme is loneliness.
Loneliness is a huge problem in our modern world, and even more so for our community.
FACT: Individuals with intellectual disabilities (which includes Down’s syndrome) are 7 times more likely to be lonely than the general public (Mencap, 2019).
Supporters and other charities within our sector agree - the solution is inclusion. Proper inclusion, rather than just tokenistic inclusion. This means:
Making spaces welcoming for our community
Putting in the effort to bring them into spaces they haven’t typically been in, like offices and workplaces (with real responsibility and pay - not just a volunteer role)
Giving our community the tools to become more independent and more involved with wider society - this is where we come in…
At Learn and Thrive, we teach life skills, which includes:
Making friends and developing meaningful relationships
Behaving respectfully in a range of spaces
Personal responsibility - for their behaviour, for their actions, and more
By providing skills like these, our community can lead safer, more connected, and more independent lives - and they can go into wider spaces and reduce their loneliness through spending time with and making new friends.
This World Down’s Syndrome Day - you can support this mission. Running this quiz in your workplace will raise awareness of Down’s syndrome, bring your team together, and support our cause. Fundraising for us means reaching over 35,000+ children and young people with Down’s syndrome and other learning disabilities across the UK, so that the next generation won’t be as lonely as the last.