What rights do you have to your own work? What different kinds of rights can you grant? When and how can you use another person's work? Find out with this quiz. All answers are according to U.S. Copyright law and publishing industry standards as of 2003
For the reader of less contemporary Christian literature, this quiz covers a wide variety of religious fiction written up through the mid-20th century.
I've put some words into the mouths of ten famous literary characters. Some of the sayings are believable, others outlandish, but each invented quotation contains enough hints to enable you to guess the character in question.
Ten questions on ten books that have been discussed in the FunTrivia Book of the Month Club forum. This quiz is for all readers--you need not have participated in the club to play!
Can you tell whether these quotes come from the Jewish Talmud or the Christian Gospels? IMPORTANT: Choose "both" if very similar sayings are found in both works, and "neither" if neither is the source.
"For reasons of the human spirit which could not be fathomed by ten empiric psychologists running a hundred rats through a thousand mazes for ten days, [I] felt that this [quiz] was [yours] for the taking." - Herman Wouk (slightly modified)
It is commonly said that England and the United States are two countries divided by a common language. This quiz compares American (i.e. U.S.) and British grammatical usage.
In honor of my new daughter Shiloh Elizabeth, here's a quiz on "Shiloh," with questions in the category of history, entertainment, religion, geography, and etymology.
Many misconceptions still surround "McCarthyism." McCarthy's injustices are extremely well publicized already, so this quiz will instead focus on some of the misinformation that has been lumped in with the facts. Can you divide fact from legend?
The Anglo-Saxon poem "Judith" is based on the Apocryphal book of the Bible. Quotations are from the translation by Mary Savelli. You can play even if you've never read the poem and are at least vaguely familiar with the story.
Sometimes politicians are funny on purpose, sometimes by accident; and sometimes, they even get credited with things they never said. Identify the source of these political quips and gaffes.