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Bells (Belles) on Their Toes

Created by babsr

Fun Trivia : Quizzes : Thematic 15 Questions
Bells Belles on Their Toes game quiz
"Bells (and Belles) appear so many times in song, literature, and history that it seemed a natural for a quiz. And when I checked, there didn't seem to be any! So, here you go!"

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1. Taking the lead from the quiz name, the story of "Belles On Their Toes" was the sequel to which of the following?
    None of these
    Father of the Bride
    Cheaper By The Dozen
    The Egg and I


2. "...To the tintinnabulation that so musically wells
From the bells, bells, bells, bells,
Bells, bells, bells -
From the jingling and the tinkling of the bells."
Who authored these immortal lines?
    Alfred Lord Tennyson
    Edgar Allan Poe
    e e cummings
    Clement C. Moore


3. The movie "Bell, Book and Candle" starred which pair of stars?
    James Stewart, Kim Novak
    John Wayne, Donna Reed
    James Stewart, Donna Reed
    John Wayne, Maureen O'Hara


4. "A Bell for Adano" won which prize?
    Nobel
    Hersey
    Newberry
    Pulitzer


5. She was known, through pulp novels, as The Bandit Queen and The Female Jesse James. Who was this?
    Belle Whitsun
    Belle Moon
    Belle Starr
    Belle McCloud


6. A diving bell is a closed system, similar to a hyperbaric chamber.
    True
    False


7. When the British invaded Philadelphia in 1777, what happened to the Liberty Bell?
    It was melted down by the British to make ammunition.
    The Liberty Bell, along with all the other city's bells, were rung defiantly.
    It was removed to a safe hiding place.
    It was melted down to make ammunition by the City Fathers.


8. Alexander Graham Bell, inventor of the telephone, was also involved in the development of what other inventions?
    Phonograph
    Iron Lung
    All of these.
    Hydrofoil


9. "The Bell Jar" was written by whom?
    Sylvia Plant
    Sylvia Plath
    Olivia Plath
    Ted Hughes


10. Teresa Brewer had "The Bell Bottom Blues" because her sweetie was what?
    an airman
    a sailor
    a marine
    a soldier


11. Which state purports to be the home of the Bell Witch?
    Maryland
    Tennessee
    Massachusetts
    North Carolina


12. Ma Bell was a kindly old woman who cared for the children of a total of three American Presidents.
    True
    False


13. Which of these is not usually a consequence of Bell's Palsy?
    It is usually fatal.
    It usually follows a viral infection, such as the flu.
    It usually affects facial muscles.
    It is usually a temporary condition.


14. A graph of normal distribution is often referred to as what?
    Bell curve
    Bell pie graph
    Bell line
    Bell's infinity theorem


15. In 1996, Taco Bell bought the Liberty Bell to help reduce the nation's debt.
    True
    False

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