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Bonfire Night

Bonfire Night quiz

Twenty-four questions for 5 November in four rounds: the Gunpowder Plot, how it was foiled, the science of fireworks and the traditions that followed.

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24 questions to play on your own, online. Type your answers and get your score at the end. No PDFs and no group play.

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Questions
24
Rounds
4
Difficulty
Easy to hard

Round 01 / The plot

The Gunpowder Plot

  1. In which year was the Gunpowder Plot?

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    1605

  2. Which king were the plotters trying to kill?

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    James I

    Also accept: James VI and I, King James, King James I, James VI, James the First

  3. Guy Fawkes got the fame, but who actually led the Gunpowder Plot?

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    Robert Catesby

    Also accept: Catesby, Robin Catesby

  4. Which building did the plotters plan to blow up?

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    The Houses of Parliament

    Also accept: Houses of Parliament, Parliament, The Palace of Westminster, The House of Lords, House of Lords, Palace of Westminster

  5. In which city was Guy Fawkes born?

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    York

  6. What false name did Guy Fawkes give when he was arrested?

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    John Johnson

Round 02 / Caught

Caught in the cellar

  1. How many barrels of gunpowder were hidden under the House of Lords?

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    36

    Also accept: Thirty-six, Thirty six

  2. Which lord received the anonymous letter warning him to stay away from Parliament?

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    Lord Monteagle

    Also accept: Monteagle, William Parker

  3. Where was Guy Fawkes taken to be questioned?

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    The Tower of London

    Also accept: Tower of London, The Tower

  4. Finish the rhyme: "Remember, remember, the fifth of November, gunpowder, treason and..."

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    Plot

  5. What religion were the Gunpowder plotters?

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    Catholic

    Also accept: Roman Catholic, Catholics, Catholicism

  6. In which 2005 film does the hero wear a Guy Fawkes mask?

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    V for Vendetta

Round 03 / Fireworks

Fireworks

  1. In which country were fireworks invented?

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    China

  2. Which spinning firework is named after a saint who was sentenced to die on a wheel?

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    The Catherine wheel

    Also accept: Catherine wheel, A Catherine wheel

  3. Gunpowder is made from saltpetre, charcoal and which yellow element?

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    Sulphur

    Also accept: Sulfur

  4. Compounds of which metal make fireworks burn red?

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    Strontium

  5. Sodium compounds turn a firework which colour?

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    Yellow

    Also accept: Orange, Yellow-orange, Orange-yellow

  6. You see a firework burst before you hear the bang. Which travels faster, light or sound?

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    Light

Round 04 / Traditions

Bonfire Night traditions

  1. What do we call the stuffed figure that is burned on top of the bonfire?

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    A guy

    Also accept: Guy, The guy

  2. Which sticky ginger and oatmeal cake from Yorkshire is traditionally eaten on Bonfire Night?

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    Parkin

  3. Which Sussex town is famous for the biggest Bonfire Night celebrations in Britain?

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    Lewes

  4. In which Devon town do people carry flaming tar barrels through the streets on 5 November?

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    Ottery St Mary

    Also accept: Ottery Saint Mary, Ottery

  5. Apples on sticks are a Bonfire Night treat when they are coated in what?

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    Toffee

  6. Who still searches the cellars of Parliament before every State Opening?

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    The Yeomen of the Guard

    Also accept: Yeomen of the Guard, The King's Body Guard of the Yeomen of the Guard

    Not to be confused with the Yeoman Warders, the "Beefeaters" who guard the Tower.

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How to run it

  1. Play it while you wait for the fire to get going. Four short rounds fit nicely before the fireworks.
  2. Kids do well on the fireworks and traditions rounds, so pair them with a grown-up for the history.
  3. Tie-breaker: how many barrels of gunpowder were under the House of Lords? (36.)