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Greens Flashcards

1
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In which city was PEOPLE established in 1972?

A

Coventry

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2
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In which magazine was the interview by Paul Ehrlich which inspired the Whittakers to start PEOPLE?

A

Playboy

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3
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The Whittakers, Freda Sanders and which other are considered the four founders of the Party?

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Michael Benfield

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4
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What is the title of the article authored by Teddy Goldsmith and others in the Ecologist Magazine which inspired the Party in the early 1970s?

A

Blueprint for Survival

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5
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In the PEOPLE logo, turquoise is used to represent the sea and coral is used to represent the earth. Which colour is used to represent the air?

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White

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Which animal did Teddy Goldsmith use in his 1974 campaign in the Eye constituency?

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Camel

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What is the name of the Party’s first manifesto, published in 1975?

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Manifesto for a Sustainable Society

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8
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Tony Whittaker was the first chair of the Party, followed by Jonathan Tyler. Who was its third, elected in 1979?

A

Jonathon Porritt

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9
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In what year did the Party change its name to Ecology?

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1976

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10
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John Luck became the Party’s first elected representative in 1976 when he was elected to the Rye ward of which authority?

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Rother District Council

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In which Westminster constituency did the Party contest its first-ever Parliamentary by-election?

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Walsall North

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The Party gained its first County Councillor in 1979 when a candidate ran unopposed in the Withiel division of Cornwall County Council. What was his name?

A

Jeremy Faull

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What was the title of the Party’s manifesto for the 1979 General Election?

A

The Real Alternative

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What was the name of the house band which regularly performed at events associated with the Party in the 1980s?

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Planet Waves

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15
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When the 1982 Party Conference was rejected by members, which venue was chosen to hold a ‘Green Gathering’ instead?

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Worthy Farm, Glastonbury

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What was the name of the Manifesto the Party published in 1983?

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Politics for Life

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17
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In what year did the Party’s name change to the Green Party?

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1985

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18
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What is the name of the position in the party that replaced Party Chairs in 1986?

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Principal Speakers

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19
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How many Principal Speakers were intended to be elected when the position was first established?

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Six

20
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How many seats did the Party contest at the 1987 General Election?

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133

21
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Who founded the Association of Socialist Greens in 1988?

A

Derek Wall

22
Q

What is the name of the German Green MP who donated an object affectionately referred to as ‘the Green Grail’ to the Party?

A

Petra Kelly

23
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What percentage of the vote was achieved by the Green Party at the 1989 European Election? It was, at the time, the highest total ever for a green party.

A

15%

24
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Directed by David Bailey, what is the name of the Party Election Broadcast for the 1989 European Election campaign?

A

Slime Child

25
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To which body was Caroline Lucas elected in 1993?

A

Oxfordshire County Council

26
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What is the name of the group within the Party which aimed to streamline it in the early 1990s by rearranging it into more traditional Party structures?

A

Green 2000

27
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When reforms were passed in 1991, the 30-member Party Council was replaced by a National Executive with how many members?

A

Eleven

28
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The Party claimed to have its first half of an MP when Cynog Dafis was elected to the Ceredigion constituency in 1992. For which Party did he stand, on a joint ticket with the Greens?

A

Plaid Cymru

29
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What was the name of the programme adopted in 1993 aimed at reconciling warring factions within the Party?

A

Basis for Renewal

30
Q

Eleven councillors were elected in the 1999 local elections, suuported by a newly-adopted electoral strategy. What is this called?

A

Target to Win

31
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When the electoral system for European Elections changed to proportional representation in 1999, two candidates were elected; Caroline Lucas in Southeast England, and Jean Lambert in which other seat?

A

London

32
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The Party could claim its first full Parliamentary representation in 1999 when Tim Beaumont defected to the Greens from which other Party?

A

Liberal Democrats

33
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What was the slogan used by the Party in its 2001 General Election campaign?

A

Reach for the Future

34
Q

In the first-ever leadership contest, held in autumn 2007, Caroline Lucas defeated which former actor, who starred in ‘The Bill’?

A

Ashley Gunstock

35
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Was was the name of the Norwich councillor who became the Party’s first official deputy leader in 2008?

A

Adrian Ramsay

36
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What has been the collective name for the Party’s ever-growing manifesto since 2010?

A

Policies for a Sustainable Society

37
Q

When Caroline Lucas was elected to the Brighton Pavillion constituency in 2010, who replaced her as Green MEP for Southeast England?

A

Keith Taylor

38
Q

When Natalie Bennett was raised to the peerage, which place name formed the latter part of her title?

A

Manor Castle

39
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When Jenny Jones was raised the the peerage, the name of which estate in Brighton was selected as the latter part of her title?

A

Moulescoomb

40
Q

Will Duckworth, elected as the Party’s second deputy leader in 2014, is a councillor in which midlands town?

A

Dudley

41
Q

How many Members of the European Parliament were elected for the Green Party at the 2019 election?

A

Seven

42
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How many seats were won by the Party at the 2021 local elections?

A

155

43
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At the 2019 European Election, who was elected for the Greens in the West Midlands constituency?

A

Ellie Chowns

44
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At the 2019 European Election, who was elected for the Greens in the North West England constituency?

A

Gina Dowding

45
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Rosi Sexton, who came second in the 2020 leadership contest, is a Councillor in which town?

A

Solihull

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