So I thought, why not see what sort of Soccer team I could put together from the characters in the novels, history books, plays and poems on my bookshelf. See if you can identify the players I've selected for Bracklaman's World Cup Literary Eleven?

This could be filed in the History Section so long ago, since Wales had any decent Rugby Heroes to revere. Flavours of the 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s. Good Luck.

Shakespeare has been a fruitful source of literary inspiration for many authors in the USA and the UK. Many have 'stolen' or 'borrowed' lines from his poetic works to become titles of their novels or plays. Can you identify the source?

The Latin term "moneta" - "money" dates from 344 BC when the Roman Lucius Furius built a Temple with its own Mint. Please note in this quiz pence and pennies are the same and all questions relate to pre 1970.

Medieval chroniclers were usually members of monastic orders. This quiz looks at chroniclers covering the turbulent reigns of Henry II and his sons Richard I and John.

Wales is small country with an area of just 20,780 sq km/8,021 sq miles, but it has a big heart and has made a disproportionate contribution to the history of the USA. Try my quiz and see if you agree.

Some questions which focus on some common British surnames and their likely origins. How many can you identify?

Everyone described in this quiz either played for Wales during the 1960s, or against them in that period. For the true Rugby Union buff but with some interesting comments I hope.

Second in my series. Hopefully, a little more challenging this time. A Who's Who of Imaginary People who populate our novels, plays, TV programmes and films. You are asked to identify the characters concerned.

A Who's Who of Imaginary People who populate our novels, plays, TV programmes and films. You are asked to identify the characters concerned.