1. Basketball star Brittney Griner was placed No. 1 in the Outsports Power 100 list of the most influential LGBTQ people in sports. Her team Phoenix Mercury is located in which U.S. state? Arizona
2. Ralf Schumacher came out publicly as gay in July. In which globetrotting sport did he compete from 1997 to 2007? Formula One
3. Which R&B megastar met expectations and pleased his gay fans by going shirtless when headlining the Super Bowl LVIII halftime show in Las Vegas? Usher
4. What is the surname of out gay American track athlete Nico, who competed in the 10,000m final at the Paris Olympics? Young
5. Joao Lucas Reis da Silva made history in December as the highest-ranked male professional player to come out as gay while active in which sport? Tennis
6. What is the surname of out gay former rugby referee Nigel, who took charge of the 2015 Rugby World Cup final and married his husband, Barrie, in Wales in August 2024? Owens
7. How many of the 30 MLB teams held a Pride Night in 2024? Twenty-Nine
8. What color got a lot of NFL fans in a flap about then USC Trojans quarterback Caleb Williams in March? Pink (his nail polish)
9. Wheelchair tennis star Kgothatso Montjane claimed two LGBTQ awards in her native South Africa after winning a doubles title at which Grand Slam tournament? Wimbledon
10. Canada’s Justin Lui was the only out gay male athlete playing in a men’s team sport at the Paris Olympics. What was the sport? Volleyball
11. From which landmark did Celine Dion thrill her fans with a stunning solo performance in the climax to the Paris Olympics Opening Ceremony? Eiffel Tower
12. American nonbinary athlete Christie Raleigh Crossley won five medals at the Paris Paralympics in the paralympic adaptation of which sport? Swimming
13. Complete the name of the MLB team at whose Pride Night baseball boyfriends Cole Philpott and Aiden Phipps teamed up to throw first pitches — the Baltimore _______? Orioles
14. Which of the martial arts sports did out gay Irish athlete Jack Woolley compete in at the Paris Olympics? Taekwondo
15. Gay former U.S. soccer star Robbie Rogers got a special shoutout in his husband Greg Berlanti’s acceptance speech at which major awards ceremony? Emmys
16. Out judoka Amandine Buchard won Team LGBTQ’s first medal of the Paris Olympics. Which nation was she representing? France
17. What is the first name of Venezuelan triple jump athlete Rojas, the world record holder and former Outsports Female Athlete of the Year who was unable to defend her Olympic title in Paris due to injury? Yulimar
18. Complete the name of the #1 ranked out LGBTQ wrestler in the Queer Wrestling Index 200 — DARK _____? Sheik
19. Men’s team players representing Australia in the Fast5 version of which sport made headlines in November when they stood up to homophobes criticizing a viral video of their on-court dance to NSYNC track "Bye Bye Bye"? Netball
20. Out gymnast Sam Phillips transferred from Nebraska to compete for which university? Illinois
21. Clarke Johnstone, Frederic Wandres and Cathrine Laudrup-Dufour all competed in disciplines of which sport at the Paris Olympics? Equestrian
22. Which Olympic team did bronze medal-winning boxer Cindy Ngamba represent in Paris? Refugee
23. What is the first name of gay pop star Alexander, whose Eurovision entry for the U.K. in May was set in a "post-apocalyptic dystopian boxing gym locker room, aboard a spaceship hurtling toward Earth through a black hole in 1985"? Olly
24. What is the name of the digital platform launched by NBA legend Dwyane Wade in May to support LGBTQ youth and their families? Translatable
25. What is the surname of Chicago Cubs and Chicago Red Stars co-owner Laura, who placed second on the Outsports Power 100? Ricketts
26. What is the name of the Paris river next to which Lady Gaga performed during a very damp Olympics Opening Ceremony? Seine
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