Guy Fawkes Bonfire Night Quiz

The Gunpowder Plot was a failed attempt to blow up the Houses of Parliament in the early 17th century. It was a plot to end the persecution of Roman Catholics by the English government. The plotters hoped to replace the country’s Protestant government with Catholic leadership. Bonfire Night and Fireworks Night is an annual commemoration of this failed event.

Guy Fawkes Quiz - Questions

1. Guy Fawkes is the most famous conspirator out of the gunpowder plotters but who was the leader of the group?
2. Which monarch were the plotters trying to assassinate?
3. We all know the plot was on November 5 (hopefully!?) - but in which year?
4. Fireworks were originally invented in which country?
5. In which Shakespeare play does the line "look like the innocent flower, but be the serpent under it"? This line is a reference to a special medal created by the king to memorise the plot.



6. The English king at the centre of the assassination plot is often known as "the wisest fool in ...." where?
7. Do you know the last name of the brothers Thomas and Robert who were prominent members of the Gunpowder Plot?
8. Guy Fawkes is sometimes also known by what first name?
9. Which English monarch first appointed a 'Fire Master of England'? At the time the fireworks craze was sweeping the upper echelons of English society?
10. Which town in Sussex has been called the bonfire capital of the world?
11. During a search of the House of Lords, Guy Fawkes was discovered guarding enough barrels of gunpowder to reduce the House of Lords to rubble. How many barrels: (a)6, (b)36, or (c)96?
12. Can you add the missing last word to the following children's nursery rhyme: "Remember, Remember the 5th of November, Gunpowder, Treason and ...."?
13. The chief conspirators of the Gunpowder Plot were sentenced to death by which method?
14. Can you name the gingerbread cake traditionally associated with Bonfire Night?
15. In which part of the UK can the term "Bonfire Night" refer to the Eleventh Night celebrations in July?
16. Sparks in the Park is an annual fireworks event in or close to Guy Fawkes Night which takes place in Bute Park in which British city?
17. The Guy Fawkes Mask is associated with which 1982 British graphic novel written by Alan Moore?
18. Which firework is named after a Christian saint who was martyred in the early 4th century?
19. In which English city was Guy Fawkes born?
20. Which English actor's middle name is the same as the plot leader's last name? This actor has a family connection to the leader of the plot.

Guy Fawkes Quiz - Questions and Answers

1. Guy Fawkes is the most famous conspirator out of the gunpowder plotters but who was the leader of the group?
   Answer - Robert Catesby
2. Which monarch were the plotters trying to assassinate?
   Answer - King James I
3. We all know the plot was on November 5 (hopefully!?) - but in which year?
   Answer - 1605
4. Fireworks were originally invented in which country?
   Answer - China
5. In which Shakespeare play does the line "look like the innocent flower, but be the serpent under it"? This line is a reference to a special medal created by the king to memorise the plot.
   Answer - Macbeth
6. The English king at the centre of the assassination plot is often known as "the wisest fool in ...." where?
   Answer - Christendom
7. Do you know the last name of the brothers Thomas and Robert who were prominent members of the Gunpowder Plot?
   Answer - Wintour or Winter
8. Guy Fawkes is sometimes also known by what first name?
   Answer - Guido
9. Which English monarch first appointed a 'Fire Master of England'? At the time the fireworks craze was sweeping the upper echelons of English society?
   Answer - Elizabeth I
10. Which town in Sussex has been called the bonfire capital of the world?
    Answer - Lewes
11. During a search of the House of Lords, Guy Fawkes was discovered guarding enough barrels of gunpowder to reduce the House of Lords to rubble. How many barrels: (a)6, (b)36, or (c)96?
    Answer - 36 barrels
12. Can you add the missing last word to the following children's nursery rhyme: "Remember, Remember the 5th of November, Gunpowder, Treason and ...."?
    Answer - Plot
13. The chief conspirators of the Gunpowder Plot were sentenced to death by which method?
    Answer - Hanged, drawn and quartered
14. Can you name the gingerbread cake traditionally associated with Bonfire Night?
    Answer - Parkin
15. In which part of the UK can the term "Bonfire Night" refer to the Eleventh Night celebrations in July?
    Answer - Northern Ireland
16. Sparks in the Park is an annual fireworks event in or close to Guy Fawkes Night which takes place in Bute Park in which British city?
    Answer - Cardiff
17. The Guy Fawkes Mask is associated with which 1982 British graphic novel written by Alan Moore?
    Answer - V for Vendetta
18. Which firework is named after a Christian saint who was martyred in the early 4th century?
    Answer - Catherine wheel
19. In which English city was Guy Fawkes born?
    Answer - York (in 1570)
20. Which English actor's middle name is the same as the plot leader's last name? This actor has a family connection to the leader of the plot.
    Answer - Kit Harington (whose name is Christopher Catesby Harington)