History
How many colors did the original pride flag have?
8
Which gay comedian’s character in a 90s sitcom came out on television after coming out in real life?
Ellen DeGeneres
When was the first Pride parade in the United States held?
NYC 1970
Who was the first-ever winner of RuPaul's Drag Race?
BeBe Zahara Benet
What country currently holds the record for the biggest Pride parade ever?
Brazil
Who organized the first Pride event?
Brenda Howard
What ground-breaking musical starred queer artists in NYC at the time of the HIV/AIDS outbreak?
Rent
The Mattachine Society organized what sort of protest at a New York City bar in 1966?
Sip-in
What is the name of the openly lesbian basketball player who was the first NCAA Division I athlete to come out while still playing in college?
Sue Wicks.
Michael Scott forcefully kisses which character on The Office in a misguided effort to promote tolerance?
Oscar
Where does the word ‘lesbian’ come from?
The poet Sappho and the Island of Lesbos
The first Black gay male actor won an Emmy for outstanding lead in a drama series in 2019. Who was the actor?
Billy Porter
What documentary depicted New York City's drag ball life at the height of the AIDS crisis?
Paris Is Burning
In January, Campbell Johnstone became the first man to come out publicly as gay having previously played international rugby union for which country?
New Zealand
What show featured the first recurring gay character on American TV?
The Corner Bar
The military policy Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell was issued in 1994. When was it finally repealed?
2011
This movie is a comedy about a girl who is sent to a conversion camp. She falls for another camper. It features RuPaul, playing one of the Camp directors.
A. But I’m a Cheerleader
The first gay and lesbian bookstore in America was called what?
The Oscar Wilde Memorial Bookshop in New York City
Which drag nun group was invited, canceled, and then re-invited to the Los Angeles Dodgers Pride Night?
Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence
Tom Hanks won an Oscar for playing a gay man in what film
Philadelphia
Which state was the first to outlaw discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation?
Wisconsin
Which iconic LGBTQ+ film features a drag queen, a transgender woman, and a gay man on a road trip to a drag pageant in California?
Priscilla, Queen of the Desert
What is the name of the transgender rights activist who threw the first brick at the Stonewall riots?
The transgender rights activist who threw the first brick at the Stonewall riots was Marsha P. Johnson.
Which soccer player had her fingernails painted in the colours of the rainbow and trans Pride flags to show solidarity to LGBTQ people at the FIFA Women’s World Cup?
Ali Riley
What TV show featured the largest transgender cast in history?
POSE