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Bonfire Night Quiz: How Much Do You Know About Guy Fawkes And The Gunpowder Plot?

Think You Know All About Bonfire Night? Think Again
Sarah Ann Harris
UNSPECIFIED - CIRCA 1754: Gunpowder Plot, Roman Catholic conspiracy to blow up English Houses of Parliament on 5 November 1605 when James I was due to open new session. Arrest of Guy Fawkes in cellars of Parliament. 19th century wood engraving. (Photo by Universal History Archive/Getty Images)
UNSPECIFIED - CIRCA 1754: Gunpowder Plot, Roman Catholic conspiracy to blow up English Houses of Parliament on 5 November 1605 when James I was due to open new session. Arrest of Guy Fawkes in cellars of Parliament. 19th century wood engraving. (Photo by Universal History Archive/Getty Images)
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Some 410 years after the failure of the Gunpowder Plot, people are once again gathering to celebrate Bonfire Night around the country.

The plot saw Guy Fawkes and a number of co-conspirators attempt to blow up the Houses of Parliament, assassinating King James I in the process.

Aside from the basic facts, how good is your knowledge surrounding the Bonfire Night tradition?

Try our quiz and find out...

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