Why do we know Matthew Shepard?

He was beaten and killed for being gay

A heartily laughing Harvey Milk

What was "the First Pride Parade?"

A march to commemorate the 1 year anniversary of Stonewall

Susan B. Anthony was tried, convicted, and fined $100 for...

Voting in the 1872 Congressional elections

From where did the word Lesbian come?

Lesbos is an island where the Greek poet Sappho lived.

In 1849, Elizabeth Blackwell became the first woman to:

Earn a medical degree in the US

What did Jeff Sessions decide about the Civil Rights Act in 2017?

It doesn't protect trans people from discrimination at work

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1
Which president initiated Don't Ask, Don't Tell?
Ronald Regan
Lyndon B. Johnson
Bill Clinton
George W. Bush
2
What planet is considered Earth's "twin" because of their size and what they're made of?
Mars
Mercury
Venus
Pluto
3
Who was the first American to win four gold medals in a single Olympics in 1936?
Jesse Owens
Shaun White
Carl Lewis
Michael Phelps
4
True or False? Scarlet is a bright red color.
False
True
5
Wife to Franklin Roosevelt, made significant contributions to human rights around the world
Ericka Roosevelt
Elaine Roosevelt
Eleanor Roosevelt
Emma Roosevelt
6
Which president banned "homosexuals" from working for the federal government?
George W. Bush
George H.W. Bush
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Richard Nixon
7
What year was HIV/AIDS first identified in the US?
1975
1982
1980
1979
8
What % of an egg's weight is the shell?
90%
85%
12%
13%
9
Which of the names below is NOT from the band, The Beatles?
Paul McCartney
John Lennon
Ringo Starr
Robert Plant
10
What is the name of the boy that visits the chocolate factory owned by Willy Wonka?
Charles Berket
Charlie Bucket
Charlie Barcat
Chuck Bracket
11
Who was the first person on the moon?
Buzz Aldrin
Neil Armstrong
Lance Armstrong
Grant Armstrong
12
Why do we know Matthew Shepard?
He was present at the Stonewall Riots
He was beaten and killed for being gay
He is a prominent gay rights activist
He was the first openly gay Congress-member
13
When were women allowed to own a credit card in their name?
1960
1974
2000
1990
14
Who is this person?
An extremely cheerful Paul Newman
A heartily laughing Harvey Milk
A quite humored Chad Griffin
A very happy Barry Diller
15
What was "the First Pride Parade?"
An event held by a pride group in San Francisco to celebrate
A riot following the beating of a gay man in New York
A street party in Sacramento, CA
A march to commemorate the 1 year anniversary of Stonewall
16
Who was an escaped slave who argued for civil rights in her speech "Ain't I a Woman?"
Harriet Tubman
Sojourner Truth
Shirley Chisolm
Ida B. Wells
17
What color are the stars on the United States of America Flag?
Gold
Red
Blue
White
18
Who had to wear a leg brace as a child but won three gold track and field medals in the 1960 Olympics?
Michelle Obama
Venus Williams
Simone Biles
Wilma Rudolph
19
Born into slavery, saw true suffrage for both women and African-Americans as a sacred right
Dawn B. Wells
Elizabeth B. Stanton
Ida B. Wells
Ida B. Anthony
20
Who was the figure who appeared in a World War II poster and became a symbol of working women?
Rachel White
Rosie The Rioter
Rosie The Riveter
Rosalie Real
21
She was the first female co-host and paved the way for women in journalism
Megyn Kelly
Katie Couric
Greta Van Susteren
Barbara Walters
22
Which Olympic athlete has won the maximum number of gold medals?
Usain Bolt
Michael Phelps
Ryan Lochte
Serena Williams
23
What language has the most words?
Chinese
Japanese
English
Spanish
24
What Italian City is famous for its leaning tower?
Pizza
Pisa
Pasa
Piza
25
In 1851, she gave the famous "Ain't I a woman" speech, which explained gender equality
Diana Lovner
Gertrude Wurn
Sojourner Truth
Maragaret Jame
26
Homosexual behavior has been observed in approximately how many animal species?
300
1000
750
1500
27
In what year did American women win the right to vote via the 19th Amendment?
1920
1911
1919
1925
28
What year was the first pride flag made?
1963
1969
