Thematic Bells Trivia

1. What type of creature is a Bell Miner?

From Quiz Ding Dong Bell

Answer: A bird

Animals: The Bell Miner Bird gets the first part of its name from its bell-like call. The latter part of its name is nothing to do with a shovel and a pick but is an alternative spelling of "myna".

From Quiz Ding-dong and Ting-a-ling!

Answer: Big Ben

This name is often used in reference to the clock, but it is really the name given to the main big bell in the tower. The belfry houses four other, smaller bells which ring the Westminster Quarters. There is no certainty as to how the Great Bell got its nickname. Possibly, it was named for Sir Benjamin Hall who was the overseer of the bell's installation or after Benjamin Gaunt who was the English Heavyweight Boxing Champion.

From Quiz Hear Them Ring

Answer: Bronze

Whilst brass and iron have been used, bronze has been the traditional bell metal for centuries. It is strong and durable, and allows the bell to be worked on after casting to tune it to an exact note. Steel was tried in churches in England for a while in the 1800s, mainly because it was cheaper than bronze, but it wasn't durable and no major steel bells have been made since the 1870s.

From Quiz Bells Through History!

Answer: Quasimodo & hunchback & the hunchback & hunchback of Notre Dame & the hunchback of Notre Dame

He was deaf because of the noise of the bells.

From Quiz Ding Dong Bell

Answer: fipp

Brain Teasers: The code is solved by counting along 4 letters in the alphabet, so a=e, b=f, c=g etc

From Quiz Bells, Bells, Bells, Bells, Bells!

Answer: Philadelphia

Liberty Hall in Philadelphia is the site of the Liberty Bell, although from time to time it has been on tour. It first rang in 1774 for the organization of the Continental Congress, in 1775 to celebrate the Battle of Concord and Lexington, and in 1776 for the signing of the Declaration of Independence. In the 19th century its image was the symbol of the abolitionist movement.

From Quiz Hear Them Ring

Answer: Whitechapel Bell Foundry

Cast by The Whitechapel Bell Foundry in 1751 the Liberty Bell weighs 2080lbs. The first time it was rung it cracked and it was re-cast twice by Pass and Stowe of Philadelphia. It was rung to announce the opening of the First Continental Congress in 1774, and again in 1775 after the battle of Lexington and Concord. Tradition states it was rung in 1776 to announce the reading of The Declaration of Independence, but this may not be correct as the steeple in which it was hung was known to have deteriorated badly by that time. It is now housed in the Liberty Bell Centre in Philadelphia. The three incorrect answers are all inventions. As far as I know there are no foundries of those names.

From Quiz Bells Trivia

Answer: oranges and lemons

From Quiz Bells Through History!

Answer: Pavlov

The dogs learned to salivate at the ringing of a bell -- even when no food accompanied it.

From Quiz Ding-dong and Ting-a-ling!

Answer: a book

The book was usually the Bible and was left open during the ceremony which was finalised when the officials closed the book, quenched the candle and tolled the bell - as for someone who had died. It signified the end of the excommunicated person's life within the Catholic Church.

From Quiz Bells, Bells, Bells, Bells, Bells!

Answer: Alexander Graham Bell

Inventing the telephone was not a clean venture. Several inventors and scientists were working on the concept. Bell was the first to gain a patent, although his machine had not yet worked. There was controversy as others laid claim to the device and there were some alleged inconsistencies in the Patent Office itself. Bell probably used technologies developed by others. Don Ameche played the lead in the filmed version of Bell's life which led some children--and some adults--to believe that Ameche invented the telephone.

From Quiz Hear Them Ring

Answer: Lutine Bell

The Lutine Bell was recovered from the shipwreck of HMS Lutine and was hung in the underwriting room in Lloyd's of London. In total it has hung in four successive underwriting rooms. Originally it was rung when there was news of an overdue ship: once meant the ship was lost, two rings were good news meaning the ship had docked. As it has a crack it is now only rung when a member of the Royal Family dies, or there is a disaster. It was rung for 9/11, the Asian Tsunami and the London Bombings. It is also tolled at the start and end of the two minute silence on Armistice Day. The three incorrect choices are all famous bells.

From Quiz Bells Trivia

Answer: Bronte

The Brontes took these names as their books would be more likely to do well if supposedly written by a man.

From Quiz Bells Through History!

Answer: Ring-a-ling

'Ring-a-ling, Hear them ring!, Soon it will be Christmas day!'

From Quiz Ding Dong Bell

Answer: Zingo

Entertainment: Robert Bell, the founder of Bell's Amusement Park, started off in 1948 by building a miniature train which ran round his house in Tulsa. He opened an amusement park on the Fairgrounds in 1951 with Shetland pony rides and a three-car train. The park grew into a successful business, but in 2006 the county did not renew its lease, so unfortunately it had to close.

