Guy Fawkes pub quiz (Free Printable)

Remember, remember the Fifth of November,
The Gunpowder treason and plot;
I know of no reason,
Why the Gunpowder Treason,
Should ever be forgot.

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1. Q: To what form of execution were Guy Fawkes and the Gunpowder Plot conspirators sentenced?
   A: Hanging, drawing, and quartering. Guy Fawkes evaded the full brutality of the punishment by jumping from the gallows ladder and breaking his neck, after which his lifeless body still suffered the drawing and quartering process.
2. Q: In which year did Royal guards search the cellars beneath the House of Lords, foiling the Gunpowder Plot?
   A: 1605. The discovery occurred shortly after midnight, following an anonymous warning sent to Lord Monteagle. Today, the Yeomen of the Guard continue the tradition of ceremonially searching the cellars before every State Opening of Parliament.
3. Q: In which English city did Guy Fawkes grow up and go to school?
   A: York. Born in 1570, baptised at St Michael le Belfrey, and grew up in the Stonegate area. He completed his education at St Peter’s School in the city, one of the country’s oldest schools.
4. Q: How many barrels of gunpowder did the Royal Guards discover with Guy Fawkes?
   A: 36 barrels. This massive stockpile, hidden beneath a pile of firewood and coal, estimated to weigh about 1.5 tons (1,400 kg).
5. Q: What name did Guy Fawkes use when fighting as a mercenary for the Catholic Spanish army in the Netherlands?
   A: Guido Fawkes. Guido is the Italian version of his first name.
6. Q: Who did Robert Catesby assign to light the fuse for the 1605 Gunpowder Plot?
   A: Guy Fawkes. However, Fawkes never actually got the chance to light it. On the night of November 4, 1605, authorities searched the cellars beneath the Houses of Parliament and discovered Fawkes alongside matches, a lantern, and 36 barrels of gunpowder.
7. Q: Who played Guy Fawkes in the 1971 comedy film “Carry On Henry”?
   A: Bill Maynard. In this anachronistic parody, Fawkes appears as a bumbling plotter attempting to blow up the King and his parliament, despite the historical timeline placing his gunpowder plot more than half a century after Henry VIII’s reign.
8. Q: Why is John Johnson significant in connection of the Gunpowder Plot?
   A: “John Johnson” was the alias used by Guy Fawkes when arrested.
9. Q: How many conspirators were involved in the Gunpowder Plot?
   A: 13 Core Conspirators. The plan was masterminded by Robert Catesby and initially began with a core group of five men, expanding later to include eight more accomplices.
10. Q: The Gunpowder Plot failed to assassinate which English monarch?
    A: James I. James VI of Scotland. Led by Robert Catesby, a group of Catholic conspirators planned to blow up the House of Lords during the State Opening of Parliament. Their goal, to kill the King and government officials, inciting an uprising.