1982
1978
29
What year did Ellen Degeneres come out on Time Magazine?
2001
1999
1990
1997
30
Saint Patrick is the Patron Saint of which country?
Germany
Greece
Norway
Ireland
31
In 1993, Michael Jordan gave up basketball to try which sport?
Baseball
Wrestling
Tennis
Golf
32
In what year did the Titanic sink?
1934
1926
1925
1912
33
In 2012, this 17 year old girl survived being shot for speaking out about education for girls
Fadwa Batul
Basma Dalal
Malala Yousafzai
Aakifa Zeie
34
Susan B. Anthony was tried, convicted, and fined $100 for...
Voting in the 1790 presidential election
Voting in the 1872 Congressional elections
Protesting in front of the US Capital for women's suffrage
Voting in the 1920 presidential election
35
What scientist is considered the world expert on chimpanzee behavior?
Eugenie Clark
Birute Galdikas
Dian Fossey
Jane Goodall
36
True or False? Mickey Mouse's middle name is Fauntleroy.
True
False
37
From where did the word Lesbian come?
Lesbos was the name of a famous greek lesbian.
The greek poet Homer coined the term in his "Odyssey."
Lesbos is an island where the Greek poet Sappho lived.
It first was used in a 18th century work by poet Lord Byron.
38
Who fought for the rights of farm workers, especially Latino farm workers?
Carlos Finlay
Rosa Parks
Frederick Douglass
Cesar Chavez
39
Which US state has the most gay and lesbian couples?
California
New York
Minnesota
Oregon
40
Where in America is the Empire State Building located?
Chicago
Washington DC
Los Angeles
New York
41
What year was AVEN founded?
1983
2001
1999
2010
42
Who was the first African-American child to attend an all-white school in 1960 New Orleans?
Sojourner Truth
Harriet Tubman
Ruby Bridges
Rosa Parks
43
What did California's Proposition 8 do?
Made same-sex marriage illegal
Ruled that marriage of same-sex couples constitutional.
Made same-sex marriage legal
Made gender confirmation surgery illegal
44
What is the name of the school that Harry Potter attended?
Hogwarts
Hagsworth
Diagon Alley
Wogsweird
45
Who is the scientist who studied animal behavior and spoke out for people with autism?
Eugenie Clark
Marie Curie
Jane Goodall
Temple Grandin
46
In 1849, Elizabeth Blackwell became the first woman to:
Be ordained a minister
Own a business
Win a gold medal in the Olympics
Earn a medical degree in the US
47
How many squares are there on a chess board?
49
56
81
64
48
If a carnivore eats meat, what does a frugivore eat?
Fungus
Seeds
Fruit
Herbs
49
Who created a system of writing and reading for people who are blind?
Sequoyah
Harriet Quimby
Louis Braille
Helen Keller
50
What did Jeff Sessions decide about the Civil Rights Act in 2017?
LGBT people don't count
The DOJ will no longer uphold this act
It should be repealed
It doesn't protect trans people from discrimination at work
51
What is the term for the laws that are being put in place to discriminate against trans people?
House Bills
Anti-trans bills
Bathroom Bills
Trans Discrimination Laws
52
Who is best known for developing new ways to program computers?
Temple Grandin
Mae Jemison
Grace Hopper
Rosalind Franklin
53
Who was the first woman to run for President?
Linda Jenness
Victoria Woodhull
Belva Ann Lockwood
Sonia Johnson
54
Which Greek god is the 'God of the Sea'?
Poseidon
Apollo
Nike
Zeus
55
What is the name of the pirate in Peter Pan?
Tinkerbell
Sparrow
Smee
Hook
56
Who was a slave who mailed himself to a free state in 1849?
Frederick Douglass
Martin Luther King Jr.
James McCune Smith
Henry "Box" Brown
57
Who was an escaped slave who became an author and speaker against slavery?
George Washington Carver
Harry Houdini
Frederick Douglass
Martin Luther King Jr.
58
What color are emeralds?
Blue
Green
Yellow
Red
59
Great White and Hammerheads are what type of animals?
Shark
Insect
Bird
Reptile
60
Who helped fight for civil rights by refusing to give up her seat on an Alabama bus in 1955?
Marian Anderson
Rosa Parks
Maya Angelou
Ruby Bridges
61
Who is Argentina's first elected female President?
Lissette Montonye
Gabriela Sabatini
Gloria Ramirez
Christina Fernandez de Kirchner
62
