Bonfire Night Quiz 2

Questions

1. On which day in November is Bonfire Night celebrated?

2. Which House of the UK Parliament was Guy Fawkes trying to destroy?

3. The head conspirator of the Plot was Robert who?

4. In which year did the Gunpowder Plot take place?

5. Which King was the target of the Plot?

6. Which dark, spicy gingerbread treat is commonly eaten in the north of England on Bonfire Night?

7. Which town in Sussex is known for its extravagant Bonfire Night celebrations?

8. In Quintum Novembris (On the Fifth of November) is a 1626 work from which great English writer?

9. At the time of the plot, was Guy Fawkes a Catholic or a Protestant?

10. For which country did Guy Fawkes fight a war in the Netherlands during the 1590s?