Ed Karvoski Jr.'s
2011 GLBT Showbiz Quiz
2011 GLBT Showbiz Quiz
Test your trivia skill with 30 questions about GLBT entertainment highlights of 2011. Jot down the answers
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answers. That page also includes links to related articles and videos. Good luck!
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answers. That page also includes links to related articles and videos. Good luck!
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1. At which 2011 award ceremony did top honors go to both openly gay actor Neil Patrick Harris and openly
lesbian actress Jane Lynch?
(a) People's Choice Awards - January 5, 2011
(b) Golden Globe Awards - January 16, 2011
(c) Screen Actors Guild Awards - January 30, 2011
(d) Primetime Emmy Awards - September 18, 2011
2. Annette Bening won Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture, Comedy or Musical, for her
portrayal of half of a married lesbian couple in The Kids Are All Right at the 68th annual Golden Globe Awards,
presented January 6, 2011. Who presented the trophy to Bening after he delivered a flirtatious and humorous
monologue about the nominees?
(a) Matt Damon
(b) Johnny Depp
(c) Robin Williams
(d) Robert Downey Jr.
3. Who was pictured on the cover of the January 19, 2011, issue of Us Weekly?
(a) Ricky Martin with twins Matteo and Valentino
(b) Sir Elton John and David Furnish with son Zachary
(c) Neil Patrick Harris and David Burtlea with twins Harper and Gideon
(d) Ellen DeGeneres and Portia DeRossi with pet cats and dogs
4. The February 2011 issue of The Advocate featured its second annual report naming America's 15 gayest
cities. Surprised that San Francisco didn't make the top 10, Comedy Central's Daily Show correspondent
Jason Jones visited the city for a report that aired May 9, 2011. Which city was named the gayest, and also
visited by Jones?
(a) Minneapolis, Minnesota
(b) Santa Fe, New Mexico
(c) Las Vegas, Nevada
(d) Orlando, Florida
5. What color pants did Ricky Martin wear with an Armani jacket at the 53rd annual Grammy Awards, presented
February 13, 2011, which landed him on Huffington Post's Worst-Dressed List?
(a) pink
(b) gold
(c) silver
(d) rainbow-striped
6. The 11th season of NBC-TV's Celebrity Apprentice premiered March 6, 2011. Which celebrity contestant
competed to raise funds for AIDS Project Los Angeles?
(a) Dionne Warwick
(b) La Toya Jackson
(c) Star Jones
(d) Richard Hatch
7. The March 15, 2011, episode of Fox-TV's Glee included a kiss shared by Chris Colfer and costar Darren
Criss. Interviewed soon after by Access Hollywood and asked to rate the kiss from one to 10, Colfer said Criss
can be rated a 10. How did Colfer rate himself?
(a) 6
(b) 8
(c) 10
(d) 12
8. Recipients were announced in 25 of 32 categories at the 22nd annual GLAAD Media Awards presented
March 19, 2011, in New York City. Which show received Outstanding Talk Show Episode for a program titled
"Ricky Martin Coming Out as a Gay Man and a New Dad"?
(a) The View
(b) The Joy Behar Show
(c) The Oprah Winfrey Show
(d) The Ellen DeGeneres Show
9. After appearing on a 2010 episode of ABC-TV's Modern Family, who reprised the role of Pepper Saltsman
as guest star March 23, 2011?
(a) Jesse Tyler Ferguson
(b) Nathan Lane
(c) Sean Hayes
(d) Rosie O'Donnell
10. In which country did a 15-year-old openly lesbian singer win the The X Factor on its finale, March 25, 2011?
(a) Australia
(b) Denmark
(c) France
(d) Italy
11. Sir Elton John hosted the April 2, 2011, episode of NBC-TV's Saturday Night Live and also performed as
musical guest. With whom did John sing two duets?
(a) Lady Gaga
(b) Leon Russell
(c) George Michael
(d) Matthew Morrison
12. On the May 10, 2011, episode of Comedy Central's The Daily Show, host Jon Stewart renamed the
recurring segment featuring gay news stories, formerly known as "Gaywatch." Which one of the following
considerations was chosen as the new title?
(a) "Queer Factor"
(b) "Bi-Witness News"
(c) "We're Here, We're Queer, Get Newsed to It"
(d) "Jon Stewart's Complicated Gay Issues"
13. When Chaz Bono appeared on a talk show May 11, 2011, the host expressed discomfort when the
discussion turned to reassignment surgery. After several questions about sexual orientation were asked,
Bono laughingly told the host, "We have to get you off this homosexual thing!" On which show did Bono make
that comment?
(a) Jimmy Kimmel Live!
(b) Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
(c) The Late Show with David Letterman
(d) The Martha Stewart Show
14. When the classic animated skit "Ambiguously Gay Duo" aired on the May 14, 2011, episode of Saturday
Night Live, the characters Ace and Gary transformed from animation to live action figures. Jimmy Fallon
returned to SNL to play Gary. Who played Ace?
(a) Justin Timberlake
(b) Alec Baldwin
(c) Steve Martin
(d) Jon Hamm
15. After screening at international film festivals in San Francisco, Seattle and Toronto, Beginners opened in
limited release June 3, 2011. The film includes a character who comes out as gay at age 75, following the
death of his wife of 45 years. Who portrays that man?
