The Gunpowder Plot occurred in 1605 and was an attempt led by Robert Catesby to assassinate King James I by blowing up the House of Lords during the State Opening of Parliament. Guy Fawkes, who had military experience from serving in the Spanish army, assumed the identity of John Johnson and was tasked with lighting the gunpowder that had been stored in the basement of the building. The plot was exposed before it could be carried out and the conspirators, including Fawkes, were arrested, tried, and executed for treason.
The Gunpowder Plot occurred in 1605 and was an attempt led by Robert Catesby to assassinate King James I by blowing up the House of Lords during the State Opening of Parliament. Guy Fawkes, who had military experience from serving in the Spanish army, assumed the identity of John Johnson and was tasked with lighting the gunpowder that had been stored in the basement of the building. The plot was exposed before it could be carried out and the conspirators, including Fawkes, were arrested, tried, and executed for treason.
The Gunpowder Plot occurred in 1605 and was an attempt led by Robert Catesby to assassinate King James I by blowing up the House of Lords during the State Opening of Parliament. Guy Fawkes, who had military experience from serving in the Spanish army, assumed the identity of John Johnson and was tasked with lighting the gunpowder that had been stored in the basement of the building. The plot was exposed before it could be carried out and the conspirators, including Fawkes, were arrested, tried, and executed for treason.
Level of Difficulty: Mixed 1. In which year did the plot take place? [ ] 1603 [ ] 1605 [ ] 1607 [ ] 1609 2. The plot was an attempt to kill which English king? [ ] Charles I [ ] Charles II [ ] James I [ ] James II 3. Which state occasion was being held at the time of the plot? [ ] The King's coronation [ ] The King's wedding [ ] The State Opening of Parliament [ ] The Trooping of the Colour 4. Who was the leader of the conspirators? [ ] Robert Catesby [ ] Thomas Percy [ ] Francis Tresham [ ] John Wright 5. The best-remembered conspirator, Guy Fawkes, enlisted in the army of which country in 1593? [ ] Austria [ ] France [ ] The Netherlands [ ] Spain 6. Which identity did Fawkes assume for the purposes of the plot? [ ] David Davidson [ ] John Johnson [ ] Robert Robertson [ ] Thomas Thompson 7. What was the name of the influential English Jesuit who was executed for his part in the plot? [ ] Henry Gardner [ ] Henry Garfield [ ] Henry Garnet [ ] Henry Garrett 8. Which Thomas Hardy novel opens on the evening of Guy Fawkes Night? [ ] Far from the Madding Crowd [ ] Jude the Obscure [ ] The Return of the Native [ ] Under the Greenwood Tree 9. Before the assassination attempt the plotters had hidden the gunpowder in Robert Catesby's house, in which area of London? [ ] Chelsea [ ] Islington [ ] Lambeth [ ] Wapping 10. Which historian published the book Faith and Treason: The Gunpowder Plot in 1996? [ ] Antonia Fraser [ ] Pauline Gregg [ ] Judith Herrin [ ] Frances Lannon Print Free Quizzes at www.pubquizarea.com History The Gunpowder Plot 0001 - Answers Level of Difficulty: Mixed 1. In which year did the plot take place? [ ] 1603 [ x ] 1605 [ ] 1607 [ ] 1609 2. The plot was an attempt to kill which English king? [ ] Charles I [ ] Charles II [ x ] James I [ ] James II The plotters also planned to abduct the royal children 3. Which state occasion was being held at the time of the plot? [ ] The King's coronation [ ] The King's wedding [ x ] The State Opening of Parliament [ ] The Trooping of the Colour 4. Who was the leader of the conspirators? [ x ] Robert Catesby [ ] Thomas Percy [ ] Francis Tresham [ ] John Wright He'd previously been involved in a failed attempt to oust Elizabeth I 5. The best-remembered conspirator, Guy Fawkes, enlisted in the army of which country in 1593? [ ] Austria [ ] France [ ] The Netherlands [ x ] Spain His military service gave him experience of explosives 6. Which identity did Fawkes assume for the purposes of the plot? [ ] David Davidson [ x ] John Johnson [ ] Robert Robertson [ ] Thomas Thompson Johnson was servant to Fawkes's co-conspirator Thomas Percy 7. What was the name of the influential English Jesuit who was executed for his part in the plot? [ ] Henry Gardner [ ] Henry Garfield [ x ] Henry Garnet [ ] Henry Garrett 8. Which Thomas Hardy novel opens on the evening of Guy Fawkes Night? [ ] Far from the Madding Crowd [ ] Jude the Obscure [ x ] The Return of the Native [ ] Under the Greenwood Tree 9. Before the assassination attempt the plotters had hidden the gunpowder in Robert Catesby's house, in which area of London? [ ] Chelsea [ ] Islington [ x ] Lambeth [ ] Wapping 10. Which historian published the book Faith and Treason: The Gunpowder Plot in 1996? [ x ] Antonia Fraser [ ] Pauline Gregg [ ] Judith Herrin [ ] Frances Lannon Print Free Quizzes at www.pubquizarea.com