LGBTQ+ History Month Trivia

Music

100

Taylor Swift mentions”GLAAD” in which of her songs?

You Need To Calm Down

200

What actress starred in Janelle Monáe‘s “Pynk” music video?

Tessa Thompson 

300

Who was the first Black openly gay actor to win an Emmy?

Billy Porter

400

What was the name of the pop group Ricky Martin was a member of before embarking on his solo career? 

Menudo

500

What is the name of Lil Nas X's latest album? 

Montero 

Activists

100

The Iranian Railroad for Queer Refugees supports and provides guidance to LGBTQ asylum seekers from the Middle East. Fleeing his native country, Iran, in 2005, what is the name of the founder? 

Arsham Parsi

200

Sylvia Rivera and Marsha P. Johnson led which activist group?

Street Transvestite Action Revolutionaries (S.T.A.R.)

300

Larry Kramer founded which AIDS activist group?

AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power (ACT-UP)

400

In 2018, Land O' Lakes became the first fortune 500 company to hire an openly lesbian CEO. What is her name?

Beth Ford

500

Aaron Phillip became the first black transgendered and physically disabled model to be represented by a modelling agency. What is the name of the agency who represented her?

Elite Model Management 

TV/Film/Theater

100

Which tv show features the longest-running LGTBQ character in TV history?

Grey's Anatomy 

200

What show aired the first-ever lesbian wedding on American TV?

Friends

300

Who wrote Hedwig and the Angry Inch?

John Cameron Mitchell

400

What TV show featured the largest transgender cast in history?

Pose

500

Who was the first-ever winner of RuPaul’s Drag Race?

BeBe Zahara Benet

Sports

100

Michael Sam became the first openly gay player drafted by the NFL in 2014. Which team drafted him?

St. Louis Rams

200

During what year did the olympics experience the most LGBTQ atheletes ever? 

2021

300

 Greg Louganis won Olympic gold in 1982 and 1984 for what sport?

Diving

400

How many gold medals does Megan Rapinoe have? 

3

500

What is the name of the first openly bisexual person in any major professional league? 

Ryan Russell

Surprise Bag

100

Who was the first openly gay man elected to public office in the United States?

Harvey Milk 

200

The first known lesbian rights organization in the United States was called what?

Daughters of Bilitis

300

Will & Grace premiered in what year?

1998

400

What documentary depicted New York City’s drag ball life at the height of the AIDS crisis?

Paris is Burning

500

Who designed the first Pride flag?

Gilbert Baker