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Lgbtq history and facts

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

what event took place in new york 1969 that started the gay and civil rights movement?

a)

the rockwall riots

b)

the stonewall riots

c)

human rights protest

d)

gay rebellion

2.

which famous queer writer wrote the book ‘the picture of dorian gray’?

a)

oscar wilde

b)

walt whitman

c)

charles dickens

d)

virginia woolf

3.

what part of the lgbtq+ community does this flag represent?

a)

pansexual

b)

lesbian

c)

non binary

d)

transgender

4.

who first designed the gay pride flag?

a)

marsha p johnson

b)

harvey milk

c)

gilbert baker

d)

michael page

5.

what symbol did nazis use to distinguish gay men?

a)

black triangle

b)

pink triangle

c)

yellow star

d)

pink square

6.

who is the ww2 hero that ‘the imitation game’ was based on?

a)

alan turing

b)

benedict cumberbatch

c)

winston churchill

d)

oscar schindler

7.

what date did same-sex marriages become legal in the uk?

a)

30 september 2013

b)

29 march 2014

c)

20 july 2014

d)

29 march 2013

8.

what country was the first to legalise same-sex marriages?

a)

france

b)

usa

c)

germany

d)

the netherlands

9.

what part of the lgbtq+ community is represented with this flag?

a)

genderfluid

b)

aromantic

c)

non binary

d)

asexual

10.

brenda howard, a bisexual activist, is known as the what, for her work in coordinating the first lgbt pride march?

a)

mother acceptance

b)

mother gay

c)

mother of bisexuals

d)

mother of pride

11.

in what year did roberta cowell undergo the first gender reassignment surgery?

a)

1948

b)

1950

c)

1951

d)

1952

12.

in what year did the first pride march take place?

a)

1972

b)

1978

c)

1970

d)

1969

13.

what part of the lgbtq+ community is represented with this flag?

a)

omnisexual

b)

polysexual

c)

bisexual

d)

pansexual

14.

which writer wrote the books ‘mrs dalloway’, ‘between the acts’ and ‘to the lighthouse’?

a)

oscar wilde

b)

virginia woolf

c)

jane austen

d)

anne brontë

15.

which queer music artist wrote the song ‘changes’?

a)

hayley kiyoko

b)

elton john

c)

david bowie

d)

freddie mercury

16.

which american tv show screened the first lesbian wedding?

a)

friends

b)

law & order

c)

the simpsons

d)

fresh prince of bel air

17.

which greek letter is associated with the gay and lesbian community?

a)

beta

b)

omega

c)

lambda

d)

delta

18.

which of the following celebrities is NOT bisexual?

a)

angelina jolie

b)

kristen stewart

c)

lady gaga

d)

mary berry

19.

in how many countries is homosexuality still punishable by death?

a)

12

b)

none

c)

3

d)

10

20.

in how many countries is gay marriage legal?

a)

15

b)

43

c)

28

d)

35