Bell Ringing Quiz
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1. What is the fluffy section of the rope called?
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2. What is the end section of the rope called?
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3. What do we call a bell ringing piece of music?
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4. What is this sequence called: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8?
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5. What is this sequence called: 1 3 5 7 2 4 6 8?
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6. How many people ring each bell?
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7. What bell number is the Treble?
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8. What bell number is the Tenor?
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9. The “Sally” is used for which stroke?
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10. The “Tail End” is used for which stroke?
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11. How to we start a piece of ringing?
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12. What is the technical term for Bell Ringing?
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13. What swings inside the bell to make it sound?
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14. What do we call ringing on 6 bells?
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15. What do we call ringing on 8 bells?
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16. What do we call ringing on 10 bells?
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17. What do we call ringing on 12 bells?
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18. What occasions do we ring the bells for?
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19. Roughly how long is a peal?
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20. Roughly how long is a quarter peal?
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21. What is the longest peal in the tower?
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22. Listen carefully to the ringing – what words do you hear being called out?
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Bell Ringing Quiz - ANSWERS!
1. What is the fluffy section of the rope called?
Sally
2. What is the end section of the rope called?
Tail End
3. What do we call a bell ringing piece of music?
Method
4. What is this sequence called: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8?
Rounds
5. What is this sequence called: 1 3 5 7 2 4 6 8?
Queens
6. How many people ring each bell?
1 person
7. What bell number is the Treble?
Highest
8. What bell number is the Tenor?
Lowest
9. The “Sally” is used for which stroke?
Handstroke
10. The “Tail End” is used for which stroke?
Backstroke
11. How to we start a piece of ringing?
“Look To, Trebles Going, She’s Gone”
12. What is the technical term for Bell Ringing?
Campanologist
13. What swings inside the bell to make it sound?
Clapper
14. What do we call ringing on 6 bells?
Minor
15. What do we call ringing on 8 bells?
Major
16. What do we call ringing on 10 bells?
Royal
17. What do we call ringing on 12 bells?
Maximus
18. What occasions do we ring the bells for?
…i.e. Sundays, Weddings, Funerals, Aunt Ethel’s Birthday…!
19. Roughly how long is a peal?
3 hours
20. Roughly how long is a quarter peal?
45 minutes
21. What is the longest peal in the tower?
…look up tower…
22. Listen carefully to the ringing – what words do you hear being called out?
…i.e. Bob / Single / Go blah / Dodge now! / use your imagination…!