Enough to Drive You Nuts

1 Who provided the lead vocals for the pop duo Soft Cell?

2 According to its advertising slogan what has a hazelnut in every bite?

3 In the Middle Ages which variety of nut was believed to be a cure for headaches due to its resemblance to the human brain?

4 What edible nut is obtained from the hickory tree?

5 Which US President is descended from a family of peanut farmers?

6 What five letter C word is the name given to the dried kernel of a coconut?

7 Which character in the Peanuts cartoon strip offers psychiatric advice for 5 cents?

8 In the USA, what is known as the Nutmeg State?

9 Which 1963 film starring Jerry Lewis was remade in 1996 with Eddie Murphy?

10 Which percussion instruments derived their name from the Spanish for chestnuts?

11 In which spoof soap did Julie Walters play Mrs Overall?

12 Which act topped the UK charts in 1962 with Nut Rocker?

13 Which television animal always talked after being fed peanut butter?

14 Who composed the Nutcracker Suite?

15 Filbert and cobnut are both the alternative names for what?

16 Mozambique is the worlds largest producer of which nut?

17 Which TV series was set in Walnut Grove?

18 Despite the name of the nut, which South American country is the worlds largest exporter of brazil nuts?

19 Which musical instrument derives its name from the Italian for almond?

20 Which pop group are known as the Nutty Boys from Camden?

21 Which aromatic spice is obtained from the outer shell of the nutmeg?

22 Which pop group enjoyed a 1971 chart hit with Chestnut Mare?

23 Who played a psychiatrist called Aaron Levinsky in the 1987 film Nuts?

24 How was August Darnelle better known when playing with his coconuts?

25 Which glam rocker is seen on TV advertising Nobby’s Nuts?

Answers

1 Marc Almond
2 Topic
3 Walnut
4 Pecan
5 Jimmy Carter
6 Copra
7 Lucy Van Pelt
8 Connecticut
9 The Nutty Professor
10 Castanets
11 Acorn Antiques
12 B Bumble and the Stingers
13 Mr Ed
14 Tchaikovsky
15 Hazelnut
16 Cashew
17 Little House on the Prairie
18 Bolivia
19 Mandolin
20 Madness
21 Mace
22 The Byrds
23 Richard Dreyfuss
24 Kid Creole
25 Noddy Holder