50 Pride Trivia Questions To Test Your LGBTQ Quiz Knowledge
Whether you're gay, straight or a part of the LGBTQ+ community in any way, everyone should know some basic Pride trivia. Pride is a crucial part of history for everyone, not just the LGBTQ+ communities, after all. But how much do you really know about the history of the movement? Covering everything from Supreme Court cases to pop culture phenomenons, these gay, LGBTQ trivia questions and answers may stump you, even if you think you're well-versed. If you're looking at this solo or quizzing your friends, brush up on your Pride knowledge and show off your smarts with these Qs! Related: 85 'Happy Pride Month' Wishes to Send to Friends and FamilyLGBTQ+ Trivia Questions and AnswersQuestion: The Stonewall Inn is in which New York City neighborhood?Answer: Greenwich VillageQuestion: The Stonewall riots took place in June of what year?Answer: 1969Related: What Does LGBTQ+ Mean? Every Letter Is Important to the CommunityQuestion: The United States' first Pride parade took place in what year?Answer: 1970Question: Laura Jane Grace fronts which rock band?Answer: Against Me!Question: Which former government employee became a pioneer of the LGBTQ+ rights movement after being fired for being openly gay?Answer: Frank KamenyQuestion: Taylor Swift mentions "GLAAD" in which of her songs?Answer: "You Need to Calm Down"Question: Sylvia Rivera and Marsha P. Johnson led which activist group?Answer: Street Transvestite Action Revolutionaries (S.T.A.R.)Related: Here's How To Be a Straight Ally to the LGBTQ+ CommunityQuestion: Larry Kramer founded which AIDS activist group?Answer: AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power (ACT UP)Question: Who wrote Hedwig and the Angry Inch?Answer: John Cameron MitchellQuestion: Cyndi Lauper wrote the music for Kinky Boots based on whose book?Answer: Harvey FiersteinRelated: 50 LGBTQ Quotes to Celebrate Pride, Encourage Equality and Remind Us All that Love Is LoveQuestion: When was the first protest for gay and lesbian rights?Answer: The first Annual Reminder demonstration took place on July 4, 1965 in Philadelphia, PAQuestion: What show features the longest-running queer character in TV history?Answer: Grey's Anatomy (Bonus points if you can name the character: Dr. Callie Torres played by Sara Ramírez)Question: What was the first European country to legalize same-sex marriage?Answer: The Netherlands (Bonus points if you mentioned that it was the first country in the world to do so, too)Question: What actress starred in Janelle Monáe's "Pynk" music video?Answer: Tessa ThompsonQuestion: The original Pride flag had which two additional colors?Answer: Hot pink and turquoiseRelated: What Does the Lesbian Flag Look Like? Here's Why You Might See So Many Variations of the Lesbian FlagQuestion: Who was the first openly gay man elected to public office in the United States?Answer: Harvey MilkQuestion: Who played Harvey Milk in Milk?Answer: Sean PennQuestion: What TV show featured the largest transgender cast in history?Answer: PoseQuestion: Who was the first Black openly gay actor to win an Emmy?Answer: Billy PorterQuestion: Will & Grace premiered in what year?Answer: 1998Related: 15 New LGBTQ+ Books to Pick UpQuestion: The Mattachine Society organized what sort of protest at a New York City bar in 1966?Answer: Sip-inQuestion: Tom Hanks won an Oscar for playing a gay man in what film?Answer: PhiladelphiaQuestion: Philadelphia added which two colors to their Pride flag in 2017?Answer: Black and brownQuestion: Which state became the first to legalize civil unions for same-sex couples?Answer: VermontQuestion: Which activist is often credited as the "Mother of Pride"?Answer: Brenda HowardRelated: What Does 'Sapphic' Mean? Here’s What the Word Means and How It Relates to ‘WLW’Question: Who was the first-ever winner of RuPaul's Drag Race?Answer: BeBe Zahara BenetQuestion: What show featured the first recurring gay character on American TV?Answer: The Corner BarQuestion: Which of The Golden Girls had a gay brother?Answer: Blanche DevereauxQuestion: Which iconic writer was a member of The Order of Chaeronea?Answer: Oscar WildeQuestion: When is National Coming Out Day in the United States?Answer: October 11Related: 30 Pride Memes to Celebrate LGBTQIA+ Identity, Culture and RepresentationQuestion: Demi Lovato played a love interest for which Glee character?Answer: Santana Lopez (Naya Rivera)Question: To which actress did Ellen DeGeneres come out of the closet on Ellen?Answer: Laura DernQuestion: Michael Scott forcefully kisses which character on The Office in a misguided effort to promote tolerance?Answer: OscarQuestion: Who wrote the Tony-winning play focused on AIDS, Angels In America?Answer: Tony KushnerQuestion: Who is credited with founding PFLAG?Answer: Jeanne ManfordQuestion: PLFAG stands for what?Answer: Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (later broadened to Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays)Related: ‘Queer’ Has Changed Meanings a Few Times—Here’s What It Means Now and How It’s UsedQuestion: What show aired the first-ever lesbian wedding on American TV?Answer: FriendsQuestion: The first known lesbian rights organization in the United States was called what?Answer: Daughters of BilitisQuestion: What country currently holds the record for the biggest Pride parade ever?Answer: BrazilQuestion: What was the first gay rights organization formed after the Stonewall Riots?Answer: Gay Liberation FrontRelated: Celebrate Pride Month With the 14 Best Gay/LGBTQ Movies on Netflix Right NowQuestion: Who designed the first Pride flag?Answer: Gilbert BakerQuestion: The Asexual Pride flag is composed of what color stripes?Answer: Black, gray, white, purpleQuestion: Which United States president signed a law banning discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity in federal benefits?Answer: President Barack ObamaQuestion: Which poet's work contained the first known written references to lesbian relationships?Answer: SapphoQuestion: What documentary depicted New York City's drag ball life at the height of the AIDS crisis?Answer: Paris Is BurningQuestion: The first gay and lesbian bookstore in America was called what?Answer: The Oscar Wilde Memorial Bookshop in New York CityQuestion: The first known LBGTQ rights organization in America was called what?Answer: The Society for Human RightsQuestion: Greg Louganis won Olympic gold in 1984 and 1988 for what sport?Answer: DivingQuestion: What was Albert's drag name in The Birdcage?Answer: StarinaQuestion: Natasha Lyonne played a lesbian forced to go to a conversion therapy camp in what movie?Answer: But I'm A CheerleaderNext, here's everything you need to know about Pride.
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