Who was the first sitting president to openly voice support for the queer community?
Bill Clinton
Lyndon B. Johnson
Barak Obama
Jimmy Carter
63
What is the hardest rock?
Sandstone
Diamond
Marble
Limestone
64
Who was the first woman pilot to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean?
Harriet Quimby
Bessie Coleman
Amelia Earhart
Mae Jemison
65
Who has won back-to-back "World's Most Powerful Women" awards and is CEO of PepsiCo?
Abbie Miller
Wanda Ye
Emma Hons
Indra Nooyi
66
Which planet in our Solar System is known for having a ring?
Venus
Neptune
Jupiter
Saturn
67
How many eyes does an earthworm have?
Five
None
Ten
Two
68
Who was the first African-American woman to travel to space?
Anne McClain
Bessie Coleman
Mae Jemison
Sally Ride
69
What was special about Danica Roem's election?
Only trans person serving in a state legislature.
First trans person to be elected to congress.
First trans person to be elected to office in Virginia.
One of 5 queer people to be elected in Virginia.
70
What major site in queer history was made a national monument in 2016?
The home of Edith Windsor
The Pulse Nightclub
The route of the gay pride parade in San Fransisco
The Stonewall Inn
71
How many years are there in a millennium?
1000
100
10
10,000
72
Which state was first to decriminalize homosexuality?
New York
Illinois
Oregon
Massachusetts
73
What minister led marches to help fight against racial inequality in the southern U.S.?
Cesar Chavez
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Nelson Mandela
Frederick Douglass
74
In the movie Shrek, who does Princess Fiona marry?
Lord Farquaad
She doesn't marry anyone
Donkey
Shrek
75
Who are these people?
Sylvia Rivera and Marsha P. Johnson
Robin Roberts and Britteny Griner
Jenna Lyons and RuPaul Charles
Laverne Cox and Jess Cagle
76
How many days are there in June?
29
30
31
28
77
As of 2019, how many countries have some form of legal recognition of non-binary gender and/or sex?
30
16
4
19
78
What is the first element of the periodic table?
Hydrogen
Oxygen
Carbon
Helium
79
Who fought for the rights of girls to be educated in Pakistan and other countries?
Harriet Tubman
Sojourner Truth
Malala Yousafzai
Sacagawea
80
Who was the 16th president of the United States?
James Monroe
Franklin Pierce
James Madison
Abraham Lincoln
81
Which one of the names below is NOT a dwarf from 'Snow White'?
Sneezy
Dopey
Bashful
Wheezy
82
What African-American singer had a famous concert at the Lincoln Memorial in 1939?
Ray Charles
Marian Anderson
Ella Fitzgerald
Frank Sinatra
83
What is the name of the cowboy in Toy Story?
Woody
Wendy
Warby
Wordy
84
Who was the first American female pilot, getting her license in 1911?
Amelia Earhart
Bessie Coleman
Harriet Quimby
Mae Jemison
85
Which insect has the best sight?
Dragonfly
Horse Fly
Spider
Bee
86
Which color listed below is NOT a primary color?
Blue
Yellow
Red
Green
87
The Statue of Liberty was gifted by which country to the United States?
The United States made it
France
Canada
Italy
88
This woman from the Soviet Union became the first woman in space and orbited the Earth 48 times
Galina Zarshl
Valentina Tereshkova
Dominika Loyev
Alexandra Yerezk
89
On a standard traffic light, is the green on the bottom or top?
Bottom
Top
90
Which one of the names below is NOT a Ninja Turtle?
Raphael
Donatello
Monticello
Leonardo
91
Who was the first African-American woman to get a pilot's license, in 1921?
Bessie Coleman
Harriet Quimby
Pancho Barnes
Amelia Earhart
92
What is the top color in a rainbow?
Red
Orange
Green
Violet
93
As of late 2019, how many countries have legalized gay marriage?
42
31
18
24
94
Who was nicknamed "Moses" for leading slaves to freedom through the Underground Railroad?
Harriet Tubman
Bessie Coleman
Sojourner Truth
Sylvia Mendez
95
What sweet food is made by bees using nectar from flowers?
Sugar
Honey
Fructose Cornsyrup
Syrup
96
In the movie, 'Finding Nemo,' what is Nemo's dad called?
Marlin
Martin
Martain
Marvin
97
In 1932, Amelia Earhart was the first woman to:
Fly solo across the Atlantic
Build a plane
Fly a plane
Fly solo around the world
98
What is something Trump or administration have said or done to hurt LGBTQ people?
