Quiz

LGBTQ

Test your knowledge

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Which culture was particularly open and accepting towards homosexuality, believing it brought good fortune and blessings? They even had kings who were gay (does Hammurabi ring a bell?).

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Even though some regions of this country had legalized same sex marriage before, the parliament decided to extend the rights nationwide on 20th July 2005.

3 / 10

In 2014, this Canadian city hosted the WorldPride event, marking the first time a North American city held the event. What lucky city was that?

4 / 10

What day is the US-originated (but internationally observed) National Coming Out Day?

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Which general was responsible for the decision, in the 4th century BCE, to establish a single gay fighting unit, rather than having gay couples spread throughout the army to act as an inspiration along the battle front?

6 / 10

What derogatory name was given to the machine used in the 1950s and 1960s by the RCMP and other organizations to try and identify gay men?

7 / 10

This very famous celebrity came out in 2006. He played many famous roles but the most notorious one was in "How I Met Your Mother".

8 / 10

"Pioneer" number three gave a surprise to the whole world since it was widely perceived as a very traditionally conservative and Catholic country.

9 / 10

LGBT individuals often became members of this profession in Native American tribes. They were revered and often thought to be more powerful than others of the same profession. Which job did these individuals often assume?

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In what year was the death penalty for sodomy abolished in Britain?

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Pride

Test your Knowledge on Gay Pride

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Even though some regions of this country had legalized same sex marriage before, the parliament decided to extend the rights nationwide on 20th July 2005.

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In 2014, this Canadian city hosted the WorldPride event, marking the first time a North American city held the event. What lucky city was that?

3 / 17

What day is the US-originated (but internationally observed) National Coming Out Day?

4 / 17

Which general was responsible for the decision, in the 4th century BCE, to establish a single gay fighting unit, rather than having gay couples spread throughout the army to act as an inspiration along the battle front?

5 / 17

In what year was the death penalty for sodomy abolished in Britain?

6 / 17

LGBT individuals often became members of this profession in Native American tribes. They were revered and often thought to be more powerful than others of the same profession. Which job did these individuals often assume?

7 / 17

"Pioneer" number three gave a surprise to the whole world since it was widely perceived as a very traditionally conservative and Catholic country.

8 / 17

This very famous celebrity came out in 2006. He played many famous roles but the most notorious one was in "How I Met Your Mother".

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In what year did the American Psychological Association remove homosexuality from its list of mental disorders?

10 / 17

What international Drag Queen organization (founded by Absolute Empress José Sarria, the Widow Norton, in 1965) throws lavish costume balls for charity throughout the United States?

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How many men were in the elite homosexual group of soldiers formed by Gorgidas in 378 BCE?

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Under its new Penal Code of 1791, which European country was the first to decriminalise homosexuality?

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This Canadian beauty is well known for her interesting and quirky roles. She came out in 2014.

14 / 17

Alexander Wood was a Scottish merchant and magistrate who was at the center of a homosexual scandal in 1810. What nickname was he given, which was based on a derogatory term for homosexual men at the time?

15 / 17

When was the first gay and lesbian march on Washington?

16 / 17

In 1648 in New France, a military drummer received what sentence for the crime of homosexuality?

17 / 17

Which very famous CNN reporter came out in 2012?

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Riots

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Billy Porter made history, becoming the first gay black man to win an Emmy. What show did he win his Emmy for?

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America’s first transgender statue celebrates and honors which activists from the Stonewall Riots?

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Which two colours were added to Philadelphia’s rainbow flag in 2017?

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Which dance craze made mainstream by gay icon Madonna originated in the LGBTQ+ underground ball culture?

5 / 15

Which popular US sitcom aired the first lesbian wedding on TV?

6 / 15

Contrary to what Sam Smith previously said, who was the first out gay person to win an Oscar?

7 / 15

What day is “National Coming Out Day” observed in the USA?

8 / 15

What # is UT Dallas ranked for LGBTQ+ inclusion on the BestColleges.Com and Campus Pride Index?

9 / 15

Where did a similar event to the Stonewall Riots take place in San Francisco three years earlier?

10 / 15

The original pride flag, created in 1978, included three colors that no longer appear on the flag as it exists today. What were they?

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Now a famous talk show host, which TV personality played the first starring character on a TV sitcom to come out as a lesbian?

12 / 15

: Which US politician, who was openly gay, was fundamental in defeating Proposition 6, which would’ve made it illegal for members of the queer community to teach in schools?

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What was the name of the radical queer organization founded by New York City transgender activists Marsha P. Johnson and Sylvia Rivera in 1970?

