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Oranges & Lemons 🍊🍋

  • Writer: Simon O'Donovan
    Simon O'Donovan
  • Jul 4, 2022
  • 2 min read

Updated: Jul 5, 2022


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This is a straightforward picture quiz, with some songs included to break it up. As usual, this CST activities page is about recognition, recall and reminiscence, with a focus on musical memory. Hope your group enjoys it. Please do let me know.


You could start by saying this rhyme together ...



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So, the quiz is about the colours yellow and orange. It's arranged in several rounds, with songs interspersed.


Here goes ... (PS. If you click on the first photo, a slide show will open ...)




Round 1. Food


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1. Name the vegetable?

Which large colourful man advertised cans of it?

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2. Name the fruit?

Which American pop artist painted this picture of one?

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3. Name the cake?

T or F. It is Britain's favourite cake?

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4. Name the fruit?

Name the cocktail?

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5. Name the vegetable?

What do Americans call it?

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6. Name the fruit?

Name the herb?

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7. Name the sauce?

Which trait is it associated with?

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8. Name these two fruits?

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9. Name the condiment?

Which animal features on the label?

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10. Name the spice?

Name the flower it comes from?


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11. Which UK TV comedy series includes a character names Saffron?




Round 2. Sport & Games

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12. Name the game?

Name some other ball games?

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13. Name the game?

Name some famous players?

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14. Name the race?

Name the winner?


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15. Name the middle colour?

What does this sign denote?

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16. Name this caution?

Which officer might give you a ticket?

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17. Name the game?

Name the yellow properties?

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18. Name the game?

What are the yellow and orange categories?


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19. Name the game?

Name the yellow character?

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20. Name the game?

What is he chasing?

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21. What does this flag indicate?

Who might rescue you?


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22. In which American city would you find big yellow taxis?



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23. Name this chap and the book he is looking for?




Round 3. Famous Blonds

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24. Name the actress?

What was her nickname?

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25. Name the actor?

Which 1980 movie did he win an Oscar for Best Director?


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26. Name the actress & singer?

Complete the name of her best seller 'Que **** ****'?


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27. Name the actress?

What nationality is she?

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28. Name the model?

What is her real name?

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29. Name the model?

Which page of 'The Sun' did she frequently feature on?


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30. Name the actress?

Name the TV series?

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31. Name the singer?

Which competition did he recently nearly win?

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32. Name the character?

Which town is the TV series set in?

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33. Name the orange President?

Which TV reality series did he host?


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34. Which film is this song associated with?




Round 4. Nature


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35. Name the flower?

Which country is it an emblem for?

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36. Name the bird?

Which industry was it associated with?


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37. Name the flower?

Which season is it associated with?

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38. Name the flower?

What is its seed head called?

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39. Name the insect?

Which product do they produce for us?


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40. Name the flower?

Which kitchen product is named after them?


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41. Name the insect?

Name the variety?

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42. Name the bird this grows into?

Which holiday are they associated with?

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43. Name the flower?

What does it signify if you hold it up to your throat?

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44. Name the flower?

Name the artist?


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45. What is Sting's real name?




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46. Name as many shades of yellow and orange as you can?



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47. Name the two characters in this video?



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48. In which language does 'Amarillo' mean yellow?



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49. You could finish by talking about sunny beach days and beachwear.

What are members' favourite beaches?

Who would dare to wear a bikini or speedos these days?

Is it warm enough to go for a swim in the sea?



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50. What is this advert for? ("Too orangey for dogs!")




Refreshments suggestions - freshly squeezed orange juice


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Or if this quiz has caused you to have a headache, you could have a LemSip (Joke!)


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Just in case this quiz has given you a headache ...




ANSWERS


1. Sweetcorn / Jolly Green Giant


2. Banana / Andy Warhol


3. Lemon Drizzle / True


4. Pineapple / Pina Colada


5. Courgette / Zucchini


6. Honeydew Melon / Mint


7. Bird's Eye Custard / Cowardice


8. Peaches & Apricots


9. Mustard / Bull


10. Saffron / Crocus



11. 'Absolutely Fabulous'



12. Basketball / Baseball, Cricket, Squash, Football, Tennis, Netball etc


13. Tennis / Martina Navratilova, Billie Jean King, Virginia Wade, John McEnroe, Novak Djokovic, Andy Murray etc


14. 'Tour de France' / Gareth Thomas


15. Amber / Road Works


16. Double Yellow Lines/ Traffic Warden


17. Monopoly / Leicester Square, Coventry Street & Piccadilly


18. Trivial Pursuit / History


19. Cluedo / Colonel Mustard


20. Pac Man / Ghosts


21. Swim between the flags / Lifeguard



22. New York



23. J.R. Hartley / 'Flyfishing'



24. Marilyn Monroe / 'The Blonde Bombshell'


25. Robert Redford / 'Ordinary People'


26. Doris Day / 'Que Sera Sera'


27. Brigitte Bardot / French


28. Twiggy / Lesley Hornby nee Lawson


29. Sam Fox / Page 3


30. Pamela Anderson / 'Baywatch'


31. Sam Ryder / 'Eurovision Song Contest'


32. Homer Simpson / Springfield


33. Donald Trump / 'The Apprentice USA'



34. 'Wizard Of Oz'



35. Daffodil / Wales


36. Canary / Mining


37. Primrose / Spring


38. Dandelion / Clock


39. Bees / Honey


40. Marigold / Rubber gloves


41. Butterfly / Peacock


42. Chicken / Easter


43. Buttercup / Butter


44. Sunflowers / Vincent Van Gogh



45. Gordon Sumner



46. Amber, Sunshine, Gold, Pumpkin, Bronze etc



47. Speedy Gonzalez & Bugs Bunny



48. Spanish



49. *



50. Kia Ora












 
 
 

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