Answer 4
Answer 2
Answer 3
Answer 1
99
What is the name of the bear in The Jungle Book?
Brian
Baloo
Baylee
Blue
100
Which event is considered the jumping off point for the modern gay rights movement?
The passage of the Civil Rights act in the '60s
The Stonewall Riots
The foundation of PFLAG
The murder of Matthew Shepard
101
Who was the first person to win a Nobel Prize in two different sciences: physics and chemistry?
Marie Curie
Jane Goodall
Ada Lovelace
Virginia Apgar
102
Who spoke out against slavery and helped create the 1878 law allowing women to vote?
Susan Anthony
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Bessie Coleman
Sojourner Truth
103
Who painted the Mona Lisa?
Vincent van Gogh
Michelangelo
Leonardo da Vinci
Pablo Picasso
104
Who is Kate Brown?
Executive Director of the Human Rights Campaign
The first openly queer CEO of a Fortune 500 company
Governor of Oregon
A gay rights activist based in New York City
105
In what year did the SCOTUS make same-sex marriage legal in all 50 states?
2010
2015
2008
2016
106
What is the smallest state by area in America? (the least amount of land)
Rhode Island
Delaware
New Jersey
Connecticut
107
Though deaf and blind, wrote and spoke in support of equal rights for all
Heidi Johnson
Abigail Krum
Gabriela Glean
Helen Keller
108
Who was the two time Nobel Prize winner in the areas of chemistry and physics?
Marie Curie
Amelia Rose
Karen Levy
109
Who is considered the "Father of Computer Science?"
Grace Hopper
Tim Berners Lee
Ada Lovelace
Alan Turing
110
Who founded the first public library?
Andrew Jackson
Benjamin Franklin
Abraham Lincoln
George Washington
111
What did the court decide about the Civil Rights Act in 2017?
It allows workplace discrimination against LGBTQ people
Protects the right of employers to refuse service to anyone
It includes workplace discrimination against LGBTQ people
It is up to the states to decide about LGBTQ discrimination
112
How many lungs do humans usually have?
One
Two
Four
Three
113
Which country is home to the kangaroo?
Australia
Egypt
Argentina
Brazil
114
Which state was the first to statutorily ban same-sex marriage?
Texas
Alaska
Arkansas
Maryland
115
Who became the first African-American doctor, graduating at the top of his class in 1837?
Joseph Lister
James McCune Smith
Sigmund Freud
Hamilton Naki
116
What African-American faced a lot of hate for joining the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947?
Hank Aaron
Willie Mays
Jackie Robinson
Jessie Owens
117
Which is taller-- The Eiffel Tower or The Statue of Liberty?
Statue of Liberty
Eiffel Tower
118
She worked to save the lives of soldiers from both sides of WWI, without any discrimination
Edith Cavell
Patricia Vots
Lucy Wrenz
Lanie Rutor
119
Given the title "First Lady of the Blues," she was considered one of the greatest jazz singers
Sarah Vaugh
Peggy Lee
Billie Holiday
Ella Fitzgerald
120
Who used X-Ray crystallography to help determine the structure of DNA?
Amanda Matte
Whitney Waren
Rosalind Foster
Rosalind Franklin
121
If you suffer from arachnaphobia, what are you scared of?
People
Leaving home
Air
Spiders
122
Co-founded Women’s Social and Political Union in UK, inspired & supported suffragettes in US
Joelle Maniq
Sarah Gienen
Emmeline Pankhurst
Andrea Knowl
123
In which ancient epic poem are there two men who can be classified as lovers?
The Iliad
The Epic of Gilgamesh
The Mahabharata
Beowulf
124
Born a slave, became a conductor on the underground railroad and fighter for women's rights
Susan B. Anthony
Clara Barton
Harriet Tubman
Sojourner Truth
125
True or False? The horse is the fastest land animal.
False
True
126
Who was imprisoned for fighting for African rights and later became President of South Africa?
Mahatma Gandhi
Barack Obama
Nelson Mandela
Frederick Douglass
127
Who was a figurehead for the civil rights movement in the US for refusing to give up her seat?
Rosa Parks
Sonia May
Eleanor Roosevelt
Mary Williams
128
Where did the Olympic games originate?
Italy
England
Germany
Greece

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