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Which country was the first to lawfully establish same sex marriage?

15 / 15

What year were the Stonewall Riots?

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General

General questions

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Dr. Tom Waddell, a member of the 1968 Olympic team, started the Gay Games, which is an international sporting event held every four years. Originally, it was to be called The Gay Olympics, but the name was changed for which reason?

2 / 14

Under its new Penal Code of 1791, which European country was the first to decriminalise homosexuality?

3 / 14

Which oasis in early modern Egypt was a hotspot of homosexuality in Egypt?

4 / 14

This Canadian beauty is well known for her interesting and quirky roles. She came out in 2014.

5 / 14

Alexander Wood was a Scottish merchant and magistrate who was at the center of a homosexual scandal in 1810. What nickname was he given, which was based on a derogatory term for homosexual men at the time?

6 / 14

What was the name of the extremely talented cryptanalyst and computer scientist who, after being subjected to chemical castration, is believed to have taken his own life in 1954?

7 / 14

In 1533, King Henry VIII created the Buggery Act in England, which prescribed what penalty for the said crime?

8 / 14

What tennis great came out as a lesbian shortly after being granted US citizenship in 1981?

9 / 14

"He's all man - we made sure of that," said this candidate for the U.S. Presidency when asked whether his son was gay.

10 / 14

When was the first gay and lesbian march on Washington?

11 / 14

In 1648 in New France, a military drummer received what sentence for the crime of homosexuality?

12 / 14

Which very famous CNN reporter came out in 2012?

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The very first country to introduce same sex marriage, was, not surprisingly ______

14 / 14

What did 'motsoalle' mean in ancient Lesotho?

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Bisexual

1 / 13

What is the name of the LGBTQ+ rights organization that was formed in response to the passage of Proposition 8 in California?

2 / 13

What does the term "ally" mean in LGBTQ+ culture?

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Who is the author of the novel "The Color Purple", which features lesbian characters?

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In what year was the first Pride parade held in the United States?

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Who is considered the mother of the modern LGBTQ+ rights movement?

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What is the name of the famous drag queen who hosts the TV show "RuPaul's Drag Race"?

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Which openly lesbian singer-songwriter released the hit album "The Con" in 2007, which has been celebrated for its LGBTQ+ themes?

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What is the name of the gay politician who became the mayor of South Bend, Indiana in 2012?

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What is the name of the popular Netflix series that follows a group of LGBTQ+ friends living in San Francisco in the 2010s?

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What is the name of the award-winning LGBTQ+ novel by André Aciman that was adapted into a hit film in 2017?

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What is the name of the LGBTQ+ nightclub featured in the hit television series "Pose"?

12 / 13

In what year was same-sex marriage legalized in the United States?

13 / 13

Who is the first openly gay U.S. senator?

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Century

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Which popular US sitcom aired the first lesbian wedding on TV?

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Where did a similar event to the Stonewall Riots take place in San Francisco three years earlier?

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What # is UT Dallas ranked for LGBTQ+ inclusion on the BestColleges.Com and Campus Pride Index?

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What is the name of the award-winning LGBTQ+ novel by André Aciman that was adapted into a hit film in 2017?

5 / 32

What is the name of the popular Netflix series that follows a group of LGBTQ+ friends living in San Francisco in the 2010s?

6 / 32

In what year was same-sex marriage legalized in the United States?

7 / 32

What is the name of the LGBTQ+ nightclub featured in the hit television series "Pose"?

8 / 32

Which state became the first to legalize civil unions for same-sex couples?

9 / 32

Which iconic writer was a member of The Order of Chaeronea?

10 / 32

Which famous bisexual English female essayist and novelist, writer of Mrs Daloway and To The Lighthouse, pioneered women’s rights?

11 / 32

Malcolm Michaels Jr, born in 1945, a prominent American gay liberation activist, drag-queen, and prominent figure in the Stonewall riots, goes by what other name?

12 / 32

“A Streetcar Named Desire” is a classic American play written by which man?

13 / 32

Which American writer and activist, famous for works such as “Go Tell It on the Mountain”, was a campaigner for LGBTQ+ rights and for the civil rights movement?

14 / 32

Best known for his role as Gandalf in the Lord of the Rings Trilogy, which knighted actor was a co-founder of the English LGBTQ+ charity Stonewall?

15 / 32

Which MP for Islington South and Finsbury was the UK’s first openly gay politician, having come out in 1984?

16 / 32

What is the stage name of the famous English singer and pianist born Reginald Dwight, famous for hits such as “Your Song”? He is an avid campaigner for LGBTQ+ rights and against HIV/AIDS

17 / 32

Which female Ancient Greek poet from Lesbos (the origin of the term "lesbian"), famous for writing “Ode to Aphrodite”, was believed to be homosexual?

