* Gane 8, Round 2 - History - Guy Fawkes Day
The English have been celebrating Guy Fawkes Day since 1606.
Here are 10 questions about it.
1. The Gunpowder Plot -- the plot Guy Fawkes was a part of --
was a plot to kill the ruler of England in 1605. Who was that?
Name and number required if applicable.
2. Before the Gunpowder Plot, Catholics opposed to <answer 1>'s rule
organized what were called the Main and Bye Plots, which both
failed to deal with the monarch. What was the objective of those
conspiracies?
3. The Gunpowder Plot was so named because a large amount of
gunpowder was to be used to blow up the place where <answer 1>
would be. What place was that? Be fully specific.
4. Guy Fawkes Day -- although it was not yet called that -- was
first celebrated in 1606 following an Act of Parliament calling
for celebrations on the anniversary of the failed assassination
attempt. What did the Act specifically require for celebrations?
5. Guy Fawkes Day is also called Guy Fawkes Night in Britain,
along with two other names. Give us either of those names.
6. Please decode the rot13 for questions #6-7 only after you have
finished with the previous ones. Bayl bar cebivapr va Pnanqn
fgvyy frrf jvqrfcernq pryroengvba bs Thl Snjxrf Qnl. Va juvpu
cebivapr ner obasverf fgvyy pbzzbayl yvg ba Abirzore 5?
7. Thl Snjxrf Qnl obasverf genqvgvbanyyl vapyhqr na rssvtl bs Thl
Snjxrf, ohg fvapr nagv-Pngubyvpvfz unf qvrq qbja va Terng Oevgnva
bire gur lrnef, Thl Snjxrf Qnl pryroengvbaf abj bsgra srngher
rssvtvrf bs bgure pheerag pryroevgvrf pnhtug hc va fpnaqny.
Va 2012, znal rssvtvrf jrer bs *juvpu cebsrffvbany plpyvfg*?
8. Complete this traditional rhyme (exact wording not essential):
Remember, remember the 5th of November,
Gunpowder Treason and Plot...
9. The Guy Fawkes mask most commonly seen now was created first
for a comic book in the 1980s about a rebel in a dystopic,
fascist future Britain, which was then adapted into a 2005 movie
starring Natalie Portman and Hugo Weaving. What was the title
of that comic and movie?
10. The Guy Fawkes mask was adopted by which political/hacktivist
group as their symbol?
* Gane 8, Round 3 - Entertainment - British Crime Shows
Audiences on both sides of the pond love British police procedurals
and their popularity has only increased in the age of streaming.
In each case name the TV series described.
1. Olivia Colman and David Tennant play detectives looking into the
murder of a young boy in this ITV series. It was later adapted
for American television as the Fox series "Gracepoint", with
Tennant back as the co-headliner.
2. This intense Belfast-set series about a serial killer starred
Jamie Dornan and Gillian Anderson.
3. Sarah Lancashire won a BAFTA Award for her role in this BBC
series, in which she plays a West Yorkshire police sergeant
recovering from the suicide of her daughter, and raising her
daughter's young son.
4. Stellan Skarsgård stars as a police detective inspector who
sees dead people, and not just because he works on murder cases.
He is haunted by visions of his slain partner.
5. This series, airing intermittently from 1987 through 2000,
and starring John Thaw, is considered by many to be the greatest
British crime series ever made.
6. This series starred Helen Mirren as Jane Tennison, one of the
first female Detective Chief Inspectors in London's police
service.
7. One of the most popular detective series on the BBC and Netflix
(before the final season was sneakily moved to BritBox),
this series starred Martin Compson, Vicky McClure, and Adrian
Dunbar as part of the Anti-Corruption Unit of the fictional
Central Police.
8. With various actors taking the lead, this BBC series was shot
in Guadeloupe and takes place on the fictional Caribbean island
of St. Marie.
9. A prequel to <answer 5>, this series follows the detective in
his early years with the Oxford City Police.
10. Another ITV hit with a beautiful backdrop, Brenda Blethyn stars
as a brilliant but caustic crime solver in this series filmed
in Newcastle-upon-Tyne and throughout Northumberland, County
Durham, and North Yorkshire.
* Gane 8, Round 2 - History - Guy Fawkes Day
The English have been celebrating Guy Fawkes Day since 1606.
Here are 10 questions about it.
1. The Gunpowder Plot -- the plot Guy Fawkes was a part of --
was a plot to kill the ruler of England in 1605. Who was that?
Name and number required if applicable.
