GUY FAWKES NIGHT

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1. Who is this man in the picture? Can you describe him?

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2. Guy Fawkes night is celebrated:

a) Every year

b) Every decade

c) Every century

1. The Gunpowder Plot took place on 5th November in:

a) 1905

b) 1605

c) 1705

1. Guy Fawkes and his friends tried to blow up the:

a) The castle of the king

b) Buckingham Palace

c) The Houses of Parliament

1. How were they caught?

a) They were caught with the gunpowder

b) One of the group sent a letter warning him to stay away from the Parliament

c) One of the members of the group was a traitor.

1. What happened to Guy Fawkes and his friends?

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2. Guy Fawkes night is also known as ………………………………. …………………………………

3. It’s a tradition for children to build a guy with old clothes and stuffed with
…………………………..………… and display him in the streets asking for ………………………….
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4. What do they do with the guy stuffed with newspapers?

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5. People bring …………………………….……. or ………………………………………. to active the fire.

6. The nursery rhyme says:

Remember, remember

the ………………… of November

Gunpowder Treason and Plot

We see no ……………….

Why Guypowder treason

……………………. ever be forgot

………………… at the door

Ring the ………………..

Have you got a ……………….. for singing so well?

If you haven’t got a penny

A ha’penny will do

If you haven’t got a penny

Then …………….. bless you!!!

New vocabulary: match the words and definitions.

Event a)Kill by the state

Blow up b) Colourful rockets

Gunpowder c) Explosive powder

Execute d) a device which produces bright coloured lights

Bonfire e) a large outdoor fire

Fireworks f) special activity

Gunpowder Plot Wordsearch

CONSPIRACY
PARLIAMENT
EXPLOSIVES
GUNPOWDER
SIGNATURE
NOVEMBER
CATHOLIC
TORTURE
FAWKES