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Remember, remember the 5th of November, gunpowder, treason and plot; for there is a reason why gunpowder and treason should ne'er be forgot.
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48 random squares
The Gunpowder Plot was a conspiracy to blow up where?
House of Lords
Buckingham Palace
Pizza Express, Woking.
Tower of London
39% got this right
2
Time-lapse
In what year did the Gunpowder Plot occur?
1500 —
1605
— 1850
28% got this right
3
Which King was the primary target of the plot?
James
James I
James VI
James VI and I
James the First
James the Sixth
James the Sixth and First
34% got this right
James was the 6th Scottish King of that name and the 1st of England.
4
Was the Gunpowder Plot successful?
No
Yes
58% got this right
5
Who was the leader of the plot?
Robert Catesby
Guy Fawkes
Robert Wintour
Thomas Percy
24% got this right
As portrayed here by Kit Harington, a descendant of his.
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How was the plot discovered?
Anonymous letter from a plotter to his brother-in-law
A priest was told in confession
Overheard by servants
The plan was left on a pub table
42% got this right
Baron Monteagle was forewarned by plotter Francis Tresham not to attend parliament.
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Which member of the conspiracy was caught red-handed in the undercroft with the gunpowder?
Fawkes
Guido
Guido Fawkes
Guy
Guy Fawkes
70% got this right
8
What name did Guy Fawkes give when he was discovered?
John Johnson
Ian Gunpowder
James Jameson
Robert Robertson
26% got this right
9
What punishment was Fawkes sentenced to?
Hanged, drawn and quartered
Beheading
Burned at the stake
Community Service
45% got this right
10
What was his cause of death?
Broken Neck
Disembowelment
Lack of head
Spontaneous Combustion
50% got this right
He jumped from the gallows from a sufficient height to break his neck, he was still quartered anyway.
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Finally, what film of 2005, based on a graphic novel by Alan Moore, had a main character who wore a mask of Fawkes?
V For Vendetta
B For Benzema
M For Mandela
Z For Zendaya
