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

2. What did the Gunpowder Plot conspirators plan to do to the Houses of Parliament?

3. Who is the most famous conspirator associated with the Gunpowder Plot, discovered guarding barrels of gunpowder in the cellars beneath Parliament?

4. Guy Fawkes was not the leader of the Gunpowder Plot. Which conspirator actually devised and led the plan?

5. On which date was Guy Fawkes discovered beneath Parliament and arrested?

6. The plot was uncovered after an anonymous letter warned a Catholic nobleman not to attend Parliament on the day of the planned attack. Which lord received this letter?

7. Guy Fawkes was born and raised in which English city?

8. After being caught and tried, what was the method of execution carried out on Guy Fawkes and several other conspirators?

9. On which date is Bonfire Night celebrated in the United Kingdom each year?

10. What are the effigies traditionally made and burnt on bonfires on Bonfire Night called?

11. Complete the traditional Bonfire Night rhyme: “Remember, remember, the fifth of November, gunpowder, treason and ___”?

12. Children traditionally made Guy Fawkes effigies and carried them through the streets asking passers-by for “a penny for the Guy”. What did they typically spend the money on?

13. Which dark, sticky sweet, made from toffee and black treacle, is traditionally associated with Bonfire Night?

14. Which English town in East Sussex is particularly famous for its elaborate Bonfire Night celebrations, featuring costumed processions and multiple bonfire societies, and is sometimes called the Bonfire Capital of the World?

15. Which simple, filling food, often served at outdoor Bonfire Night events and eaten with butter or cheese, is baked whole in its skin?

16. Bonfire Night is also commonly known by two other names. One is “Guy Fawkes Night”. What is the other widely used name?

17. Which metallic element, when burned in fireworks, produces a vivid red colour?

18. Which chemical compound, when burned in fireworks, produces a bright green colour?

19. Gunpowder is a mixture of three ingredients. Charcoal and sulphur are two of them. What is the third?

20. What is the name for the handheld firework that emits a shower of sparks and is commonly given to children at Bonfire Night events?

21. When watching fireworks, we always see the burst of light before we hear the bang. What is the scientific reason for this?

22. Gunpowder was invented in ancient China. In which century is it generally believed to have been first developed?

23. What is the name for the type of firework designed purely to produce a single very loud bang rather than a visual display?

24. What is the name for the firework that spins on a fixed pin and produces a rotating wheel of sparks and coloured fire, named after a Christian martyr?

25. In which country is Diwali, the Festival of Lights, celebrated each autumn with oil lamps, candles and fireworks?

26. The Up Helly Aa fire festival, held each January and culminating in the burning of a replica Viking longship, takes place in which Scottish island group?

27. The ancient Celtic festival of Samhain, celebrated with large communal bonfires on 31st October, is the direct ancestor of which modern celebration?

28. In Sweden and other Scandinavian countries, large bonfires are lit to celebrate the summer solstice. What is the Swedish name for this midsummer festival?

29. The Burning Man festival, held annually in the desert and culminating in the ritual burning of a large wooden effigy, takes place in which American state?

30. Which South American country hosts the “Festa Junina” celebrations each June, featuring bonfires, forró dancing and fireworks in honour of saints Anthony, John and Peter?

31. The Chinese Lantern Festival marks the end of the Lunar New Year celebrations with lanterns, fireworks and performances. On which day of the first lunar month does it fall?

32. The ancient Celtic fire festival of Beltane, marking the beginning of summer, is traditionally celebrated on which date?

33. What is the official name of the building that the Gunpowder Plot conspirators attempted to destroy?

34. To this day, before each State Opening of Parliament, members of the Yeomen of the Guard carry out a ceremonial search of which part of the building?

35. Robert Catesby, the leader of the Gunpowder Plot, never faced trial. What happened to him after the plot was uncovered?

36. When first questioned after his arrest, Guy Fawkes gave interrogators a false name. What was it?

37. The Gunpowder Plot was motivated by the persecution of a religious minority in England. The conspirators were members of which faith?

38. The Observance of 5th November Act, which made Bonfire Night a national day of thanksgiving, was passed by Parliament in which year?

39. Which British author wrote the graphic novel “V for Vendetta”, published from 1982, in which a freedom fighter wears a stylised mask now recognised worldwide?

40. The mask worn by the protagonist in “V for Vendetta”, later adopted by political protest movements around the world, is based on the face of which historical figure?