18 / 32

In 1648 in New France, a military drummer received what sentence for the crime of homosexuality?

19 / 32

Which very famous CNN reporter came out in 2012?

20 / 32

What tennis great came out as a lesbian shortly after being granted US citizenship in 1981?

21 / 32

"He's all man - we made sure of that," said this candidate for the U.S. Presidency when asked whether his son was gay.

22 / 32

Alexander Wood was a Scottish merchant and magistrate who was at the center of a homosexual scandal in 1810. What nickname was he given, which was based on a derogatory term for homosexual men at the time?

23 / 32

This Canadian beauty is well known for her interesting and quirky roles. She came out in 2014.

24 / 32

Which oasis in early modern Egypt was a hotspot of homosexuality in Egypt?

25 / 32

In what year was the death penalty for sodomy abolished in Britain?

26 / 32

LGBT individuals often became members of this profession in Native American tribes. They were revered and often thought to be more powerful than others of the same profession. Which job did these individuals often assume?

27 / 32

"Pioneer" number three gave a surprise to the whole world since it was widely perceived as a very traditionally conservative and Catholic country.

28 / 32

Which culture was particularly open and accepting towards homosexuality, believing it brought good fortune and blessings? They even had kings who were gay (does Hammurabi ring a bell?).

29 / 32

Even though some regions of this country had legalized same sex marriage before, the parliament decided to extend the rights nationwide on 20th July 2005.

30 / 32

In 2014, this Canadian city hosted the WorldPride event, marking the first time a North American city held the event. What lucky city was that?

31 / 32

What day is the US-originated (but internationally observed) National Coming Out Day?

32 / 32

Which general was responsible for the decision, in the 4th century BCE, to establish a single gay fighting unit, rather than having gay couples spread throughout the army to act as an inspiration along the battle front?

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Gay Matters

Test if you are gay or straight

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Which female Ancient Greek poet from Lesbos (the origin of the term "lesbian"), famous for writing “Ode to Aphrodite”, was believed to be homosexual?

2 / 15

Who was the first transgener woman to have sex reassignment surgery in the United States?

3 / 15

Which English actor, comedian and writer famous for his roles in "Jeeves and Wooster" and "Blackadder", in addition to hosting QI, is openly gay and a campaigner for LGBTQ+ rights and for the mental health charity Mind?

4 / 15

Which famous English mathematician and cryptographer, responsible for cracking the enigma code and is referred to as the father of modern computing, was chemically castrated under then-UK law for his sexual orientation?

5 / 15

“O Captain My Captain” was a poem written by which presumed bisexual or homosexual 19th-century American poet?

6 / 15

Which MP for Islington South and Finsbury was the UK’s first openly gay politician, having come out in 1984?

7 / 15

Best known for his role as Gandalf in the Lord of the Rings Trilogy, which knighted actor was a co-founder of the English LGBTQ+ charity Stonewall?

8 / 15

Which American writer and activist, famous for works such as “Go Tell It on the Mountain”, was a campaigner for LGBTQ+ rights and for the civil rights movement?

9 / 15

“A Streetcar Named Desire” is a classic American play written by which man?

10 / 15

Which American Politician, later assassinated, was the first openly gay man to be elected to office in California in 1977? He was also the subject of a 2008 biopic starring Sean Penn.

11 / 15

Which famous bisexual English female essayist and novelist, writer of Mrs Daloway and To The Lighthouse, pioneered women’s rights?

12 / 15

Malcolm Michaels Jr, born in 1945, a prominent American gay liberation activist, drag-queen, and prominent figure in the Stonewall riots, goes by what other name?

13 / 15

What is the name of the current CEO of Apple, who is openly gay and a prominent supporter of LGBTQ+ rights?

14 / 15

Known for his epigrams, plays and poems, which Irish playwright was sentenced in the 1890s to two years of manual labour for gross indecency (for consensual homosexual acts)?

15 / 15

What is the stage name of the famous English singer and pianist born Reginald Dwight, famous for hits such as “Your Song”? He is an avid campaigner for LGBTQ+ rights and against HIV/AIDS

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Homo

1 / 31

The original Pride flag had which two additional colors?

2 / 31

What show features the longest-running queer character in TV history?

3 / 31

This Canadian beauty is well known for her interesting and quirky roles. She came out in 2014.

4 / 31

Alexander Wood was a Scottish merchant and magistrate who was at the center of a homosexual scandal in 1810. What nickname was he given, which was based on a derogatory term for homosexual men at the time?

