80 Bonfire Night Trivia Questions with Answers
80 public questions with answers, drawn from the well. How many can you answer?
What alternative name for Bonfire Night refers specifically to its fireworks tradition?
Answer
Fireworks Night
Which church in York is traditionally associated with Guy Fawkes’s baptism?
Answer
St Michael le Belfrey
What was the name of the building complex targeted by the Gunpowder Plot commemorated on Bonfire Night?
Answer
Palace of Westminster
On what date was Guy Fawkes executed for his role in the Gunpowder Plot?
Answer
31 January 1606
Which school in York did Guy Fawkes attend before becoming involved in the Gunpowder Plot?
Answer
St Peter’s School
What was the official name of the 1605 law establishing an annual 5 November thanksgiving in England?
Answer
Observance of 5th November Act 1605
At which London fortress was Guy Fawkes interrogated after the 1605 Gunpowder Plot?
Answer
The Tower of London
Which building did the Gunpowder Plot conspirators plan to blow up on 5 November 1605?
Answer
The House of Lords
Who organized the Gunpowder Plot that Bonfire Night commemorates?
Answer
Robert Catesby
What was the name of the 1605 conspiracy commemorated by Bonfire Night?
Answer
The Gunpowder Plot