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Test your knowledge of 1969,

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Please select at least one option of each question.

1

In the early hours of June 28, 1969, police raided the Stonewall Inn in Greenwich Village, and its LGBTQ patrons refused to disperse. Protests ensued for how many nights?

1

2

6

10

Patrons of the Stonewall Inn were joined by passersby and allies in the neighborhood. Advocates for gay rights had been active in the city for decades, but the Stonewall uprising and the organizing that emerged from it energized a mass movement.

Patrons of the Stonewall Inn were joined by passersby and allies in the neighborhood. Advocates for gay rights had been active in the city for decades, but the Stonewall uprising and the organizing that emerged from it energized a mass movement.

Correct Option:

3

2

Many trans New Yorkers participated in the Stonewall uprising, and went on to organize for trans rights. Who is frequently credited for “throwing the first brick” at the police raiding Stonewall Inn?

Marsha P. Johnson

Sylvia Rivera

Miss Major Griffin-Gracy

Candy Darling

Although no one really knows who was the first one to act, Marsha P. Johnson is often credited, as is lesbian activist and performer Stormé DeLarverie.

Although no one really knows who was the first one to act, Marsha P. Johnson is often credited, as is lesbian activist and performer Stormé DeLarverie.

Correct Option:

1

3

The same summer, activists founded the New York branch of the Young Lords, a radical “sixties” group led by Puerto Rican youth, African Americans, and Latinx New Yorkers. Which of these did the group “liberate” for community use?

X-ray truck for increased tuberculosis testing

Brooms for cleaning city streets

An East Harlem church for a range of community services

All of the above

The group mounted eye-catching direct action campaigns against inequality and poverty in East Harlem, the South Bronx, and elsewhere.

The group mounted eye-catching direct action campaigns against inequality and poverty in East Harlem, the South Bronx, and elsewhere.

Correct Option:

4

4

On October 15, 1969, 250,000 New Yorkers demonstrated against the Vietnam War with the Moratorium campaign. Which famed artist created a green, black, and orange flag to support the Moratorium campaign?

David Hockney

Jasper Johns

Andy Warhol

Yoko Ono

Jasper Johns, famed for his reimaging of symbols such as the American Flag, created a green, black, and orange flag to support the antiwar Moratorium movement.

Jasper Johns, famed for his reimaging of symbols such as the American Flag, created a green, black, and orange flag to support the antiwar Moratorium movement.

Correct Option:

2

5

Amidst the events of the summer of 1969 and the fall to come, what event led thousands of New Yorkers to decamp to the wilderness August 15-18?

Sproul Hall Sit-In

Communes

Woodstock Festival

Altamont

The Woodstock Festival was a legendary music festival that took place in Bethel, NY, a little more than 100 miles away from New York City, with 32 acts performing in sporadic rainfall throughout the three days.

The Woodstock Festival was a legendary music festival that took place in Bethel, NY, a little more than 100 miles away from New York City, with 32 acts performing in sporadic rainfall throughout the three days.

Correct Option:

3

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