Guy Fawkes

In which year was Guy Fawkes apprehended?

1605

1600

1603

1607

Who did the plotters wish to replace King James with?

Infanta Isabella of Spain

Edward Seymour

Princess Elizabeth

Arbella Stuart

What was Fawkes' punishment?

Hung, drawn and quartered

Executed

Burnt alive

Disembowelling

Who was the ringleader of the Gunpowder Plot?

Robert Catesby

Guy Fawkes

Thomas Wintour

John Wright

Which country did Fawkes fight for in the Eighty Years' War?

Spain

England

France

The Dutch Republic

What delayed the opening of Parliament until November?

Plague

Political unrest

Fire

Flooding

Which offence was Fawkes found guilty of?

High treason

Attempted murder

Attempted arson

Espionage

Which 16th century plot led to the practice of prisoners dictating and signing their own confessions?

Gunpowder Plot

Ridolfi Plot

Babington Plot

Throckmorton Plot

What is the 5th November often also known as in the UK?

Bonfire Night

Treason Day

Fawkes Foiled Night

Thanksgiving Day

Where was the gunpowder being stored?

Undercroft beneath the Commons

Barge next to the Houses of Parliament

Undercroft beneath the Lords

In the sewers

When did James I become King of England?

1658

1660

1659

1661

In which English city was Fawkes born?

London

York

Bristol

Colchester

When did James I become King of England?

1601

1602

1603

1604

How was the plot discovered?

A plotter's confession

A hunch

A routine search

An anonymous tip off

In which year did Fawkes adopt the Spanish name 'Guido'?

1591

1596

1603

1599

What was the name of the inn where the key conspirators met?

Duck & Drake

Lion & Hare

Goose & Ball

Fox & Hound

What was the driving motive behind the plot?

To make England Catholic

To make England Protestant

To facilitate a Spanish invasion

Personal gain

When was the Elizabethan settlement?

1558

1563

1559

1569

In 1604, Spain agreed to give no military assistance to English Catholics. What was this treaty called?

Treaty of London

Treaty of Cadiz

Treaty of Bristol

Treaty of Madrid

What was the 1606 Thanksgiving Act?

Required all churches to have a service of thanksgiving on November 5

Proclaimed a national holiday on November 5

Required every citizen to give thanks for the King's life

Enabled fountains to run with wine on November 5

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