PRIDE TRIVIA QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

FUN PRIDE TRIVIA QUESTIONS FOR WORK

THIS ARTICLE WILL FEATURE 30+ FUN PRIDE TRIVIA QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS, INCLUDING HISTORY, POP CULTURE, TV CHARACTERS, AND MORE!

This June, we are excited to celebrate Pride, LGBT culture, and community, and help you build a company culture that celebrates diversity and inclusion, uplifts minorities, and is a safe space for your LGBT colleagues to be their most authentic selves. With our Pride team-building ideas, Pride happy hour ideas, activities, and games, you will help your teams expand their Pride knowledge and have fun while doing it!

If you want a fun and high-energy experience for your virtual team, you can still book KraftyLab’s virtual Quiz Showdown experience and treat your team to a unique celebration! Our professional entertainer and MC will host a special session, and challenge your teams to test their knowledge on LGBT history, pop culture, terminology, and more. To learn more, schedule a call with one of our agents or send us an inquiry!

Pride History 

Q1. How many colors did the original pride flag have?

1. 8

2. 5

3. 6

Q2. Who organized the first Pride event?

1. Marsha P Johnson

2. Sylvia Rivera

3. Brenda Howard

Q3. Where does the word ‘lesbian’ come from?

1. The word sapphic

2. The poet Sappho and the Island of Lesbos

3. Second-wave feminism

Q4. The military policy Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell was issued in 1994. When was it finally repealed?

1. 2005

2. 2011

3. 2014

Q5. What year did same-sex marriage become legal nationwide in the US?

1. 2015

2. 2011

3. 2018

Q6. Which country was the first to recognize same-sex marriage?

1. Holland

2. Germany

3. The Netherlands

Q7. In which city did the Stonewall Riots break out in 1969?

1. Chicago

2. San Francisco

3. New York

Q8. Where did the first same-sex marriage in the US take place?

1. Philadelphia

2. Boston

3. Washington

Q9. Which state was the first to outlaw discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation?

1. California

2. Wisconsin

3. Vermont

10. When is National Coming Out Day?

1. May 1st

2. July 23

3. October 11

Pride Pop Culture trivia

Q1. Which gay comedian’s character in a 90s sitcom came out on television after coming out in real life?

1. Wanda Sykes

2. Ellen DeGeneres

3. Rosie O’Donnell

Q2. What are the respective experts from Queer Eye known as?

1. The Queer Five

2. The Fab Five

3. The Five Guys

Q3. What ground-breaking musical starred queer artists in NYC at the time of the HIV/AIDS outbreak?

1. Rent

2. Chicago

3. Wicked

Q4. Drag queens have become a global phenomenon thanks to which groundbreaking artist?

1. Bianca Del Rio

2. Sasha Velour

3. RuPaul

Q5. Will and Grace are often regarded as the first major successful show with leading gay characters. Where was the show set?

1. Atlanta

2. Los Angeles

3. New York

Q6. Billy Ray Cyrus featured alongside which openly gay rapper in the 2019 hit Old Town Road?

1. Jack Harlow

2. Khalid

3. Lil Nas X

Q7. Queer As Folk (US) followed the life of 5 queer gay men living in which city?

1. Chicago

2. Pittsburgh

3. Seattle

Q8. The first Black gay male actor won an Emmy for outstanding lead in a drama series in 2019. Who was the actor?

1. Billy Porter

2. Steven Canals

3. Karamo Brown

Q9. Global superstar Jojo Siwa came out in 2021. Which child reality TV show made her famous?

1. MasterChef Junior

2. Dance Moms

3. Project Runway: Junior

Q10. Which popular sitcom portrayed the first lesbian wedding on primetime television?

1. That 70’s Show

2. Friends

3. Full House

   
   LGBT+ TV AND MOVIE CHARACTERS TRIVIA

Q1. Grey’s Anatomy featured television’s longest-running lesbian character for nine seasons. Who was this character?

1. Arizona Robbins

2. Callie Torres

3. Carina DeLuca

Q2. The Netflix original Orange Is The New Black features a story about Sophia Burset, a transgender inmate in a women’s prison. Which actress plays this role?

1. MJ Rodriguez

2. Laverne Cox

3. Zion Moreno

Q3. Which leading transgender actress stars as Jules in HBO’s Euphoria?

1. Hunter Schafer

2. Josie Totah

3. Nikkie De Jager

Q4. Who is David Rose's love interest in the hit TV Show Schitt's Creek?

1. Patrick Brewer

2. Patrick Dempsey

3. Patrick Levi

Q5. What 2018 film was the first major Hollywood movie to focus on a gay teen romance?  

1. Love, Simon

2. Moonlight

3. Carol

Q6. What TV show has the largest transgender cast?

1. Pose

2. Young Royals

3. One Day At A Time

Q7. Which Disney show featured its first main gay character?

1. The Descendants

2. Andi Mack

3. Stuck In The Middle

Q8. In Glee, who is Kurt Hummel’s main love interest?

1. Finn Hudson

2. Sebastian Smythe

3. Blaine Anderson

Q9. In Modern Family, where do Mitchell and Cameron adopt their daughter from?

1. Vietnam

2. Cambodia

3. China

10. Who plays Rosa Diaz in Brooklyn 99?

1. Diane Guerrero

2. Stephanie Beatriz

3. Aubrey Plaza

lgbt+ terminology trivia

Q1. What sexual orientation does pansexual refer to?

1. Being attracted to two genders.

2. Being attracted to people regardless of their gender. 

3. Being attracted to only one gender.

Q2. What does having an ‘androgynous’ style refer to?

1. Being up to date with fashion trends.

2. Dressing in a traditionally masculine way. 

3. Appear to have both masculine and feminine traits. 

Q3. The Q in LGBTQ stands for Queer. What does being Queer mean?

1. Being transgender or gender non-conforming.

2. An umbrella term for any identity outside of heterosexual or cisgender. 

3. Questioning your identity. 

Q4. Intersectionality is a common theme in modern LGBT discourse. What is it?

1. Understanding the experience of intersex people in the LGBT community. 

2. Understanding the overlap in discrimination and privilege based on someone’s other identities.

3. Understanding the experience of older LGBT people vs. younger LGBT people.

Q5. How many Gen Z adults identify as LGBTQ?

1. 1 in 6 Gen Z adults

2. 1 in 8 Gen Z adults

3. 1 in 10 Gen Z adults 

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