1. The Gunpowder Plot of 1605 was uncovered after an anonymous letter warned a Catholic peer to stay away from Parliament. Who received the letter?

2. When Guy Fawkes was arrested in the cellar beneath the House of Lords, what false name did he give? And who was the actual leader of the plot?

3. In January 1606, Parliament passed an Act that made 5 November an official annual day of thanksgiving. Roughly how long did that law stay in force, and in which year was it repealed?

4. On 5 November 1688, William of Orange landed in England with a Dutch army, starting what became known as the Glorious Revolution. In which Devon harbour town did he land?

5. Which battle of the Crimean War, often called "the soldiers' battle" because it was fought in thick fog, took place on 5 November 1854?

6. On 5 November 1872, an American campaigner for women's rights was among a group of women who voted in the presidential election, and she was later arrested and fined. Who was she, and in which New York city did she vote?

7. On 5 November 1940, Franklin D. Roosevelt set a record that can now never be repeated. What was it?

8. In the film "Back to the Future", what happened to Doc Brown on 5 November 1955, and what did it give him the idea for?

9. Which actress, born in Darjeeling, India, on 5 November 1913, won Oscars for playing Scarlett O'Hara and Blanche DuBois?

10. Which Scottish physicist, famous for his equations of electromagnetism, died in Cambridge on 5 November 1879?