Questions 16 to 30:
Ed Karvoski Jr.'s
2011 GLBT Showbiz Quiz
2011 GLBT Showbiz Quiz
16. As host of the 65th annual Tony Awards, presented June 12, 2011, Neil Patrick Harris opened the show
with a song about Broadway titled "It's Not Just For Gays Anymore." Prior to 2011, how many times did Harris
host the Tony Awards?
(a) none
(b) one
(c) two
(d) three
17. The 2011 Tony Award for Best Costume Design of a Musical went to Tim Chappel and Lizzy Gardiner for
Priscilla Queen of the Desert. During the presentation, the costumed cast sang one of the show's songs, "It's
Raining Men," along with two special guests. One of the special guests was Martha Wash of the Weather
Girls, who had a hit recording of the song. Who was the other special guest, who is one of the song's
writers?
(a) Burt Bacharach
(b) Barry Manilow
(c) Gloria Gaynor
(d) Paul Shaffer
18. Happily Divorced, a sitcom that premiered June 15, 2011, is inspired by the real-life experience of series
creators Fran Drescher and Peter Marc Jacobson. Drescher plays a woman living with her ex-husband after
finding out he's gay. Which network airs the program?
(a) HBO
(b) Lifetime
(c) TV Land
(d) Comedy Central
19. Who was the special guest when the second season of Logo-TV's RuPaul's Drag U premiered June 20,
2011?
(a) Beverly Johnson
(b) Tyra Banks
(c) Halle Berry
(d) Taye Diggs
20. The finale of the first season of The Voice, NBC-TV's singing competition, aired June 28, 2011. How
many of the four finalists are openly lesbian?
(a) one
(b) two
(c) three
(d) four
21. In the film Friends with Benefits, which premiered July 22, 2011, Justin Timberlake's character, Dylan,
lands a new job as art director at GQ and meets a gay coworker, Tommy, played by Woody Harrelson. In
which department at GQ does Tommy work as editor?
(a) News & Politics
(b) Food & Travel
(c) Entertainment
(d) Sports
22. The July 24, 2011, episode of Lifetime's Drop Dead Gorgeous was inspired by the true story of a
Mississippi teenage girl who sued her high school for refusing to allow her to attend the prom with her
girlfriend. Which out performer guest starred on that episode?
(a) Clay Aiken
(b) Lance Bass
(c) Wanda Sykes
(d) All of the above
23. AfterElton.com posted an interview July 27, 2011, with a gentleman who was recognized five consecutive
years in "AfterElton's Hot 100." When questioned about it, the gentleman replied, "I have scrawny little
chicken legs, so I don't know what all the fuss is about." Who is that gentleman?
(a) Don Lemon
(b) Nate Berkus
(c) Luke Macfarlane
(d) Anderson Cooper
24. Christine O'Donnell, the former Delaware Senate candidate known for declaring she's "not a witch,"
walked out of a television interview that aired August, 17, 2011, when the host asked her views on gay
marriage. On which program did this occur?
(a) Issues with Jane Valez-Mitchell
(b) The Rachel Maddow Show
(c) Piers Morgan Tonight
(d) Dr. Phil
25. In addition to the 63rd Primetime Emmy Awards presented September 18, 2011, which other 2011
awards show did Jane Lynch host?
(a) ESPY Awards - July 13, 2011 on ESPN
(b) TV Land Awards - April 17, 2011 on TV Land
(c) Teen Choice Awards - August 7, 2011 on Fox
(d) Do Something Awards - August 18, 2011 on VH1
26. The world premiere of 8, a play chronicling the historic trial in the federal challenge to California's
Proposition 8, was presented September 19, 2011, at the Eugene O'Neill Theater in New York City as a
fund-raiser for the American Foundation for Equal Rights. Who wrote 8?
(a) Adam Block
(b) Larry Kramer
(c) Harvey Fierstein
(d) Dustin Lance Black
27. When the 13th season of Dancing with the Stars premiered September 19, 2011, contestant Carson
Kressley of Bravo's Queer Eye for the Straight Guy danced the cha-cha to the song "Moves Like Jagger." To
what song did contestant Chaz Bono dance the cha-cha that night?
(a) "Just Dance"
(b) "Last Dance"
(c) "Dancing in the Streets"
(d) "The Beat Goes On"
28. Mark "Papa Bear" Caruso, an openly gay 48-year-old resident of Forest Hills, NY, was the second
castaway voted off the 23rd season of CBS-TV's Survivor and sent to Redemption Island on the episode that
aired September 28, 2011. Prior to retiring, what was Caruso's occupation in New York City?
(a) construction worker
(b) police detective
(c) firefighter
(d) bus driver
29. To celebrate the first year of Conan on TBS, Conan O'Brien travelled back to his roots and presented a
week of shows from New York, a state where same-sex marriage is legal. On the November 3, 2011,
episode, O'Brien legally officiated the wedding for a staff member, Scott Gornick, and his partner, David
Gorshein. What is Gornick's job with Conan?
(a) costume designer
(b) makeup artist
(c) comedy writer
(d) security guard
30. Prior to opening in wide release November 11, 2011, J. Edgar was featured as a cover story in the
October 2011 issue of GQ, including interviews with the film's director Clint Eastwood and its star Leonardo
DiCaprio, who portrays FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover. When the discussion turned to the rumored gay
relationship between Hoover and his FBI colleague Clyde Tolson, Eastwood commented, "It's not a movie
about two gay guys. I don't give a crap if he was gay or not." Who portrays Tolson in the biopic?
