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Bells Trivia Trivia Quiz

Ding, dong bell! What do you know about bells in fact and fiction?

A multiple-choice quiz by minch. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
minch

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
23,884

Updated
Feb 07 24

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
2253

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

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Question 1 of 10

1. 'The Bells of St. -----' What's the missing word in this movie title? Hint

Martha's

Mary's

Joan's

Teresa's

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Question 2 of 10

2. In the children's rhyme what did the bells of St Clement's say? Hint

peaches and melons

pussy's in the well

oranges and lemons

apples and pears

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Question 3 of 10

3. What was the real last name of authors Ellis, Acton, and Currer Bell? Hint

Austen

Thackeray

Browning

Bronte

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Question 4 of 10

4. What did the town crier in medieval Britain call out as he rang his bell? Hint

Quiet please

Hear all about it

Oyez

Listen to me

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Question 5 of 10

5. What do ship's bells tell? Hint

every hour on the hour

the watches of the crew

an approaching iceberg

another ship

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Question 6 of 10

6. Who wrote 'The Bell Jar'? Hint

Sylvia Plath

Ted Hughes

Dorothy Parker

Robert Browning

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Question 7 of 10

7. What is the name of the bell in the clock tower in Westminster, London?

Answer: (Two Words)

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Question 8 of 10

8. Who wrote the book 'For Whom the Bell Tolls'?

Answer: (One Word - Last name)

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Question 9 of 10

9. The title in the last question, "For Whom the Bell Tolls" is a quotation from a poem. Who wrote the poem? Hint

John Keats

William Shakespeare

John Donne

John Milton

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Question 10 of 10

10. What is the name of a bell tower which is near to but usually separate from a nearby church? Hint

pylon

belfrey

campanile

nave

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. 'The Bells of St. -----' What's the missing word in this movie title?

Answer: Mary's

1945 movie with Bing Crosby and Ingrid Bergman

2. In the children's rhyme what did the bells of St Clement's say?

Answer: oranges and lemons

3. What was the real last name of authors Ellis, Acton, and Currer Bell?

Answer: Bronte

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

4. What did the town crier in medieval Britain call out as he rang his bell?

Answer: Oyez

5. What do ship's bells tell?

Answer: the watches of the crew

6. Who wrote 'The Bell Jar'?

Answer: Sylvia Plath

7. What is the name of the bell in the clock tower in Westminster, London?

Answer: Big Ben

The tower is often also called Big Ben, and some sources call it St. Stephen's tower. It was renamed Elizabeth Tower in 2012 to mark the Diamond Jubilee of Elizabeth II.

8. Who wrote the book 'For Whom the Bell Tolls'?

Answer: Hemingway

9. The title in the last question, "For Whom the Bell Tolls" is a quotation from a poem. Who wrote the poem?

Answer: John Donne

'Ask not for whom the bell tolls, It tolls for thee'

10. What is the name of a bell tower which is near to but usually separate from a nearby church?

Answer: campanile

The belfry is the room holding the bells. Nave is the main area of a church where the congregation sits. There are several types of pylons none of which are to do with bells.

Source: Author minch

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