Quiz # 3
A1: Ernest Hemingway
Q1: This US writer admitted he had certain prejudices aganst
homosexuality, he also said the whole subject bitterly depressed
him. Who is he?
A2: Nancy Reagan
Q2: Who denounced homosexuality as an 'abnormality' and a
'sickness' and claimed she whould never vote for a gay politician. In
relation to gay pride she said, "What do they have to be proud of?"
A3: Elvis
Q3: The self described 'King of the bad-asses' feared and
detested gay men. Whenever he used public restrooms he had
bodygaurds stand watch outside the doors, in part because of the
lifelong horror of homosexuals cruising him. Who is this singer?
A4: 1978
A5: Gilbert Baker
Q5: Who designed the rainbow flag?
A6: Eight
A8: production constraints
Q8: Why are there only six colors now?
A9: Paragraph 175, a clause in German law that prohibited homosexual relations was revised by Hitler in 1935 to include kissing, embracing and gay fantasies. An estimated 25,000 convicted offenders between 1937 and 1939 were sentenced to be sterilized, most often by castration. In 1942 the sentence for homosexualtiy was extended to death
Q9: What clause in German law did Hitler revise in 1935 that
affected homosexuals?
A10: 1979
Q10: What year was that law repealed?
A11: They inverted it, making it point up, to symbolize a fight back. It now represents pride, solidarity, and a promise to never let another holocaust happen again.
Q11: In 1970, gay liberation groups resurrected the pink
triangle, and it stood for what?
A12: For lesbians and feminists' pride and solidarity
Q12: What does the black triangle stand for?
A13: Visual AIDS, a NY based group of artists
A14: It's connection to blood and the idea of passion, not only anger, but love
Q14: What was the color red chosen for?
A15:In 1991 at the Tony awrds, worn by Jeremy Irons
Q15:When did the AIDS ribbon project make its debut?
A16: The Kinsey Report
Q16: In 1957 a report revealed 10% of the population had
same-sex experiences, what was the name of the report?
A17: Illonois
A18: 1981
Q18: The American Psychiatric Association removed
homosexuality from its list of mental disorders in what year?
A7: Hot pink for sex, red for life, orange for healing, yellow for sun, green for nature, turquoise for art, indigo for harmony, and violet for spirit