From Quiz Ding-dong and Ting-a-ling!

Answer: thee

These well-known words (written in 1624) were not originally written as a poem. The passage is taken from some 'Devotions' which the poet wrote and is in prose. When written as a blank-verse poem, each separate idea seems to have a stronger impact. Here is the prose version, so that you can judge for yourself. - 'No man is an island, entire of itself; every man is a piece of the continent, a part of the main. If a clod be washed away by the sea, Europe is the less, as well as if a promontory were, as well as if a manor of thy friend's or of thine own were. Any man's death diminishes me, because I am involved in mankind; and therefore never send to know for whom the bell tolls; it tolls for thee.'

From Quiz Bells, Bells, Bells, Bells, Bells!

Answer: Bell Aircraft Corporation

Bell Aircraft produced fighter planes during World War II. Its various laboratories have either made or contributed to the science of aircraft. The Bell X-1 was a rocket powered aircraft. In 1941 Bell developed the prototype of the modern helicopter and in 1943 began production. Sold to Textron in 1960 it has continued as a producer of helicopters, leading to a name change Bell Helicopters.

From Quiz Hear Them Ring

Answer: Seventeenth Century

Bell ringing is one of those things that is much harder than it looks. It demands concentration, good memory, manual dexterity, a sense of timing and stamina. To ring a full, true, peal of bells can take as long as 3 hours. The Lincoln Cathedral Guild founded 1612 claims to be the first bell ringing society, with the Society of Ringers of St Stephen in Bristol starting in 1620, and lasting until the nineteenth century. Bell ringing flourished during Restoration times when some of the first mathematical diagrams of peals were published. The Central Council of Church Bell Ringers represents ringers around the world and also keeps records of longest rings, ringable bells etc. Their journal, "Ringing World" has been going since 1911.

From Quiz Bells Trivia

Answer: Oyez

From Quiz Bells Through History!

Answer: Ding dong, ding dong

'Ding dong, ding dong, That is their song, With joyful ring, All caroling.'

From Quiz Ding Dong Bell

Answer: In the well

For Children: Fortunately little Tommy Stout pulled her out again!

From Quiz Ding-dong and Ting-a-ling!

Answer: Liberty Bell

This bell was cast in London, England in 1752 and later recast in Philadelphia. It was rung when Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence.

From Quiz Bells, Bells, Bells, Bells, Bells!

Answer: Glockenspiel

A glockenspiel is a percussion instrument. The medieval glockenspiel was a sort of miniature carillon, a percussion instrument consisting of a hollow metal vessel, cup-shaped with a flaring rim, and played with a clapper or hammer. In the 16th century it was given a keyboard. The 18th-century glockenspiel had metal bars instead of bells, and in the 19th century, the keyboard disappeared and the bars were struck by hammers. It has been used in the orchestra since the 18th century. The glockenspiel is the forerunner of the modern xylophone.

From Quiz Hear Them Ring

Answer: Great Tom

Great Tom, weighing just over 6 tons, was cast in 1680 and hangs in the Christopher Wren designed tower of Christ Church, Oxford. It is rung 101 times at 9.05pm every night, which is the number of original students of the college.

From Quiz Bells Trivia

Answer: the watches of the crew

From Quiz Bells Through History!

Answer: anteBELLum

From the Latin -- 'ante' means before (or maybe that's Greek), and 'bellum' means war.

From Quiz Ding Dong Bell

Answer: Trousers/pants

General Knowledge: Bell-bottoms, also known as flares, are a style of trousers/pants with legs which become very wide at the bottom, hence the lower part of them resembles the shape of a bell. They were extremely popular in the 1960s and 1970s.

From Quiz Ding-dong and Ting-a-ling!

Answer: John Betjeman

It is unusual because it is written in blank verse. In this work, published in 1960, Betjeman describes his life as a young man from the time when he lived in a middle-class home to when he left Magdalen College, Oxford. 'A Ring of Bells' is an abridged version which the poet released for children.

From Quiz Bells, Bells, Bells, Bells, Bells!

Answer: Taco Bell

Glen Bell established the first Taco Bell in 1946. After getting out of the army he thought that there was a need for a fast food Mexican-style restaurant. In 1964 he sold the franchise to Kermit Becky, a retired police officer. Later it was made part of YuM!Brands. Taco Bell has several thousand stores of which 80% are locally owned as franchises. It has had mixed results in expansion into other countries.

From Quiz Hear Them Ring

Answer: They are so large that swinging them would damage the tower

Some of the largest bells in the world are so large and heavy that to swing them to ring them would risk serious damage to the tower because of the weight involved. Very large bells of this type are rung by a swinging beam arrangement that sounds the bell by striking it on the outside. Good examples of this type of bell can often be seen in Eastern temples.

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