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World AIDS Day 1 December

LGBT+ Quiz Round 1: LGBT+ icons Round 2: LGBT+ history ROUND 1: LGBT+ icons Round 3: Pride headliners and performers 1 Marsha P. Johnson was an African-American rights Round 4: LGBT+ cinema and TV activist and self-identified drag artist whose activism in the 1960s and 70s had a huge impact on the LGBTQ+ Round 5: LGBT+ trivia community. What did Martha say the P stood for? A: Party everyday B: Pay it no mind C: Please everyone D: Peaceful 7 made history as the first trans Emmy nominee for what show? A: House of Cards 2 played Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz. B: Dorothy’s famous ruby red slippers weren’t originally red. In L. Frank Baum’s 1900 fantasy, The Wonderful C: Transparent World of Oz they were which colour? D: Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt A: Gold B: Silver 8 Contrary to what Sam Smith previously said, who was C: Copper the first out gay person to win an Oscar? D: White A: Sir B: Sir Ian McKellen 3 With a record nine Wimbledon singles’ titles to her C: Jodie Foster name, openly tennis player Martina Navratilova D: did a lot for LGBT visibility simply by being at the top her game. Where was she born? A: Czechoslovakia 9 Freddie Mercury was the frontman of Queen. In ‘I Want to Break Free’ the entire band dress in drag, but what is B: Croatia believed to have inspired them to do this? C: Argentina A: Women of Emmerdale D: Poland B: Women of Coronation Street C: Women of EastEnders 4 Now a famous talk show host, which TV personality D: Women of The Archers played the first starring character on a TV sitcom to come out as a lesbian? A: Ellen DeGeneres 10 In 1991, “Don’t Let Go Down on Me” was covered in a live version as a duet by which icons? B: Oprah Winfrey A: Elton John and George Michael C: B: Elton John and Freddie Mercury D: C: Elton John and Barry Manilow D: Elton John and Kiki Dee 5 was the first openly gay man elected to public office in which US state? A: B: New York C: Florida D: California

6 recently tweeted that she was fined for a gay rights speech in Russia. How much was the fine (which she didn’t pay)? A: 10 million USD B: 5 million USD C: 1 million USD D: Half a million USD World AIDS Day 1 December LGBT+ Quiz ROUND 2: LGBT+ history 18 In 2009 which Prime Minster apologised on behalf 11 When was the first Pride in the UK? of the Conservative party for the introduction of . A: July 1972 A: Margaret Thatcher B: July 1974 C: July 1976 B: John Major D: July 1978 C: Gordon Brown D:

12 What was the name of the radical organisation founded by trans activists Marsha P. 19 LGBT+ History month is celebrated in the UK in Johnson and in 1970? which month? A: M.O.O.N A: January B: C.I.R.C.L.E B: February C: S.T.A.R C: March D: S.Q.U.A.R.E D: April

13 Barbara Gittings has been described as the ‘mother of 20 Why is LGBT+ History month celebrated in this the LGBT civil rights movement and formed the particular month? country’s first organisation for . What was A: To celebrate release of The Wizard of Oz it called? B: To coincide with the 2003 abolition of Section 28 A: Sisters of State B: Daughters of Bilitis C: To coincide with the start of the Riots C: Women of the World D: To celebrate birth of opening of the first D: Ladies of America in America

14 During the Second World War, the Nazis deported up to 15,000 to concentration camps. What symbol were they forced to wear to identify them as homosexual? A: Pink Square B: Pink Star C: Pink Circle D: ROUND 3: Pride headliners and performers Under whose administration was ‘Don’t ask, don’t tell’ 15 21 NYC Pride was the official host of WorldPride 2019 and repealed from the US military? the legendary Grace Jones was the Saturday headliner. A: Grace Jones starred as May Day in which Bond film? B: A: The Living Daylights C: Ronald Regan B: A View To A Kill D: C: Moonraker

16 Whose took place on 27 June, the night before 22 The first Pride Live was headlined by the , which some have long reported , marking her return to the city since heightened the emotions and spurred many to join . Ariana headlined the Sunday the fight? night but which group headlined the Saturday? A: Judy Garland A: Years & Years B: Marilyn Monroe B: Pet Shops Boys C: C: Little Mix D: Jackie Onassis

23 The iconic has been a performer at Pride events 17 When was legalised in the UK? around the world, her celebratory song Pride is a bonus A: 1967 track on which ? B: 1957 A: Closer to the Truth C: 1947 B: Believe D: 1937 C: Living Proof World AIDS Day 1 December LGBT+ Quiz

