Trivia: What does the U.K.’s Guy Fawkes Night commemorate?
Queen Elizabeth’s coronation
A famous knight’s birthday
The end of the Hundred Years’ War
A failed bombing
Correct Answer: A failed bombing
So why is this answer correct? : Also called Bonfire Night, Guy Fawkes Night commemorates the failure of the Gunpowder Plot of 1605, a conspiracy to blow up the British Parliament. Named after one of the conspirators, the first Guy Fawkes Day was celebrated on November 5, 1606. Today, it is marked by parades, fireworks, bonfires, food, and dolls bearing the likeness of Guy Fawkes (which are thrown into the bonfires).