(a) Josh Pence
(b) Armie Hammer
(c) Andrew Garfield
(d) Jesse Eisenberg
with a song about Broadway titled "It's Not Just For Gays Anymore." Prior to 2011, how many times did Harris
host the Tony Awards?
(a) none
(b) one
(c) two
(d) three
17. The 2011 Tony Award for Best Costume Design of a Musical went to Tim Chappel and Lizzy Gardiner for
Priscilla Queen of the Desert. During the presentation, the costumed cast sang one of the show's songs, "It's
Raining Men," along with two special guests. One of the special guests was Martha Wash of the Weather
Girls, who had a hit recording of the song. Who was the other special guest, who is one of the song's
writers?
(a) Burt Bacharach
(b) Barry Manilow
(c) Gloria Gaynor
(d) Paul Shaffer
18. Happily Divorced, a sitcom that premiered June 15, 2011, is inspired by the real-life experience of series
creators Fran Drescher and Peter Marc Jacobson. Drescher plays a woman living with her ex-husband after
finding out he's gay. Which network airs the program?
(a) HBO
(b) Lifetime
(c) TV Land
(d) Comedy Central
19. Who was the special guest when the second season of Logo-TV's RuPaul's Drag U premiered June 20,
2011?
(a) Beverly Johnson
(b) Tyra Banks
(c) Halle Berry
(d) Taye Diggs
20. The finale of the first season of The Voice, NBC-TV's singing competition, aired June 28, 2011. How
many of the four finalists are openly lesbian?
(a) one
(b) two
(c) three
(d) four
21. In the film Friends with Benefits, which premiered July 22, 2011, Justin Timberlake's character, Dylan,
lands a new job as art director at GQ and meets a gay coworker, Tommy, played by Woody Harrelson. In
which department at GQ does Tommy work as editor?
(a) News & Politics
(b) Food & Travel
(c) Entertainment
(d) Sports
22. The July 24, 2011, episode of Lifetime's Drop Dead Gorgeous was inspired by the true story of a
Mississippi teenage girl who sued her high school for refusing to allow her to attend the prom with her
girlfriend. Which out performer guest starred on that episode?
(a) Clay Aiken
(b) Lance Bass
(c) Wanda Sykes
(d) All of the above
23. AfterElton.com posted an interview July 27, 2011, with a gentleman who was recognized five consecutive
years in "AfterElton's Hot 100." When questioned about it, the gentleman replied, "I have scrawny little
chicken legs, so I don't know what all the fuss is about." Who is that gentleman?
(a) Don Lemon
(b) Nate Berkus
(c) Luke Macfarlane
(d) Anderson Cooper
24. Christine O'Donnell, the former Delaware Senate candidate known for declaring she's "not a witch,"
walked out of a television interview that aired August, 17, 2011, when the host asked her views on gay
marriage. On which program did this occur?
(a) Issues with Jane Valez-Mitchell
(b) The Rachel Maddow Show
(c) Piers Morgan Tonight
(d) Dr. Phil
25. In addition to the 63rd Primetime Emmy Awards presented September 18, 2011, which other 2011
awards show did Jane Lynch host?
(a) ESPY Awards - July 13, 2011 on ESPN
(b) TV Land Awards - April 17, 2011 on TV Land
(c) Teen Choice Awards - August 7, 2011 on Fox
(d) Do Something Awards - August 18, 2011 on VH1
26. The world premiere of 8, a play chronicling the historic trial in the federal challenge to California's
Proposition 8, was presented September 19, 2011, at the Eugene O'Neill Theater in New York City as a
fund-raiser for the American Foundation for Equal Rights. Who wrote 8?
(a) Adam Block
(b) Larry Kramer
(c) Harvey Fierstein
(d) Dustin Lance Black
27. When the 13th season of Dancing with the Stars premiered September 19, 2011, contestant Carson
Kressley of Bravo's Queer Eye for the Straight Guy danced the cha-cha to the song "Moves Like Jagger." To
what song did contestant Chaz Bono dance the cha-cha that night?
(a) "Just Dance"
(b) "Last Dance"
(c) "Dancing in the Streets"
(d) "The Beat Goes On"
28. Mark "Papa Bear" Caruso, an openly gay 48-year-old resident of Forest Hills, NY, was the second
castaway voted off the 23rd season of CBS-TV's Survivor and sent to Redemption Island on the episode that
aired September 28, 2011. Prior to retiring, what was Caruso's occupation in New York City?
(a) construction worker
(b) police detective
(c) firefighter
(d) bus driver
29. To celebrate the first year of Conan on TBS, Conan O'Brien travelled back to his roots and presented a
week of shows from New York, a state where same-sex marriage is legal. On the November 3, 2011,
episode, O'Brien legally officiated the wedding for a staff member, Scott Gornick, and his partner, David
Gorshein. What is Gornick's job with Conan?
(a) costume designer
(b) makeup artist
(c) comedy writer
(d) security guard
30. Prior to opening in wide release November 11, 2011, J. Edgar was featured as a cover story in the
October 2011 issue of GQ, including interviews with the film's director Clint Eastwood and its star Leonardo
DiCaprio, who portrays FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover. When the discussion turned to the rumored gay
relationship between Hoover and his FBI colleague Clyde Tolson, Eastwood commented, "It's not a movie
about two gay guys. I don't give a crap if he was gay or not." Who portrays Tolson in the biopic?
(a) Josh Pence
(b) Armie Hammer
(c) Andrew Garfield
(d) Jesse Eisenberg
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