Kaufmann Quiz: LGBTQ+ Chicago
How well do you know queer culture and history?
/10
This August street festival is the biggest LGBTQ+ festival in the Midwest.
Taste of Halsted
Market Days
Roscoe's Block Party
Fiesta Days
Correct answer: Market Days
/10
This Belmont Avenue hotspot closed in 2023, but a new club called Decibel just reopened in the space.
Roxy's
Spin
Berlin
Jimbo's
Correct answer: Berlin
/10
What is the official name of the rainbow pillars along Halsted Street?
The Legacy Walk
History Helpers
Pride Pillars
Rainbow Row
Correct answer: The Legacy Walk
/10
What was the name of the protest movement that led to violent clashes and arrests in Chicago during the AIDS epidemic?
Voices Raised
Hands Down
Act Up
Rise Against
Correct answer: Act Up
/10
True or false: Chicago was home to the first documented gay rights organization in the United States in 1924.
True
False
Correct answer: True! Henry Gerber started the first gay rights organization in 1924, but it was shut down almost immediately.
/10
Which one of these bars is NOT a gay bar on Halsted:
Atmosphere
Roscoe's
Sidetrack
Hydrate
Correct answer: Atmosphere
/10
Which Chicago drag queen won "RuPaul's Drag Race: All Stars?"
Utica
Vixen
Shea Coulee
Denali
Correct answer: Shea Coulee
/10
Sidetrack hosts one of Chicago's most popular sing-alongs. What's the theme?
Gay artists only
80s ballads
Showtunes
Country/Western
Correct answer: Showtunes
/10
This legendary House music club featured DJ Frankie Knuckles, but also catered to queer Black and Latino audiences.
Crobar
China Club
The Warehouse
Kaboom
Correct answer: The Warehouse
/10
What was the name of the Chicago drag queen who ran for president in 1992?
Chilli Pepper
Mimi Marks
Maya Douglas
Joan Jett Blakk
Correct answer: Joan Jett Blakk
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