LGBTQIA+ History Trivia Night!

Question 1

When was the first American soldier dismissed from the armed forces for being gay?

Accepted Answer

1778

Question 2

*How long is New Zealand's Ninety Mile Beach?*

Accepted Answer

55 miles

Question 3

What was remarkable about jazz musician Billy Tipton?

Accepted Answer

He was a biological woman who lived almost his entire adult life as a man -

Question 4

What gay African-American author's works include "The Fire Next Time" and "Sonny's Blues"?

Accepted Answer

James Baldwin

Question 5

Which national LGBT organization deals specifically with educational issues?

Accepted Answer

GLSEN

Question 6

The word 'Lesbian' is derived from the Greek Island named "Lesbos"

Accepted Answer

True

Question 7

The City College of San Francisco was the first US college to have a department of gay and lesbian studies.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 8

Which President made it illegal for the U.S. Government to employ homosexuals?

Accepted Answer

Eisenhower

Question 9

What AIDS awareness group was formed in 1987 in New York City?

Accepted Answer

ACT UP

Question 10

*What nationality was Cleopatra, Queen of Egypt?*

Accepted Answer

Greek

Question 11

*What color are aircraft black boxes?*

Accepted Answer

Orange

Question 12

What was the first state to outlaw discrimination based on sexual orientation?

Accepted Answer

Wisconsin

Question 13

Dr. Tom Waddell, started the Gay Games.Originally, it was to be called The Gay Olympics, but the name was changed, why?

Accepted Answer

The United States Olympic Committee requested a federal injunction

Question 14

*What color is a purple finch?*

Accepted Answer

Red

Question 15

What public law was used to justify persecution of gay men in Nazi Germany?

Accepted Answer

Paragraph 175

Question 16

What elite military unit was formed of couples, chosen to fight side-by-side in combat, during the fourth century BCE?

Accepted Answer

Sacred Band of Thebes

Question 17

Male-to-Female transsexual actress/model Tula appeared as a scantily-clad extra in what series of action films?

Accepted Answer

James Bond

Question 18

How many men were in the elite homosexual group of soldiers formed by Gorgidas in 378 BCE?

Accepted Answer

300

Question 19

What European country was first to allow full rights to a same-sex couple?

Accepted Answer

Denmark

Question 20

Born in 1819 on Long Island, one of this poet's greatest works is a collection of poems entitled "Leaves of Grass".

Accepted Answer

Walt Whitman

Question 21

In the 20th century, which NATO country allowed openly-professed homosexuals to enlist in their armed forces?

Accepted Answer

Spain

Question 22

What semi-iconic superheroine was revived by DC Comics as a 21st-century lesbian?

Accepted Answer

Batwoman

Question 23

Against which city-state was the battle of Leuctra fought, in which an elite gay army unit was a key player in the fight

Accepted Answer

Sparta

Question 24

In what year did the American Psychological Association remove homosexuality from its list of mental disorders?

Accepted Answer

1973

Question 25

When was the first gay and lesbian march on Washington?

Accepted Answer

1965

Question 26

In 1967, male homosexuality was partially decriminalized in Great Britain. This decriminalization included the military.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 27

What popular symbol of gay pride originated in Nazi concentration camps?

Accepted Answer

Pink Triangle

Question 28

In 1998, rock singer Rob Halford came out as a gay man to MTV. For what band was Halford the frontman?

Accepted Answer

Judas Priest

Question 29

Queen Christina of Sweden (1626-1689) was forced to abdicate the throne mainly because of her lesbianism.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 30

*How long did the 100 years war last?*

Accepted Answer

116 years

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