Which official led the search that discovered Guy Fawkes beneath Parliament in 1605?
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Sir Thomas Knyvet
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Which official led the search that discovered Guy Fawkes beneath Parliament in 1605?
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Sir Thomas Knyvet
What phrase names the small charitable collections traditionally made for children’s Bonfire Night effigies?
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A penny for the Guy
Which city hosted the 1605 state opening of Parliament targeted by the Gunpowder Plot?
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London
What was the main religious aim of the Gunpowder Plot commemorated by Bonfire Night?
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Restoring Catholic rule
What material did the 1605 conspirators intend to use to destroy the House of Lords?
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Gunpowder
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What phrase names the small charitable collections traditionally made for children’s Bonfire Night effigies?
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A penny for the Guy
What was the main religious aim of the Gunpowder Plot commemorated by Bonfire Night?
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Restoring Catholic rule
Which phrase is traditionally shouted during Bonfire Night’s opening rhyme about 5 November?
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Remember, remember
What alternative name for Bonfire Night refers specifically to its fireworks tradition?
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Fireworks Night
Which church in York is traditionally associated with Guy Fawkes’s baptism?
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St Michael le Belfrey