Domestic Violence Trivia

CAPSA’s Trivia Night is February 24, 2018. To get us in the spirit, we’ve created a set of trivia questions revolving around domestic violence. See how you do:

1. Which state first rescinded the right of a man to inflict violence upon his partner?
2. In what year did domestic violence become a federal crime?
3. In what year did the first shelter for abused women and children open in the United States?
4. Which film did the domestic violence term, “gaslighting” originate from?
5. The classic Cycle of Abuse has four main stages: tension building, acute violence or acting out, reconciliation and what?
6. True or False, domestic violence rates in Utah are higher than the national average.
7. Including CAPSA, how many domestic violence shelters are there within the state of Utah?
8. On average, how many times does an individual try to leave an abusive relationship before succeeding?

STOP!

It’s time to review your answers:

1. Alabama was the first state to rescind this right in 1871. The defining case in the matter was Fulgham V. State.
2. Domestic violence became a national crime when the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) was passed by the United States Congress in 1994.
3. The Women’s Advocates was the first domestic violence shelter in the U.S., and it opened its doors in 1974.
4. The term gaslighting originated from the 1944 movie Gaslight. The term is used to describe a form of emotional abuse where the victim feels it is their fault for provoking the abuser to anger. Many individuals who have dealt with gaslighting feel they are going crazy and cannot do anything right.
5. The Cycle of Abuse culminates in the Honeymoon or calm stage where the abuser is kind and loving toward their victim and they promise they will change and no longer be violent, controlling or manipulative.
6. True. Nationally, 1 in 5 women and 1 in 7 men will be abused in their lifetime. In Utah, 1 in 3 women and 1 in 5 men will experience abuse.
7. There are 16 domestic violence shelters throughout Utah.
8. On average, it takes a survivor of domestic violence 7 attempts to escape before succeeding.

Learn more about domestic violence and how to help a loved one on the Get Help part of our website. If you or a loved one experiences or experienced abuse, call CAPSA at (435) 753-2500.