Greens Flashcards
In which city was PEOPLE established in 1972?
Coventry
In which magazine was the interview by Paul Ehrlich which inspired the Whittakers to start PEOPLE?
Playboy
The Whittakers, Freda Sanders and which other are considered the four founders of the Party?
Michael Benfield
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?
Blueprint for Survival
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?
White
Which animal did Teddy Goldsmith use in his 1974 campaign in the Eye constituency?
Camel
What is the name of the Party’s first manifesto, published in 1975?
Manifesto for a Sustainable Society
Tony Whittaker was the first chair of the Party, followed by Jonathan Tyler. Who was its third, elected in 1979?
Jonathon Porritt
In what year did the Party change its name to Ecology?
1976
John Luck became the Party’s first elected representative in 1976 when he was elected to the Rye ward of which authority?
Rother District Council
In which Westminster constituency did the Party contest its first-ever Parliamentary by-election?
Walsall North
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?
Jeremy Faull
What was the title of the Party’s manifesto for the 1979 General Election?
The Real Alternative
What was the name of the house band which regularly performed at events associated with the Party in the 1980s?
Planet Waves
When the 1982 Party Conference was rejected by members, which venue was chosen to hold a ‘Green Gathering’ instead?
Worthy Farm, Glastonbury
What was the name of the Manifesto the Party published in 1983?
Politics for Life
In what year did the Party’s name change to the Green Party?
1985
What is the name of the position in the party that replaced Party Chairs in 1986?
Principal Speakers
How many Principal Speakers were intended to be elected when the position was first established?
Six
How many seats did the Party contest at the 1987 General Election?
133
Who founded the Association of Socialist Greens in 1988?
Derek Wall
What is the name of the German Green MP who donated an object affectionately referred to as ‘the Green Grail’ to the Party?
Petra Kelly
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.
15%
Directed by David Bailey, what is the name of the Party Election Broadcast for the 1989 European Election campaign?
Slime Child
To which body was Caroline Lucas elected in 1993?
Oxfordshire County Council
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?
Green 2000
When reforms were passed in 1991, the 30-member Party Council was replaced by a National Executive with how many members?
Eleven
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?
Plaid Cymru
What was the name of the programme adopted in 1993 aimed at reconciling warring factions within the Party?
Basis for Renewal
Eleven councillors were elected in the 1999 local elections, suuported by a newly-adopted electoral strategy. What is this called?
Target to Win
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?
London
The Party could claim its first full Parliamentary representation in 1999 when Tim Beaumont defected to the Greens from which other Party?
Liberal Democrats
What was the slogan used by the Party in its 2001 General Election campaign?
Reach for the Future
In the first-ever leadership contest, held in autumn 2007, Caroline Lucas defeated which former actor, who starred in ‘The Bill’?
Ashley Gunstock
Was was the name of the Norwich councillor who became the Party’s first official deputy leader in 2008?
Adrian Ramsay
What has been the collective name for the Party’s ever-growing manifesto since 2010?
Policies for a Sustainable Society
When Caroline Lucas was elected to the Brighton Pavillion constituency in 2010, who replaced her as Green MEP for Southeast England?
Keith Taylor
When Natalie Bennett was raised to the peerage, which place name formed the latter part of her title?
Manor Castle
When Jenny Jones was raised the the peerage, the name of which estate in Brighton was selected as the latter part of her title?
Moulescoomb
Will Duckworth, elected as the Party’s second deputy leader in 2014, is a councillor in which midlands town?
Dudley
How many Members of the European Parliament were elected for the Green Party at the 2019 election?
Seven
How many seats were won by the Party at the 2021 local elections?
155
At the 2019 European Election, who was elected for the Greens in the West Midlands constituency?
Ellie Chowns
At the 2019 European Election, who was elected for the Greens in the North West England constituency?
Gina Dowding
Rosi Sexton, who came second in the 2020 leadership contest, is a Councillor in which town?
Solihull