3. The Gunpowder Plot was so named because a large amount of
gunpowder was to be used to blow up the place where <answer 1>
would be. What place was that? Be fully specific.
6. Please decode the rot13 for questions #6-7 only after you have
finished with the previous ones. Bayl bar cebivapr va Pnanqn
fgvyy frrf jvqrfcernq pryroengvba bs Thl Snjxrf Qnl. Va juvpu
cebivapr ner obasverf fgvyy pbzzbayl yvg ba Abirzore 5?
7. Thl Snjxrf Qnl obasverf genqvgvbanyyl vapyhqr na rssvtl bs Thl
Snjxrf, ohg fvapr nagv-Pngubyvpvfz unf qvrq qbja va Terng Oevgnva
bire gur lrnef, Thl Snjxrf Qnl pryroengvbaf abj bsgra srngher
rssvtvrf bs bgure pheerag pryroevgvrf pnhtug hc va fpnaqny.
Va 2012, znal rssvtvrf jrer bs *juvpu cebsrffvbany plpyvfg*?
8. Complete this traditional rhyme (exact wording not essential):
Remember, remember the 5th of November,
Gunpowder Treason and Plot...
9. The Guy Fawkes mask most commonly seen now was created first
for a comic book in the 1980s about a rebel in a dystopic,
fascist future Britain, which was then adapted into a 2005 movie
starring Natalie Portman and Hugo Weaving. What was the title
of that comic and movie?
10. The Guy Fawkes mask was adopted by which political/hacktivist
group as their symbol?
* Gane 8, Round 3 - Entertainment - British Crime Shows
Audiences on both sides of the pond love British police procedurals
and their popularity has only increased in the age of streaming.
In each case name the TV series described.
6. This series starred Helen Mirren as Jane Tennison, one of the
first female Detective Chief Inspectors in London's police
service.
* Gane 8, Round 2 - History - Guy Fawkes Day
The English have been celebrating Guy Fawkes Day since 1606.
Here are 10 questions about it.
1. The Gunpowder Plot -- the plot Guy Fawkes was a part of --
was a plot to kill the ruler of England in 1605. Who was that?
Name and number required if applicable.
3. The Gunpowder Plot was so named because a large amount of
gunpowder was to be used to blow up the place where <answer 1>
would be. What place was that? Be fully specific.
7. Thl Snjxrf Qnl obasverf genqvgvbanyyl vapyhqr na rssvtl bs Thl
Snjxrf, ohg fvapr nagv-Pngubyvpvfz unf qvrq qbja va Terng Oevgnva
bire gur lrnef, Thl Snjxrf Qnl pryroengvbaf abj bsgra srngher
rssvtvrf bs bgure pheerag pryroevgvrf pnhtug hc va fpnaqny.
Va 2012, znal rssvtvrf jrer bs *juvpu cebsrffvbany plpyvfg*?
10. The Guy Fawkes mask was adopted by which political/hacktivist
group as their symbol?
* Gane 8, Round 2 - History - Guy Fawkes Day
1. The Gunpowder Plot -- the plot Guy Fawkes was a part of --
was a plot to kill the ruler of England in 1605. Who was that?
Name and number required if applicable.
3. The Gunpowder Plot was so named because a large amount of
gunpowder was to be used to blow up the place where <answer 1>
would be. What place was that? Be fully specific.
4. Guy Fawkes Day -- although it was not yet called that -- was
first celebrated in 1606 following an Act of Parliament calling
for celebrations on the anniversary of the failed assassination
attempt. What did the Act specifically require for celebrations?
6. Please decode the rot13 for questions #6-7 only after you have
finished with the previous ones. Bayl bar cebivapr va Pnanqn
fgvyy frrf jvqrfcernq pryroengvba bs Thl Snjxrf Qnl. Va juvpu
cebivapr ner obasverf fgvyy pbzzbayl yvg ba Abirzore 5?
7. Thl Snjxrf Qnl obasverf genqvgvbanyyl vapyhqr na rssvtl bs Thl
Snjxrf, ohg fvapr nagv-Pngubyvpvfz unf qvrq qbja va Terng Oevgnva
bire gur lrnef, Thl Snjxrf Qnl pryroengvbaf abj bsgra srngher
rssvtvrf bs bgure pheerag pryroevgvrf pnhtug hc va fpnaqny.
Va 2012, znal rssvtvrf jrer bs *juvpu cebsrffvbany plpyvfg*?
8. Complete this traditional rhyme (exact wording not essential):
Remember, remember the 5th of November,
Gunpowder Treason and Plot...
