How did Pedro Zamora bring national attention to HIV/AIDS awareness and LGBTQ+ experiences?

talking about it while starring in a reality tv show

What woman did Emily Dickinson write frequent love letters to?

childhood friend Susan Gilbert, who eventually married Emily's brother

What did Alan Turing do during World War II?

helped break Germany’s Enigma machine codes

The word "sapphic" comes from Sappho's name and refers to...

attraction between feminine people

What is Harvey Milk famous for?

becoming one of the first openly gay elected officials

What is Oscar Wilde best known for?

writing the novel The Picture of Dorian Gray

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LGBTQ+ Historical Figures

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Created by Q Plus staff! A mix of multiple choice and true/false questions about historical figures that have been confirmed LGBTQ.

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1
How did Pedro Zamora bring national attention to HIV/AIDS awareness and LGBTQ+ experiences?
creating a newspaper focused on lived experiences
donating funds to local nonprofits
organizing a national protest about current treatment options
talking about it while starring in a reality tv show
2
Which of the following worked alongside Martin Luther King Jr as a leader of the Civil Rights movement?
Patterson Green
Mariah Carey
Bayard Rustin
Sally Johnson
3
Which of the following words did William Shakespeare NOT invent?
radiance, swagger
critic, generous
anchor, banana
eyeball, majestic
4
What woman did Emily Dickinson write frequent love letters to?
childhood friend Susan Gilbert, who eventually married Emily's brother
Elizabeth Marie, who tended the family garden
her high school English teacher Edith Wing
Jane Doiley, whose parents lived across the street
5
What year did Henry Gerber start the first gay rights organization in America?
1920
1924
1950
1969
6
What is Allan Horsfall known for?
Fighting for gay rights in Britain in the 50s and 60s
None of the above
Starting private queer social clubs in Britain in the 1970s
Both of the above
7
What was Gladys Bentley's drag king name?
Jonas
George Rinfrey
Noah Fence
Bobbie Minton
8
Which of the following did Leonardo da Vinci invent?
movable type press machine
telescope
iPhone
parachute
9
Which of the following is true about Freddie Mercury?
All of the above.
He is a reason Bisexual Pride / Awareness / Visibility Day is in September.
He started a band with an astrophysicist, a biologist, and an electrician.
He got a college degree in graphic art and design.
10
Which of the following songs is NOT famously sung by Elton John?
Oh Ana
Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
Crocodile Rock
Candle in the Wind
11
Sally Ride was the first openly queer woman to be employed as...
a town politician
an astronaut
a CEO
an accountant
12
How long was the largest rainbow flag Gilbert Baker created?
one mile
one hundred feet
one inch
five miles
13
What was Edith Windsor's legal case especially important to legalizing?
gender affirming healthcare
reproductive rights
queer marriage
queer parenting / adoption
14
What was James Baldwin's most influential novel called?
The Color Purple
The Well of Loneliness
Giovanni's Room
Let Him Love You
15
What did Alan Turing do during World War II?
helped break Germany’s Enigma machine codes
studied plant science
stayed home with his cats
fought as a General in the war
16
The word "sapphic" comes from Sappho's name and refers to...
attraction between feminine people
plays that focus on a transgender hero
a queer person who plays basketball
a queer person who writes poetry
17
What is Harvey Milk famous for?
inventing the milk homogenizing machine
taking photos of Spiderman for the press
being the first gay dairy farmer in the US
becoming one of the first openly gay elected officials
18
What was Frida Kahlo known to be ambiguous about?
painting style
gender and sexuality
all of the above
relationship structures
19
Marsha P. Johnson is most famous for being part of the first queer riots in response to police brutality
True
False
20
What is Oscar Wilde best known for?
being Irish
writing the novel The Picture of Dorian Gray
being gay
winning a national hula hooping contest

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