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FLAG MENA PRIDE Quiz

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When was the Sexual Offences Act passed, partially decriminalising homosexuality in England and Wales?

a)

1965

b)

1967

c)

1969

d)

1971

2.

In which year was London’s first ‘Gay Pride’ march held?

a)

1969

b)

1972

c)

1975

d)

1980

3.

In 1988, UK Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, introduced Section 28 of the Local Government Act. The Act stated that a local authority "shall not intentionally promote homosexuality” or “promote the teaching in any maintained school of the acceptability of homosexuality as a pretended family relationship". In which year was Section 28 repealed?

a)

1998

b)

2000

c)

2003

d)

2007

4.

In which year did the BBC broadcast the first gay kiss on UK television?

a)

1975

b)

1979

c)

1985

d)

1970

5.

In which year was the Gender Recognition Act passed in the UK, allowing trans people to legally change their gender?

a)

2000

b)

2004

c)

2008

d)

2012

6.

Homosexuality was decriminalised in England and Wales in 1967, but when was it finally decriminalised in the whole of the UK (Northern Ireland being the last country to decriminalise)

a)

1982

b)

1977

c)

1996

d)

1989

7.

What right did gay people in England and Wales win in 2013?

a)

Being able to adopt

b)

Marriage

c)

It became illegal to discriminate in the workplace

d)

Civil partnerships

8.

Equal marriage was then legalised in Scotland in 2014, but wasn't legalised in Northern Ireland until ...

a)

2016

b)

2018

c)

2020

d)

It still isn’t legal

9.

It was legal to discriminate in UK workplaces on the basis of being transgender until 2010. True or false?

a)

True

b)

False

10.

When was lesbianism decriminalised in the UK?

a)

1965

b)

1975

c)

1985

d)

It was never illegal

11.

Who was the first openly gay MP in the UK?

a)

Chris Smith

b)

Stephen Twigg

c)

Ben Bradshaw

d)

Angela Eagle

12.

Lily Parr was the first openly gay female English professional football player. She had a thirty year career and scored 980 goals. What year did she retire?

a)

1951

b)

1971

c)

1991

d)

2021

13.

What does the ‘P’ stand for in transgender activists Marsha P. Johnson’s name?

a)

'Push the limit'

b)

'Peonies'

c)

'Pose'

d)

‘Pay it no mind’

14.

Who was the first out gay person to win an Oscar?

a)

Sir Ian McKellen

b)

Ariana DeBose

c)

Sir John Gielgud

d)

Sam Smith

15.

10. Which city is generally agreed to be the unofficial ‘gay capital’ of the UK?

a)

Newcastle

b)

Edinburgh

c)

Brighton

d)

Cardiff

16.

In 2016, which British Olympic team featured the first married, same-sex couple winning a gold medal?

a)

The basketball team

b)

The volleyball team

c)

The hockey team

d)

The rugby team

17.

What is the name of Russell T Davies’ Channel 4 drama which was based in London in the 1980s?

a)

West End Girls

b)

It’s A Sin

c)

Go West

d)

Domino Dancing

18.

What is Sir Elton John’s real name?

a)

Reginald Dwight

b)

David Jones

c)

Calvin Broadus Jr

d)

Christopher Breaux