Bells Through History!

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1. According to Victor Hugo's famous novel, who worked as a bellringer at the Cathedral of Notre Dame? Answer: (One Word)

2. Which famous psychologist studied conditioned responses by ringing bells whenever he fed a group of dogs? Freud Pavlov Kant Singer

3. According to the Christmas carol, 'Silver Bells,' when you 'hear them ring' what sound will you hear? Ding dong, ding dong Ring-a-ling Ding ding ding Dong dong dong

4. According to the Christmas song 'Carol of the Bells' what 'is their song'? Dong dong dong Ding dong, ding dong Ding ding ding Ding-a-ling

5. What word is used to refer to the pre-Civil War U.S. South? anteBELLum BELLigerent BELLicose BELLwether

6. What man with a "bell" name is usually credited with inventing the telephone? Answer: (Full three word name, or just the last name)

7. What word meaning 'to ring a bell' can also refer to laughter? peal uproar ring bang

8. What Philadelphia Bell is famously cracked? Liberty Bell Freedom Bell Independence Bell Da Bell

9. In the 19th century (and today too, but less so), beauties from the American South were known by what word, from the French meaning 'beautiful'? Answer: (One Word)

10. What is the capital of Serbia? Belgrade Kosovo Belfast Sarajevo

11. What word is used for a musical instrument consisting of an arrangement of bells? carillon xylophone bell choir symphony

12. A bell rings at the most holy part of the Catholic Mass, when Catholics believe that the bread and wine literally become the body and blood of Christ. What is this process called? consubstantiation liturgy transformation transubstantiation

13. What English sermonist admonished that we should 'never send for whom the bell tolls: it tolls for thee'? William Shakespeare John Donne Ernest Hemingway Daniel Defoe

14. People who are crazy are said to have what flying animal in their belfry? birds pterodactyls bees bats

15. There is a flower (Hyacinthoides non-scripta) with 'bells' in its English name, since each blossom looks a little like a bell, and there is a cluster of them on each stem which causes the plant to bend at the top, like a shepherd's crook. What color are these perennial flowers, according to the common name? white red blue green