ENGLISH 6TH COURSE. BONFIRE NIGHT. GUIDED WEBSEARCH

 Once we´ve been working upon Bonfire Night in class .... let´s move on!

   You´ll have to answer some questions about the historical background and the characters involved.

        Check your NOTEBOOK and click on the different LINKS to get the info you need.

                         READY?  STEADY?  ... GO!!!!

 1.   The Gunpowder plot took place on (full date) ...

  2. It was an attempt to kill the king ....
  
  (   3.  (Religion) The plotters were  ...  whereas the king
          was ....

      4. The plotters placed ...  barrels of ....  in ....

   

 5.. The leader of the Gunpowder  plot was (full name) ...

6. Guy Fawkes was born in ...

7. A member of Parliament received a letter telling him not to go to Parliament that day. His name was ...

8. So the letter was called ...

9. The conspirators first met at (name the place) ...

10. The Catholics that didn´t want to attend Protestant services in church were called  ...



11. When he was arrested Guy Fawkes gave the false name of ...

12. Guy Fawkes and all the plotters were arrested, tortured and esecuted at (name the place) ...



13. Did the conspirators manage to
kill the king?  (Answer YES or NO)
14. How do people celebrate Bonfire Night in the UK? (Name three things they do)

15 This year November 5th fell on ... (Name the day of the week)



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