Nottsquiz - Nottinghamshire's Rainbow Heritage
The Nottinghamshire LGBT History Quiz
The quiz was devised by Tony Scupham-Bilton
Bassetlaw
Sherwood
Broxtowe
Nottingham
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| Q1) Gay Victorian MP Lord Arthur Clinton lived at which stately home? a) Clumber Park b) The Tower of London c) Cloppa Castle Q2) Which of these American LGBT actors are descended from Bassetlaw's Pilgrim Fathers? a) Anthony Perkins b) Katherine Hepburn c) David Hyde Pierce | Q1) Which D. H. Lawrence novel was based on E. M. Forster's story of a gay aristocrat falling for a gay gardener? a) Sons and Lovers b) Lady Chatterley's Lover c) The Rainbow Q2) Which "mad, bad, and dangerous to know" poet owned Newstead Abbey? a) Tennyson b) Chaucer c) Byron | Q1) Victoria Centre flats in Nottingham City Centre has which nickname based on the high percentage of LGBT tenants? a) Bland Heights b) Fairy Towers c) The Asbo Block Q2) Gregory Woods is the UK's first Professor of Gay and Lesbian Studies at which university? a) Nottingham Trent University b) University of Nottingham c) New College Nottingham | Q1) Frank Miles of Bingham was the first boyfriend of which famous Irish writer? a) Paul O'Grady b) Graham Norton c) Oscar Wilde Q2) Which Nottingham Forest and Nottingham County player is the only professional footballer to come out? a) Justin Fashanu b) Nigel Clough c) Ashley Cole | Q1) Southwell-born Rob Newton was the only "out" track athlete at the 2004 Athens Olympics. In which event did he compete? a) parallel bars b) springboard diving c) hurdles Q2) Which allegedly gay king went in search of Robin Hood in Sherwood Forest? a) Charles II b) Macbeth c) Richard the Lionheart |
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