Trivia For June 23, 2026

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Pride Week

Question 1:

In 2001, this became the first country to broaden marriage laws to include same-sex couples.

The Netherlands

  • Previously, Denmark became the first country to legally recognize a relationship for same-sex couples in 1989. Registered partnerships gave those in same-sex relationships "most rights of married heterosexuals", but not the right to adopt or obtain joint custody of a child.

Question 2:

Written by Tony Kushner, this 1991 two-part play is a complex exploration of the AIDS crisis in 1980s New York City.

Angels in America

  • In 1994, playwright and professor of theater studies John M. Clum called the play "a turning point in the history of gay drama, the history of American drama, and of American literary culture".

Question 3:

Considered a landmark in LGBTQ cinema, Brokeback Mountain (2005) was directed by what acclaimed filmmaker?

Ang Lee

  • The film lost the Best Picture Oscar to Crash (2004) in a controversial decision. In 2018, the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress.

Question 4:

Leo Varadkar was the first openly gay Taoiseach, or head of government, of this nation.

Ireland

  • Varadkar served as Taoiseach from 2017 to 2020 and again from 2022 to 2024.

Question 5:

Originally published under the pseudonym Claire Morgan, The Price of Salt is a groundbreaking lesbian romance by this writer who is best known for her suspenseful thrillers.

Patricia Highsmith

  • The novel covers the relationship between a young department store clerk and an older married woman as they navigate societal constraints in the 1950s. The non-judgmental depiction of a lesbian relationship and the somewhat hopeful conclusion were revolutionary for its time.

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