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The Joys of Androgyny Trivia Quiz

If you love androgyny or are just curious, this quiz is for you. As it follows, here are some of the brightest gender-line-blurring icons of the last hundred years.

A multiple-choice quiz by LillianMD. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
LillianMD

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
352,527

Updated
Aug 11 24

# Qns
10

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Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

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452

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Question 1 of 10

1. In the 1970s, which glam rock icon was not only openly bisexual but introduced the world to his genderless alien alter-ego "Ziggy Stardust" and became a style icon for years to come? Hint

Steven Tyler

David Bowie

Mick Jagger

Meat Loaf

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which Woody Allen movie introduced Diane Keaton in the iconic role as a midwesterner transplanted in New York with a racist grandmother who preferred ties, button-down shirts, and hats? Hint

Match Point

Annie Hall

Sleeper

With Six You Get Eggroll

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Question 3 of 10

3. Famous for her wide-legged trousers, headstrong attitude, and 60+ year career as a leading lady in Hollywood, this beautiful and talent actress was decades ahead of her time. Who is she? Hint

Mary Tyler Moore

Sandra Bernhardt

Katherine Hepburn

Elizabeth Taylor

4. This film made androgyny an event. Hundreds, possibly thousands, still dance to the theaters to take part in the musical starring Tim Curry, decades after its original release. Which film is this? Hint

The Rocky Horror Picture Show

Hedwig and the Angry Inch

Rent

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Question 5 of 10

5. This goth rocker has blurred gender lines since the mid-nineties and has had his fair share of controversy doing so. What is his name? Hint

Rob Halford

Alice Cooper

Marilyn Manson

Rob Zombie

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which former member of the Eurythmics is known for her alto range and androgynous appearance? Hint

Joan Jett

Annie Lennox

Belinda Carlisle

Meredith Brooks

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which former Velvet Underground member released the 1972, David Bowie-produced album "Transformer", which introduced the world to gender blurring that had not before been brought to song or the mainstream? Hint

Lou Reed

Nick Cale

Mick Ronson

Elton John

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which 2001 musical is about a transgender musician who stalks a rock star who steals his songs? Hint

Rent

Hedwig and the Angry Inch

Velvet Goldmine

Camp

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Question 9 of 10

9. This popular British comedian has said in his stand up act that he is an "executive transvestite". He is also known for acting and doing a series of marathons. What is his name? Hint

Eddie Izzard

David Mitchell

Stephen Fry

Billy Connolly

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which band originally release the song titled "Androgynous" on their 1984 album "Let It Be"? Hint

The Breeders

The Beatles

Crash Test Dummies

The Replacements

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. In the 1970s, which glam rock icon was not only openly bisexual but introduced the world to his genderless alien alter-ego "Ziggy Stardust" and became a style icon for years to come?

Answer: David Bowie

He was born David Jones and from he 1960s until the mid-seventies he defined androgynous glam rock fashion.

He didn't gain crossover fame in the US until the mid-seventies with his "Young Americans" album. Since he has released many more to much success and has had somewhat of a film career appearing in such movies as "Labyrinth" and "The Prestige".

2. Which Woody Allen movie introduced Diane Keaton in the iconic role as a midwesterner transplanted in New York with a racist grandmother who preferred ties, button-down shirts, and hats?

Answer: Annie Hall

Her style in "Annie Hall" still leaves an impact on women and forever changed fashion.

Diane Keaton wore clothes she stole from fashionable people in New York in the film after Woody Allen gave her permission to wear her own clothing.

Designers such as Ralph Lauren have designed collections inspired by Keaton and the character.

3. Famous for her wide-legged trousers, headstrong attitude, and 60+ year career as a leading lady in Hollywood, this beautiful and talent actress was decades ahead of her time. Who is she?

Answer: Katherine Hepburn

Decades ahead of her time, the four-time Oscar winner famously never accepted societal norms of women and that drive and that rebellion has made her a androgynous icon and a women's icon.

Answer: The Rocky Horror Picture Show

Originally a play, "Rocky Horror" has been seen around the globe and still is shown in theaters today after originally being a flop at the box office in 1979.

5. This goth rocker has blurred gender lines since the mid-nineties and has had his fair share of controversy doing so. What is his name?

Answer: Marilyn Manson

Manson never steer away from controversy but unlike some in the pop world he doesn't pursue it for he sake of being controversial. He has released albums such as "Antichrist Superstar" and "Born Villain" and appeared in films like "Lost Highway" and "Party Monster".

6. Which former member of the Eurythmics is known for her alto range and androgynous appearance?

Answer: Annie Lennox

Annie Lennox has won and been nominated for several Grammys and Brit awards, and a Golden Globe, and she has received a slew of honors for her charity work for HIV and AIDS.

Aside from being called a gay and androgynous icon she has been deemed by the VH1 network as "The Greatest White Soul Singer Alive".

Answer: Lou Reed

Lou Reed has since released many fantastic albums never quite settling into the mainstream.

8. Which 2001 musical is about a transgender musician who stalks a rock star who steals his songs?

Answer: Hedwig and the Angry Inch

It was directed by John Cameron Mitchell and actually features Miriam Shor, a cross-gendered women, as Hedwig's boyfriend throughout.

9. This popular British comedian has said in his stand up act that he is an "executive transvestite". He is also known for acting and doing a series of marathons. What is his name?

Answer: Eddie Izzard

He has had a comedy career spanning over twenty years and it has just been since through 2000s that he has gained the most notoriety in the USA.

Eddie Izzard has also appeared in many films including the "Ocean Eleven" series and "Velvet Goldmine".

10. Which band originally release the song titled "Androgynous" on their 1984 album "Let It Be"?

Answer: The Replacements

The song has since been covered by Joan Jett, Crash Test Dummies and Jubilee.

Source: Author LillianMD

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