This week was the anniversary of the Gunpowder Plot of 1605, which actually had its roots in the reign of Elizabeth I, but how much do you know about the plot?
Test yourself with this fun quiz.
The Gunpowder Plot
Correct! Specifically the 5th November 1605.
Wrong! It's the 5th November. Specifically the 5th November 1605.
Correct!
Wrong! It was Guy Fawkes.
Correct!
Wrong! It was 36.
Correct! Catesby spoke of how he had given everything for “the honour of the cross” and he would have seen his death as that of a martyr for the Catholic faith.
Wrong! It was Robert Catesby. Catesby spoke of how he had given everything for “the honour of the cross” and he would have seen his death as that of a martyr for the Catholic faith.
Correct! The opening of Parliament was delayed because of the Black Plague of summer 1604.
Wrong! The opening of Parliament was delayed because of the Black Plague of summer 1604.
Correct! Tresham was his brother-in-law and had recently become involved in the plot.
Wrong! It was his brother-in-law Sir Francis Tresham who had recently become involved in the plot.
Correct! Robert Catesby and Ambrose Rookwood were also injured. They'd been trying to dry out gunpowder by a fire when it caught fire.
Wrong! His eyes were burnt out. Robert Catesby and Ambrose Rookwood were also injured. They'd been trying to dry out gunpowder by a fire when it caught fire.
Correct! His body was still quartered but he was already dead.
Wrong! He jumped from the gallows to break his neck. His body was still quartered but he was already dead.
Correct! He was baptised there at the Church of St Michael le Belfrey in 1570.
Wrong! He was from York. He was baptised there at the Church of St Michael le Belfrey in 1570.
Correct! She was Anne Throckmorton of the Throckmortons of Coughton Court, Warwickshire.
Wrong! She was Anne Throckmorton of the Throckmortons of Coughton Court, Warwickshire.
Correct!
Wrong! They were instructed to light bonfires.
Correct!
Wrong! It was in 1859.