Kaufmann quiz: Chicago Pride
How well do you know Chicago's local television history?
Photo: A clown stands next to Bozo at the 2017 Pride Parade.
/10
When was the first Chicago Pride Parade?
Correct answer: 1970
1985
2005
1913
1970
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In 2020, Boystown was officially retired. What is the new name of the North Side neighborhood?
Correct answer: Northalsted
Northalsted
East Lakeview
South Uptown
New Broadview
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This lakefront territory was mostly reserved for LGBTQ+ sunbathers in the '70s and '80s.
Correct answer: Belmont Rocks
Rainbow Beach
Belmont Rocks
Hollywood Beach
Oak Street Beach
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She is in the Chicago LGBT Hall of Fame for her journalism and publishing career, which includes guiding the Windy City Times and the Chicago Reader.
Correct answer: Tracy Baim
Tracy Baim
Jane Byrne
Achy Obejas
Lori Lightfoot
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This bar/nightclub has been a fixture on Halsted Street since 1987, named after its cross street.
Correct answer: Roscoe's
Broadway's
Roscoe's
Wolfram's
Sidetrack
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This AIDS activist led Chicago's protest movement in the 1980s. There is a new documentary about him now airing on WTTW.
Correct answer: Danny Sotomayor
Richard Streetman
Michael Bilandic
Rick Garcia
Danny Sotomayor
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He was one of the first openly gay lawmakers in Illinois and was instrumental in passing same-sex marriage legislation.
Correct answer: Greg Harris
Greg Harris
Carlos Ramirez-Rosa
John Oustlander
Sean Casten
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What was the name of Abby McEnany and Lilly Wachowski's television show that was set and shot in Chicago starting in 2019?
Correct answer: "Work in Progress"
"The L Word"
"Work in Progress"
"Andersonville Nights"
"The Matrix 5"
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She is one of Chicago's most famous drag queens, performing all around the city, including hosting shows at the Walnut Room at Macy's.
Correct answer: Lucy Stoole
Bob the Drag Queen
Alyssa Edwards
Lucy Stoole
RuPaul
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This is one of the (if not the) first gay bars in Chicago. The Black-owned, South Shore club is also named after the street it resides on.
Correct answer: Jeffery Pub
Wentworth's
Jeffery Pub
The 35th Street Lounge
The Bridgeport Inn
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Not bad! But you still need to hit the books!
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