Some fictional doctors are selfless saviours, some are unscrupulous quacks, and some are just fairly ordinary human beings. Here are a few questions on physicians in literature.

Inspired by LilahDeDah's "Kipling World Tour," I've attempted a quiz on British history in Kipling's verse. My main source is "Kipling's English History" by Marghanita Laski, based on a BBC radio series. I haven't retained Kipling's Cockney spellings.

This quiz is a response to a challenge from kevinatilusa. Many of us know little about art, but we know what we don't like. Can you answer these questions on critical condemnation over two centuries?

In just about any dictionary of English quotations, Dr Johnson is one of the main sources with his unique mixture of wit, wisdom and downright rudeness. How well do you know his sayings?

The mistresses of British kings can be numbered in hundreds, but one of the best known and best loved is Eleanor ("Nell") Gwyn. This quiz is based largely on Derek Parker's biography of her, published by Sutton Publishing in 2000.

Authors use the device of the dedication to express all kinds of feelings for others. This quiz takes ten dedications from the "Bloomsbury Dictionary of Dedications" by Adrian Room. The dedication itself often gives some kind of clue to the answer.

History has been argued about since ancient times, so it's not surprising that many prominent men and women have voiced opinions about it. Do you recognize these quotations?

The UK has succumbed to the Système International d'Unités (a.k.a. the metric system), but old units are still remembered and sometimes used in some activities. How much do you know about these?

Having been overweight for most of my life, I tend to feel sympathetic towards generously proportioned literary figures. Can you identify these literary references?

People called Wallace have distinguished themselves in many fields. How much do you know about these Wallaces?

How much do you know about the life of one of our greatest (and probably least likeable) poets?

Can you identify the characters who are described in the titles of ten literary works (e.g. Sarah Woodruff, in John Fowles' novel, is "The French Lieutenant's Woman")?

In 1321, Dante climbed the terraces of Purgatory and saw a new deadly sin on each level. Now the Quiz Makers' Guild is making the same trip, and seeing things Dante never dreamed of. The fourth level is Sloth. Coming soon: Greed, by patricck.

The British capital has been celebrated and execrated in prose, poetry and song for centuries. Can you answer a few questions about a cross-section of quotes?

Fraser's novels take up the story of Harry Flashman, the villain of 'Tom Brown's Schooldays'. In a series of racily written and superbly researched books, Fraser shows us how Flashman climbed to the top of the tree in Victorian England.

Most cricket quizzes seem to deal with very recent history, so I'm trying to balance, by going back to the days when the game was taking shape.

Like other quizmakers, I've been tempted to make a quiz about events that happened on my birthday. In my case, that's April 22nd. Main sources: "The Wordsworth Book of Days" and "Encyclopaedia Britannica".

The clergy has figured largely in English literature over the centuries. Here are a few questions about fictional clerics.

Here are just a few of the many quotations inspired by the city and university of Oxford.

A few questions on Kingsley Amis's first and possibly funniest novel.

Ten questions on ten Toms from real life and fiction.

A few questions on fictional lawyers through the ages.

A few questions on the history of organized labour in Britain.

Grace is the link between the questions in this quiz.

The common bond is in the field of entertainment. The British will have an advantage.

There have been many great cricketers, but probably nobody has ever dominated the game in his own time to the same extent as W.G. Grace. How much do you know about him?

For my first attempt at a Fun Trivia quiz, I've selected a subject that combines two of my main interests in life!