9. The Guy Fawkes mask most commonly seen now was created first
for a comic book in the 1980s about a rebel in a dystopic,
fascist future Britain, which was then adapted into a 2005 movie
starring Natalie Portman and Hugo Weaving. What was the title
of that comic and movie?
10. The Guy Fawkes mask was adopted by which political/hacktivist
group as their symbol?
* Gane 8, Round 3 - Entertainment - British Crime Shows
5. This series, airing intermittently from 1987 through 2000,
and starring John Thaw, is considered by many to be the greatest
British crime series ever made.
These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2024-11-04,
and should be interpreted accordingly... For further information
please see my 2024-08-30 companion posting on "Questions from the
Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
* Game 8, Round 2 - History - Guy Fawkes Day
The English have been celebrating Guy Fawkes Day since 1606.
Here are 10 questions about it.
1. The Gunpowder Plot -- the plot Guy Fawkes was a part of --
was a plot to kill the ruler of England in 1605. Who was that?
Name and number required if applicable.
2. Before the Gunpowder Plot, Catholics opposed to <answer 1>'s rule
organized what were called the Main and Bye Plots, which both
failed to deal with the monarch. What was the objective of those
conspiracies?
3. The Gunpowder Plot was so named because a large amount of
gunpowder was to be used to blow up the place where <answer 1>
would be. What place was that? Be fully specific.
4. Guy Fawkes Day -- although it was not yet called that -- was
first celebrated in 1606 following an Act of Parliament calling
for celebrations on the anniversary of the failed assassination
attempt. What did the Act specifically require for celebrations?
5. Guy Fawkes Day is also called Guy Fawkes Night in Britain,
along with two other names. Give us either of those names.
6. Please decode the rot13 for questions #6-7 only after you have
finished with the previous ones. Only one province in Canada
still sees widespread celebration of Guy Fawkes Day. In which
province are bonfires still commonly lit on November 5?
7. Guy Fawkes Day bonfires traditionally include an effigy of Guy
Fawkes, but since anti-Catholicism has died down in Great Britain
over the years, Guy Fawkes Day celebrations now often feature
effigies of other current celebrities caught up in scandal.
In 2012, many effigies were of *which professional cyclist*?
8. Complete this traditional rhyme (exact wording not essential):
Remember, remember the 5th of November,
Gunpowder Treason and Plot...
9. The Guy Fawkes mask most commonly seen now was created first
for a comic book in the 1980s about a rebel in a dystopic,
fascist future Britain, which was then adapted into a 2005 movie
starring Natalie Portman and Hugo Weaving. What was the title
of that comic and movie?
10. The Guy Fawkes mask was adopted by which political/hacktivist
group as their symbol?
* Game 8, Round 3 - Entertainment - British Crime Shows
Audiences on both sides of the pond love British police procedurals
and their popularity has only increased in the age of streaming.
In each case name the TV series described.
1. Olivia Colman and David Tennant play detectives looking into the
murder of a young boy in this ITV series. It was later adapted
for American television as the Fox series "Gracepoint", with
Tennant back as the co-headliner.
2. This intense Belfast-set series about a serial killer starred
Jamie Dornan and Gillian Anderson.
3. Sarah Lancashire won a BAFTA Award for her role in this BBC
series, in which she plays a West Yorkshire police sergeant
recovering from the suicide of her daughter, and raising her
daughter's young son.
4. Stellan Skarsg�rd stars as a police detective inspector who
sees dead people, and not just because he works on murder cases.
He is haunted by visions of his slain partner.
5. This series, airing intermittently from 1987 through 2000,
and starring John Thaw, is considered by many to be the greatest
British crime series ever made.
6. This series starred Helen Mirren as Jane Tennison, one of the
first female Detective Chief Inspectors in London's police
service.
7. One of the most popular detective series on the BBC and Netflix
(before the final season was sneakily moved to BritBox),
this series starred Martin Compson, Vicky McClure, and Adrian
Dunbar as part of the Anti-Corruption Unit of the fictional
Central Police.
8. With various actors taking the lead, this BBC series was shot
in Guadeloupe and takes place on the fictional Caribbean island
of St. Marie.
9. A prequel to <answer 5>, this series follows the detective in
his early years with the Oxford City Police.
10. Another ITV hit with a beautiful backdrop, Brenda Blethyn stars
as a brilliant but caustic crime solver in this series filmed
in Newcastle-upon-Tyne and throughout Northumberland, County
Durham, and North Yorkshire.
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