5 / 31

When was the first gay and lesbian march on Washington?

6 / 31

Which very famous CNN reporter came out in 2012?

7 / 31

In 1648 in New France, a military drummer received what sentence for the crime of homosexuality?

8 / 31

Known for his epigrams, plays and poems, which Irish playwright was sentenced in the 1890s to two years of manual labour for gross indecency (for consensual homosexual acts)?

9 / 31

What is the name of the current CEO of Apple, who is openly gay and a prominent supporter of LGBTQ+ rights?

10 / 31

Malcolm Michaels Jr, born in 1945, a prominent American gay liberation activist, drag-queen, and prominent figure in the Stonewall riots, goes by what other name?

11 / 31

Which famous bisexual English female essayist and novelist, writer of Mrs Daloway and To The Lighthouse, pioneered women’s rights?

12 / 31

Who was the first transgener woman to have sex reassignment surgery in the United States?

13 / 31

Which English actor, comedian and writer famous for his roles in "Jeeves and Wooster" and "Blackadder", in addition to hosting QI, is openly gay and a campaigner for LGBTQ+ rights and for the mental health charity Mind?

14 / 31

Which famous English mathematician and cryptographer, responsible for cracking the enigma code and is referred to as the father of modern computing, was chemically castrated under then-UK law for his sexual orientation?

15 / 31

“O Captain My Captain” was a poem written by which presumed bisexual or homosexual 19th-century American poet?

16 / 31

Which American Politician, later assassinated, was the first openly gay man to be elected to office in California in 1977? He was also the subject of a 2008 biopic starring Sean Penn.

17 / 31

When was the first gay and lesbian march on Washington?

18 / 31

"He's all man - we made sure of that," said this candidate for the U.S. Presidency when asked whether his son was gay.

19 / 31

What tennis great came out as a lesbian shortly after being granted US citizenship in 1981?

20 / 31

In 1533, King Henry VIII created the Buggery Act in England, which prescribed what penalty for the said crime?

21 / 31

What was the name of the extremely talented cryptanalyst and computer scientist who, after being subjected to chemical castration, is believed to have taken his own life in 1954?

22 / 31

Dr. Tom Waddell, a member of the 1968 Olympic team, started the Gay Games, which is an international sporting event held every four years. Originally, it was to be called The Gay Olympics, but the name was changed for which reason?

23 / 31

Under its new Penal Code of 1791, which European country was the first to decriminalise homosexuality?

24 / 31

Which oasis in early modern Egypt was a hotspot of homosexuality in Egypt?

25 / 31

This Canadian beauty is well known for her interesting and quirky roles. She came out in 2014.

26 / 31

Alexander Wood was a Scottish merchant and magistrate who was at the center of a homosexual scandal in 1810. What nickname was he given, which was based on a derogatory term for homosexual men at the time?

27 / 31

In what year was the death penalty for sodomy abolished in Britain?

28 / 31

LGBT individuals often became members of this profession in Native American tribes. They were revered and often thought to be more powerful than others of the same profession. Which job did these individuals often assume?

29 / 31

"Pioneer" number three gave a surprise to the whole world since it was widely perceived as a very traditionally conservative and Catholic country.

30 / 31

This very famous celebrity came out in 2006. He played many famous roles but the most notorious one was in "How I Met Your Mother".

31 / 31

What derogatory name was given to the machine used in the 1950s and 1960s by the RCMP and other organizations to try and identify gay men?

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Lesbians

1 / 15

What documentary depicted New York City’s drag ball life at the height of the AIDS crisis?

2 / 15

What was the first gay rights organization formed after the Stonewall Riots?

3 / 15

What country currently holds the record for the biggest Pride parade ever?

4 / 15

The first known lesbian rights organization in the United States was called what?

5 / 15

Who is credited with founding PFLAG?

6 / 15

Which iconic writer was a member of The Order of Chaeronea?

7 / 15

Which state became the first to legalize civil unions for same-sex couples?

8 / 15

Philadelphia added which two colors to their Pride flag in 2017?

9 / 15

Will & Grace premiered in what year?

10 / 15

Who played Harvey Milk in Milk?

11 / 15

The original Pride flag had which two additional colors?

12 / 15

What show features the longest-running queer character in TV history?

13 / 15

Sylvia Rivera and Marsha P. Johnson led which activist group?

14 / 15

Which former government employee became a pioneer of the LGBTQ+ rights movement after being fired for being openly gay?

15 / 15

 Taylor Swift mentions “GLAAD” in which of her songs?

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