24 Pop royalty headlined Pride ROUND 4: LGBT+ cinema and TV last year, what hit did she open her set with? 31 Openly gay character Stanford Blatch was a character on which TV programme? A: Locomotion B: Love At First Sight A: C: Can’t Get You Out of My Head B: Golden Girls C: D: Will and Grace 25 In 2010, George Michael performed at the post Parade Mardi Gras Party in Sydney. Complete this George Michael lyric ... “In the absence of , I made 32 Billy Porter made history, the first gay black my way into the night” man to win an Emmy. What show did he win his Emmy A: sobriety for? B: necessity A: Pose C: security B: Vogue C: Catwalk 26 In 2019, Madonna closed WorldPride with a massive D: Blossom concert at ‘Pride Island’ at Pier 97 in , New York. Madonna left New York in 2017 to begin a new chapter of life. Where did she move to? 33 The first pre-watershed lesbian kiss in the UK took place on which soap in 1994? A: Lisbon, Portugal B: Madrid, Spain A: EastEnders C: Milan, Italy B: Brookside C: Coronation Street D: Emmerdale 27 The fabulous RuPaul performed at the Mardi Gras Party in 2012. How many seasons of RuPaul’s Drag Race have there been? 34 Which popular US sitcom aired the first lesbian A: 11 wedding on TV? B: 12 A: Friends C: 13 B: Will and Grace C: D: 28 Which act was due to headline this year? A: Diana Ross 35 What was the name of the LGBTQ+ movie that won B: Best Picture at the Oscars in February 2017? C: J-Lo A: Moonshine B: Moonlight 29 Pride has confirmed headliners Cheryl C: Moonrise and Kelly Rowland for 2021. What is the name of D: Moontime Cheryl’s son? A: Bear Black Payne 36 In an episode appropriately titled ‘True Love’, Jack B: Bear Brown Payne McPhee and his boyfriend Ethan locked lips and C: Bear Grey Payne became the first two men to kiss on a US primetime TV show. What is the name of the show? 30 The Village People’s YMCA has featured in many Pride A: Buffy The Vampire Slayer parades. Complete the lyric ... “Young man, there’s a B: Beverley Hills 90210 place you can go. I said, young man, when C: Dawson’s Creek you’re .” D: Beverley Hills 90201 A: Just in the know B: Short on your dough C: Ready to just go 37 Two major indie films came out in 2018 taking on gay . Which two? A: ‘The Miseducation of Cameron Post’ & ‘Hearts Beat Loud’ B: ‘Boy Erased’ & ‘The Miseducation of Cameron Post’ C: ‘Giant Little Ones’ & ‘Can You Ever Forgive Me?’ D: ‘Giant Little Ones’ & ‘Giant Little Ones’ World AIDS Day 1 December LGBT+ Quiz

38 Which was the first gender-role reversal film? 44 Name the toy company that launched the world’s first A: Glen or Glenda gender-neutral dolls? B: Some Like It Hot A: Barbie C: A Florida Enchantment B: Mattel D: The Crying Game C: Hasbro D: Fisher-Price

39 In “Beautiful Thing” two neighbour boys fall in love and in the end start a relationship. In the film there is also a 45 What European city boasts the Homomonument to girl who is the fan of a famous singer. I want the name victims of ? of this singer! A: Paris A: Tina Turner B: Prague B: Mama Cass C: Amsterdam C: Aretha Franklin D: Berlin D: Ella Fitzgerald

46 In which month is the US-originated (but internationally 40 Which cancelled show famously introduced a observed) National Day? non-binary character as a significant other for one of A: September the leads? B: October A: Glow C: November B: One Day at a Time D: December C: Santa Clarita Diet D: Carmilla 47 Artist Gilbert Baker is widely known as the creator of the with each colour presenting something. Red represents life, blue represents harmony but what does yellow represent? A: Sunlight B: Vision C: Nature D: Kindness

ROUND 5: LGBT+ trivia 48 Which country holds the record for hosting the largest 41 Which country was the first to lawfully establish same in the world? sex marriage? A: Spain A: The Netherlands B: Brazil B: Sweden C: Israel C: Austria D: Australia D: Belgium 49 The Royal Tavern is a Grade II listed gay 42 Bette Midler came to prominence in 1970 entertainment venue in Vauxhall, London. According to when she began singing in a local gay bath house. Wikipedia, when did the venue open? Bette won an Academy Award in 1980 for Best Actress A: 1903 in which movie? B: 1893 A: The Rose C: 1863 B: For The Boys D: 1843 C: Ruthless People D: Beaches 50 Which street is the located in? A: 43 Who was the first openly gay MP? B: Lincoln Street A: Robert Hayword C: Washington Street B: D: Roosevelt Street C: Ben Bradshaw D: Chris Smith