(a) Christopher Plummer
(b) Sir Ian McKellan
(c) Alan Arkin
(d) Alan Alda
lesbian actress Jane Lynch?
(a) People's Choice Awards - January 5, 2011
(b) Golden Globe Awards - January 16, 2011
(c) Screen Actors Guild Awards - January 30, 2011
(d) Primetime Emmy Awards - September 18, 2011
2. Annette Bening won Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture, Comedy or Musical, for her
portrayal of half of a married lesbian couple in The Kids Are All Right at the 68th annual Golden Globe Awards,
presented January 6, 2011. Who presented the trophy to Bening after he delivered a flirtatious and humorous
monologue about the nominees?
(a) Matt Damon
(b) Johnny Depp
(c) Robin Williams
(d) Robert Downey Jr.
3. Who was pictured on the cover of the January 19, 2011, issue of Us Weekly?
(a) Ricky Martin with twins Matteo and Valentino
(b) Sir Elton John and David Furnish with son Zachary
(c) Neil Patrick Harris and David Burtlea with twins Harper and Gideon
(d) Ellen DeGeneres and Portia DeRossi with pet cats and dogs
4. The February 2011 issue of The Advocate featured its second annual report naming America's 15 gayest
cities. Surprised that San Francisco didn't make the top 10, Comedy Central's Daily Show correspondent
Jason Jones visited the city for a report that aired May 9, 2011. Which city was named the gayest, and also
visited by Jones?
(a) Minneapolis, Minnesota
(b) Santa Fe, New Mexico
(c) Las Vegas, Nevada
(d) Orlando, Florida
5. What color pants did Ricky Martin wear with an Armani jacket at the 53rd annual Grammy Awards, presented
February 13, 2011, which landed him on Huffington Post's Worst-Dressed List?
(a) pink
(b) gold
(c) silver
(d) rainbow-striped
6. The 11th season of NBC-TV's Celebrity Apprentice premiered March 6, 2011. Which celebrity contestant
competed to raise funds for AIDS Project Los Angeles?
(a) Dionne Warwick
(b) La Toya Jackson
(c) Star Jones
(d) Richard Hatch
7. The March 15, 2011, episode of Fox-TV's Glee included a kiss shared by Chris Colfer and costar Darren
Criss. Interviewed soon after by Access Hollywood and asked to rate the kiss from one to 10, Colfer said Criss
can be rated a 10. How did Colfer rate himself?
(a) 6
(b) 8
(c) 10
(d) 12
8. Recipients were announced in 25 of 32 categories at the 22nd annual GLAAD Media Awards presented
March 19, 2011, in New York City. Which show received Outstanding Talk Show Episode for a program titled
"Ricky Martin Coming Out as a Gay Man and a New Dad"?
(a) The View
(b) The Joy Behar Show
(c) The Oprah Winfrey Show
(d) The Ellen DeGeneres Show
9. After appearing on a 2010 episode of ABC-TV's Modern Family, who reprised the role of Pepper Saltsman
as guest star March 23, 2011?
(a) Jesse Tyler Ferguson
(b) Nathan Lane
(c) Sean Hayes
(d) Rosie O'Donnell
10. In which country did a 15-year-old openly lesbian singer win the The X Factor on its finale, March 25, 2011?
(a) Australia
(b) Denmark
(c) France
(d) Italy
11. Sir Elton John hosted the April 2, 2011, episode of NBC-TV's Saturday Night Live and also performed as
musical guest. With whom did John sing two duets?
(a) Lady Gaga
(b) Leon Russell
(c) George Michael
(d) Matthew Morrison
12. On the May 10, 2011, episode of Comedy Central's The Daily Show, host Jon Stewart renamed the
recurring segment featuring gay news stories, formerly known as "Gaywatch." Which one of the following
considerations was chosen as the new title?
(a) "Queer Factor"
(b) "Bi-Witness News"
(c) "We're Here, We're Queer, Get Newsed to It"
(d) "Jon Stewart's Complicated Gay Issues"
13. When Chaz Bono appeared on a talk show May 11, 2011, the host expressed discomfort when the
discussion turned to reassignment surgery. After several questions about sexual orientation were asked,
Bono laughingly told the host, "We have to get you off this homosexual thing!" On which show did Bono make
that comment?
(a) Jimmy Kimmel Live!
(b) Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
(c) The Late Show with David Letterman
(d) The Martha Stewart Show
14. When the classic animated skit "Ambiguously Gay Duo" aired on the May 14, 2011, episode of Saturday
Night Live, the characters Ace and Gary transformed from animation to live action figures. Jimmy Fallon
returned to SNL to play Gary. Who played Ace?
(a) Justin Timberlake
(b) Alec Baldwin
(c) Steve Martin
(d) Jon Hamm
15. After screening at international film festivals in San Francisco, Seattle and Toronto, Beginners opened in
limited release June 3, 2011. The film includes a character who comes out as gay at age 75, following the
death of his wife of 45 years. Who portrays that man?
(a) Christopher Plummer
(b) Sir Ian McKellan
(c) Alan Arkin
(d) Alan Alda