Can you answer these quiz questions on Bonfire Night?
1 | The Gunpowder Plot was an attempt to kill which English King? James I |
2 | In which country did fireworks originate? China |
3 | Who wrote the novel The Bonfire Of The Vanities? Tom Wolfe |
4 | What was the purpose of the original wheel that Catherine Wheel fireworks were named after? Bathing, Torture or Heating Rooms? Torture |
5 | What is the name of the substance with the chemical formula KNO3 that is a component of gunpowder? Potassium Nitrate |
6 | Which 2006 film, starring Natalie Portman, featured a modern day Guy Fawkes character plotting to destroy the Houses of Parliament? V For Vendetta |
7 | Which is the only property on a Monopoly board that doesn't contain any of the letters from "Bonfire" in its name? Pall Mall |
8 | In what year was Guy Fawkes executed? 1606 (the year following the Gunpowder Plot) |
9 | With the initials R.C., what was the name of the leader of the men involved in the Gunpowder Plot? Robert Catesby |
10 | Also with the initials R.C., what name is given to the firework that consists of a tube sending out a shower of sparks and a succession of coloured balls of fire? Roman Candle |