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Pride Trivia Quiz

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which Greek letter symbolizes gay and lesbian activism?

a)

Alpha

b)

Beta

c)

Lambda

d)

Delta

2.

What is a genderless term that can refer to LGBTQ people?

a)

Asexual

b)

Gay

c)

Queer

d)

Intersex

3.

When is National Coming Out Day?

a)

October 11

b)

November 11

c)

November 12

d)

March 1

4.

In the Nazi concentration camps of WW II, homosexuals were forced to wear which symbol to identify themselves?

a)

An H attached to their clothing

b)

A pink triangle attached to their clothing

c)

An "H" on a headband

d)

A pink circle tattooed on their arm

5.

What are examples of transgender identities?

a)

Agender

b)

Bigender

c)

Genderfluid

d)

Genderqueer

6.

In how many US states can LGBT people be legally fired because of their sexual orientation?

a)

15 states

b)

29 States

c)

36 states

d)

Zero. The Supreme Court ruled protection over LGBT workers.

7.

Which event took place first?

a)

The first gay rights organizations is founded by Henry Gerber in Chicago.

b)

The Senate distributes a report saying homosexuals are "security risks"

c)

Illinois is the first state to decriminalize homosexuality

d)

The APA votes to remove homosexuality from its list of mental illnesses.

8.

Which U.S. state first legalized same sex marriage?

a)

Massachusetts

b)

Illinois

c)

New Hampshire

d)

Connecticut

9.

Which of the following statements is NOT true concerning Harvey Milk?

a)

He was the first openly gay elected official in the history of California.

b)

Milk lived in the Boystown in Chicago, a renowned gay neighborhood.

c)

Milk was the most pro-LGBT politician in the United States at the time.

d)

Harvey Milk was assassinated in 1978.

10.

What was the first gay village in the world?

a)

Schöneberg in Berlin

b)

Greenwich Village in Manhattan

c)

Bushwickin Brooklyn

d)

Castro District in San Francisco

11.

Which of the following are not considered "gay neighborhoods" in Chicago?

a)

Andersonville

b)

Edgewater

c)

Boystown

d)

South Loop

12.

In 1998, Coretta Scott King calls on the civil rights community to join the struggle against homophobia.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

13.

Which of the following statements is NOT true concerning Marsha P. Johnson?

a)

She was a Black trans women at the forefront of the Stonewall Uprising.

b)

She was a founding member of the Gay Liberation Front (GLF).

c)

She was an outspoken pro-LGBT politician in Manhattan.

d)

She modeled for Andy Warhol and was an icon in New York's gay art scene.

14.

When and where was the first Pride parade?

a)

May 28, 1970 in New York City

b)

June 28, 1970 in New York City

c)

June 16, 1972 in San Francisco

d)

July 3, 1970 in Washington, D.C.

15.

What is FALSE regarding the distinction between Gender and Sex?

a)

Both gender and sex are biological identities.

b)

An individual may have multiple biological sex characteristics (intersex).

c)

Sex is based on anatomy, and gender is based on self-identification.

d)

If a person's sex and gender do not align, they may be transgender.

16.

The U.S. Supreme Court required all states to recognize and grant same-sex marriages. When did this happen?

a)

On June 26, 2008

b)

On June 26, 2015

c)

It has not happened yet.

d)

On April 1, 2015

17.

Which of the following is TRUE regarding the Stonewall Riots?

a)

It began when NYC police raided the gay club, Stonewall Inn.

b)

The NYPD roughly and brutally removed patrons and employees from the bar.

c)

Trans women of color were at the forefront of the uprisings.

d)

All of the above.

18.

What university opened the first office for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender students?

a)

New York University

b)

University of Michigan

c)

University of Chicago

d)

University of Vermont

19.

Which country was the first to legalize gay marriage?

a)

Spain

b)

Ireland

c)

New Zealand

d)

The Netherlands

20.

Bonus points - what year did this take place?

a)

2005

b)

2015

c)

2001

d)

1999

21.

What was the Lavender Scare?

a)

When there was a lack of gay-owned stores that sold lavender quilts.

b)

A purging of homosexuals from the U.S. government.

c)

A purging of homosexuals fom Nazi-occupied Germany.

d)

A purging of homosexuals fom Nazi-occupied France.

22.

What year was the "don't ask, don't tell" policy first started in the United States military?

a)

1975

b)

1980

c)

1993

d)

1992

23.

In 2000, this state became the first to legalize civil unions.

a)

Wisconsin

b)

New York

c)

California

d)

Vermont

24.

The Trump Administration enacted transgender health protections.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE