Bing A, B, or C? Homepage Quiz Answers; (6-26-2022) 26 June 2022
1: In which city did the iconic rainbow flag make its debut?
A New York
B Miami
C San Francisco
The flag debuted at the 1978 San Francisco Gay Freedom Day Parade to symbolize pride. It originally had eight colors but was soon changed to six (hot pink was dropped because it was unavailable as a commercial fabric and turquoise was removed simply to have an even number of stripes.) The rainbow flag has undergone more color changes over the years.
The correct answer is San Francisco.
2: Pride celebrations are held in June to commemorate what event?
A Stonewall Uprising
B Civil rights movement
C End of the college year
Pride events emerged in the 1970s in response to the spontaneous uprising that began in the early hours of June 28, 1969, when New York City police raided the Stonewall Inn, a popular gay nightclub. Patrons of the bar and local residents fought back as police dragged people away. Protests and clashes with police continued in the area for six days.
The correct answer is Stonewall Uprising.
3: Which Manhattan neighborhood hosts the New York City Pride parade?
A Upper East Side
B Greenwich Village
C Financial District
The Stonewall Inn is in Greenwich Village, aka ‘the Village.’ When the first pride parade took place in 1970, that’s where participants decided to march, and it soon became a tradition to host the parade there.
The correct answer is Greenwich Village.