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Gunpowder Plot

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When did the gunpowder plot take place?

a)

The Gunpowder Plot took place on 5th of November 1605.

b)

The Gunpowder plot took place on 3rd of November 1605.

c)

The Gunpowder plot took place on 5rd of November 1603.

2.

Who were the plotters?

a)

Soldiers

b)

Catholics

c)

Protestants

3.

How many were the plotters?

a)

8

b)

9

c)

10

4.

What did the plotters want to blow up?

a)

The Palace

b)

The Houses of Parliement

c)

The House of Lords

5.

Who was the person the plotters wanted to kill?

a)

Queen Elizabeth the I.

b)

King James I.

c)

Lord Monteangle.

6.

What happened to the plotters?

a)

The English authorities killed or captured most of them.

b)

They put them in prison.

c)

They broke their necks.

7.

What happened to Guy Fawkes?

a)

He was hanged.

b)

He broke his neck .

c)

He was burned in a Bonfire.

8.

How was the plot revealed?

a)

Lord Monteagle was a conspirator and he confessed.

b)

The guards found Guy Fawkes accidentally.

c)

A letter was sent to Lord Monteagle.

9.

How did the King find the names of the plotters?

a)

By torturing Fawkes, King James’ government learned the identities of his co-conspirators.

b)

It was written in a letter.

c)

The guards found all of them in the cellars.

10.

When was Guy Fawkes Night or Bonfire Night established?

a)

In 1605

b)

In 1607

c)

In 1606