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Saturday, January 9, 2010

QUESTION 92




THIS FRENCH PLAY WAS PRESENTED BEFORE LOUIS XIV. IT IS ABOUT A MIDDLE CLASS MAN WHO WANTS TO LIVE A RICH MAN'S LIFE AND LEARNS GENTLEMANLY ARTS OF FENCING,PHILOSOPHY AND MUSIC.HE IS DELIGHTED WHEN THE TAYLOR MOCKINGLY ADDRESSES HIM AS "MY LORD". BUT HE MAKES A FOOL OF HIMSELF IN HIS ATTEMPT TO RISE ABOVE THE MIDDLE CLASS. WHICH PLAY? WHO WROTE IT?

QUESTION 91




HE WAS AN INVENTOR AND INDUSTRIALIST. HE RECEIVED PATENTS FOR VARIOUS INVENTIONS AND ALSO STARTED A COMPANY WHICH IS NOW A MAJOR ENGINEERING COMPANY IN EUROPE. DURING WORLD WAR ll , HIS COMPANY WAS INVOLVED IN FUNDING THE NAZI ARMY. A PHYSICAL QUANTITY IS ALSO NAMED IN HIS HONOUR. WHO IS HE? WHICH COMPANY DID HE START?

QUESTION 90


IDENTIFY THIS AFRICAN ANIMAL.
IT APPEARS AS THE FIRST WORD IN A BOOK THAT MANY PEOPLE POSSESS.

QUESTION 89


THIS WAS THE FIRST CREST OF WHICH SPORTS TEAM?