Test 17 — Life in the UK Test Practice
About Test 17 (Official 3rd Edition Handbook)
Test 17 is a free 24-question practice test for British citizenship naturalisation and Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR / settlement) applicants in the United Kingdom. Every question is written directly from the official Home Office handbook, Life in the UK: A Guide for New Residents (3rd Edition), covering British values, UK history, society, and government. To pass the official Life in the UK Test (booking fee £50 at gov.uk), candidates must answer at least 18 out of 24 multiple-choice questions correctly (75% pass mark) within 45 minutes.
Life in the UK Test 17
Who led the group of Catholics who attempted to blow up the Houses of Parliament in 1605?
Correct Answer: Guy Fawkes
Guy Fawkes was the most famous member of the Gunpowder Plot of 1605 — a Catholic conspiracy to assassinate King James I by blowing up the Houses of Parliament.
Fawkes was discovered in the cellars beneath Parliament with barrels of gunpowder and was subsequently arrested, tried, and executed.
The failure of the plot is still commemorated annually on 5 November with bonfires and fireworks displays across Britain.