Queer Cinema
Other Media
Queer History
Public Figures
Codes & Symbols
100

This book turned movie revolves around two sheepherders and contains the quote, "Sometimes I miss you so much I can hardly stand it."

Brokeback Mountain

100

This artist released the song "I/Me/Myself" in 2020, which was strongly adopted by the trans woman community.

Will Wood

100

Another term for lesbian, based on an ancient Greek poet.

Saphhic/Sappho

100

This activist and self-identified drag queen played a pivotal role in the Stonewall riots.

Marsha P Johnson

100

I like your shoelaces. 

Thanks, I stole them from the president.

200

What movie musical can be so confusing it feels like you're in a Time Warp?

The Rocky Horror Picture Show

200

What punk band, formed in 1997, is fronted by Laura Jane Grace, a trans woman?

Against Me!

200

Which edition of the DSM (used to diagnose mental disorders) introduced the term "gender identity disorder"? (The DSM-5 later renamed this condition to "gender dysphoria".)

DSM-III (third edition)

200

What musician, best known for his innovative music throughout and beyond the glam rock era, came out as bisexual in the 1970s?

David Bowie

200

A term used to describe a person who takes on the role of a romantic partner in order to conceal the sexual orientation of the other person.

Beard

300

This book turned movie contains the quote, "Because I wanted you to know," in its pivotal confession scene.

Call Me By Your Name

300

This rock musical about struggling artists in New York City during the AIDS crisis was based on the opera La Bohème.

RENT

300

This activist group, founded in 1987, was a major advocate for people with HIV/AIDS.

ACT UP

300

This Delaware representative was the first openly transgender person elected to Congress.

Sarah McBride

300

This symbol was used by the Nazis during WWII to identify queer people.

Pink triangle (inverted)

400

This 1987 queer movie revolves around pre-WWI Britain and follows the love story of two Oxford students, starring James Wilby and Hugh Grant. (IT'S ALSO ONE OF THE EARLIEST GAY MOVIES TO HAVE A HAPPY ENDING!!!) 

Maurice

400

What queer rock band released their first single, "Help Me I'm Gay" in 2022?

Lambrini Girls

400

When was testosterone first isolated for medical use?

1935 (half points for any other year 1930-1940)

400

Vivian Jenna Wilson is the daughter of who?

Elon Musk

400

This accessory has been used to represent the queer community and allyship, especially in connection to punk subcultures.

Safety pins

500

What 1998 queer film, inspired by 1970s glam rock and starring Ewan McGregor and Jonathan Rhys Myers, features apperances from the English rock band Placebo?

Velvet Goldmine

500

What book had the most censorship attempts in 2024?

All Boys Aren't Blue by George M. Johnson 

(half credit points for Gender Queer by Maia Kobabe - this was most banned in 2023 and remains in a close second place)

500

A photo of this aircraft, known for dropping an atomic bomb on Japan, was among 26,000 images marked for deletion by the Trump administration in March 2025, as part of their efforts to remove "DEI" from the government. 

Enola Gay

500

First openly gay man to be elected to public office in California.

Harvey Milk

500

This color-coded accessory was used to subtly communicate sexual preferences.

Handkerchief/bandana 

(half points for carabiner - similar usage in WLW community)