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Guy Fawkes and Bonfire Night. ( by Sylvain Dupuis)

Guy Fawkes

The story:

In the 17^th century, Guy Fawkes belonged to a group of 13 conspirators. They were Catholics and they wanted to kill the King: 'James I', because he persecuted them.

The group decided to put 36 barrels of gunpowder in a cellar under the House of Lords. This action was named 'the gunpowder plot'.

One of the group members sent a letter to a friend which read : ‘Don't go to the house of  Lords on November 5^th ,1605'.

 The king got the letter and in the early hours of  November 5^th, 1605, when the authorities stormed the cellar, Guy was there and he was arrested. Other conspirators were caught.

 They were all tortured and executed publicly in March 1607 by hanging. The government hoped to frighten Catholics in order to prevent other conspiracies.

Today:

Now Fawkes's first name has become a noun: a guy.

Every November 5^th, the Queen visits the Houses of Parliament (also named Palace of Westminster), which shelters the House of Lords.

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1. How many conspirators were there in the group?13202
2. What was the name of the English King during this period?Henri ILouis XVIJames I
3. What was the religion of the members of the group?MuslimMormonCatholic
4. What was the name of the plot?The gunpowder plotthe game over plotthe gun power plot
5. Where did the group put the barrels?In the cellar of the House of LordsIn the attic of the House of LordsUnder the King's throne
6. How where the conspirators killed?By hangingby firing squadby electric chair
7. When was Guy Fawkes arrested?On November 5th, 1705On December 5th, 1605On November 5th, 1605
8. What is the other name of the Houses of Parliament?Buckingham PalaceBig BenPalace of Westminster
9. What do children eat during the feast?Bonfire baked potatoes and toffeesfish and chipsmeat and brownies
10. What can children see in the sky during the night?Fireworksballoonsstars
11. What does ' toffee' mean?caramelpralinetouffu
12. What does ' storm' mean as a verb?estomperprendre d'assautstocker
13. What does ' publicly' mean?publicationpublicpubliquement
14. What does 'prevent ' mean?avertirempêcherprédire
15. What does ' barrel' mean?barrriquebarreaubarril
16. What does ' bonfire' mean?feu de paillefeu de boisfeu de joie
17. What does ' bonfire baked potatoes' mean?pommes de terre cuites dans le feu de boispommes de terre cuites dans le feu de joiepatates cuites dans le feu de joie
18. What does ' cellar' mean?cavecellierseau
19. What does 'firework ' mean?cracheur de feutravail du feufeu d'artifice
20. What does ' guy' mean?guiguidetype,gars