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1. What is the name of the bell which hangs in the clock tower at the north end of the Palace of Westminster in London, England? Great Paul Big Ben The King's Bell Le Seigneur

2. Here is one for the children or those who can remember the nursery rhymes of their youth. The following quotation has a missing word for you to find. 'Ride a cock horse to Banbury Cross, To see a fine lady upon a white horse; Rings on her fingers and bells on her toes, And she shall have ___ wherever she goes.' cheering our homage pleasure music

3. During the medieval period and for some time afterward as well, when excommunicating someone who had committed a very grievous sin, a bishop (or archbishop) closed the ceremony by using a bell, a candle and one other item. What was this other item? a tinder box a book a chalice a whip

4. Do you know what word is missing in this very-famous extract from a work by John Donne? '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 ___.' me thee thy country all men

5. In the Independence National Historical Park in Philadelphia (U.S.A.) there is a bell inscribed with the motto, 'Proclaim liberty throughout the land unto all the inhabitants thereof.' What is the name of this bell? Freedom Bell Great Paul Liberty Bell Independence Bell

6. 'Summoned by Bells' is the title of a most-unusual autobiography. Can you remember who wrote it? John Masefield Ted Hughes John Betjeman Cecil Day-Lewis

7. 'Jingle Bells' is a happy, little song - often sung at Christmas time. What word is missing from this short extract? 'Jingle bells, ___ bells, Jingle all the way, O, what jolly fun it is Riding in a sleigh.' twinkle tinkle jingle jangle

8. In which city can you find the world's historically biggest bell? It is also known as the Royal Bell. Tokyo Moscow Rome Bangkok

9. In 1849 Edgar Allan Poe wrote 'The Bells'. What word is missing from the following quotation? 'Keeping time, time, time, In a sort of Runic rhyme, To the tintinnabulation that so musically wells From the bells, bells, bells ,bells, Bells, bells, bells, From the jingling and the ___ of the bells.' jangling sounding tinkling ringing

10. What name is used for a place where bells are made? bell caster bell maker bell foundry bell factory