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Bonfire Night quiz
How well do you really know Bonfire Night? These 8 questions start easy and end with a Boss round. There are no multiple choice options: you type what you know, and every answer is checked against the key facts.
60 seconds a question, one 2x boost, and a leaderboard. Playing with friends writes a fresh set of Bonfire Night questions for your group.
The questions
- Easy
At a UK Bonfire Night bonfire, what is the stuffed figure called, whom does it represent, and what happens to it?
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- It is called a Guy
- It represents Guy Fawkes
- It is traditionally burned on the bonfire
- Medium
After the 1605 plot failed, what year did Parliament make an annual day of thanksgiving, and what escape or event was it meant to mark?
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- The law passed in 1606.
- It marked the king’s and Parliament’s escape from the Gunpowder Plot.
- Medium
For Bonfire Night treats in England, what sticky-coated apple is popular, and what ginger cake is especially linked with northern England?
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- Toffee apples are a popular treat.
- Parkin is a ginger cake especially associated with northern England.
- Medium
Guy Fawkes’s story began before London: in which English city was he born, and which school did he attend?
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- York
- St Peter’s School in York
- Medium
Guy Fawkes had a Yorkshire start: which city was he born in, and which school in that city did he attend?
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- He was born in York.
- He attended St Peter’s School in York.
- Medium
At a traditional Yorkshire Bonfire Night, what cake might be served, and name one of its classic ingredients or flavorings.
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- The cake is parkin.
- It is made with oats, treacle, or ginger.
- Hard
A secret warning reached the authorities before the fireworks began: which lord received it, and what event was he urged to avoid?
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- The letter was addressed to Lord Monteagle (William Parker).
- It warned him to stay away from the opening of Parliament.
- The warning concerned the planned attack on Parliament.
- Boss
Which plotter first signed a confession implicating others, and what name had he used while hiding his identity?
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- Guy Fawkes was the first plotter to sign a confession implicating others.
- He had used the alias John Johnson.
- The confession was made during the investigation into the Gunpowder Plot.
How scoring works
- Each question has 2 or 3 key facts. Each one earns full, half or no credit, so a wrong answer scores zero.
- Later questions are worth more, fast answers earn a bonus, and great answers in a row build a streak.
- A famous myth or a clear factual error halves the points.
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