What was the name of the English law establishing an annual 5 November thanksgiving after the Gunpowder Plot failed?
Answer
Observance of 5th November Act 1605
80 Bonfire Night Trivia Questions with Answers
80 public questions with answers, drawn from the well. How many can you answer?
Who was the queen consort of James I during the 1605 Gunpowder Plot?
Answer
Anne of Denmark
Who was Guy Fawkes’s father, a church lawyer and registrar in York?
Answer
Edward Fawkes
What historical name was commonly given to early British 5 November celebrations?
Answer
Gunpowder Treason Day
Where did the Gunpowder Plot conspirators meet in 1604 to swear secrecy over their plan?
Answer
The Duck and Drake
Which London prison held Guy Fawkes after his arrest for the Gunpowder Plot?
Answer
Tower of London
What term describes the political and religious conspiracy that Bonfire Night commemorates?
Answer
The Gunpowder Plot
Which book of prayers included a special service for England’s annual 5 November thanksgiving after the Gunpowder Plot?
Answer
The Book of Common Prayer
Which magistrate arrested Guy Fawkes beneath Parliament on 5 November 1605?
Answer
Sir Thomas Knyvet
At which London location was Jesuit priest Henry Garnet executed after the Gunpowder Plot?
Answer
St Paul’s Churchyard
Which royal heir did the Gunpowder Plot conspirators intend to make monarch after the planned attack?
Answer
Princess Elizabeth
On what date was Guy Fawkes born, according to the traditional historical record?
Answer
13 April 1570
What name did Guy Fawkes use while serving in the Spanish Netherlands?
Answer
Guido Fawkes
Which title did William Parker hold when he received the warning letter before the Gunpowder Plot?
Answer
4th Baron Monteagle
Which princess did the Gunpowder Plot conspirators plan to place on the throne after killing James I?
Answer
Princess Elizabeth
On what date was the warning letter to Lord Monteagle delivered before the Gunpowder Plot?
Answer
26 October 1605
How were the surviving Gunpowder Plot conspirators sentenced to death after their 1606 trial?
Answer
Hanged, drawn and quartered
Which official led the search that discovered Guy Fawkes beneath Parliament in 1605?
Answer
Sir Thomas Knyvet
What phrase names the small charitable collections traditionally made for children’s Bonfire Night effigies?
Answer
A penny for the Guy
What was the main religious aim of the Gunpowder Plot commemorated by Bonfire Night?
Answer
Restoring Catholic rule
Which phrase is traditionally shouted during Bonfire Night’s opening rhyme about 5 November?
Answer
Remember, remember