The 13th Entry -- sad TT

1.HIT Entertainment was launched in October 1989 by the former sales team of Henson International Television, a subsidiary of Henson Associates, producers of internationally acclaimed family programming including The Muppet Show, Muppet Babies and Fraggle Rock.
The phenomenally successful catalogue of HIT preschool characters includes Bob the Builder, Barney, Kipper, Angelina Ballerina, Percy the Park Keeper, and The Magic Key. New projects in various stages of production include Oswald, Rubbadubbers, Pingu and Sheeep.
However there is one division of HIT entertainment which I guess breaks all records in terms of popularity ……Which one ???

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What is being described here ???
Top row:
Sri Yukteswar Giri (guru)
Aleister Crowley
Mae West (actress)
Lenny Bruce (comedian)
Karlheinz Stockhausen (composer)
W. C. Fields (comedian/actor)
Carl Gustav Jung (psychologist)
Edgar Allan Poe (writer)
Fred Astaire (actor/dancer)
Richard Merkin (artist)
The Vargas Girl (by artist Alberto Vargas)
Leo Gorcey (actor) (removed)
Huntz Hall (actor)
Simon Rodia (designer and builder of the Watts Towers)
Bob Dylan (singer/songwriter)
Second Row
Aubrey Beardsley (illustrator)
Sir Robert Peel (British Prime Minister)
Aldous Huxley (writer)
Dylan Thomas (poet)
Terry Southern (writer)
Dion (singer)
Tony Curtis (actor)
Wallace Berman (artist)
Tommy Handley (comic)
Marilyn Monroe (actress)
William S. Burroughs (writer)
Sri Mahavatar Babaji (guru)
Stan Laurel (comedian/actor)
Richard Lindner (artist)
Oliver Hardy (comedian/actor)
Karl Marx (political philosopher)
H.G. Wells (writer)
Sri Paramahansa Yogananda (guru)
Sigmund Freud (psychologist) - barely visible below Bob Dylan
Anonymous (wax hairdresser's dummy)

Third row:
Stuart Sutcliffe (artist/former Beatle)
Anonymous (wax hairdresser's dummy)
Max Miller (comedian)
The Petty Girl (by Artist George Petty)
Marlon Brando (actor)
Tom Mix (actor)
Oscar Wilde (writer)
Tyrone Power (actor)
Larry Bell (artist)
Dr. David Livingstone (missionary/explorer)
Johnny Weissmuller (swimmer/actor)
Stephen Crane (writer) - Issy Bonn (comedian) - his hand is above McCartney's head
George Bernard Shaw (playwright)
H.C. Westermann (sculptor)
Albert Stubbins (soccer Player)
Sri Lahiri Mahasaya (guru)
Lewis Carroll (writer)
T.E. Lawrence ("Lawrence of Arabia")
Front row:
Wax model - Sonny Liston (boxer)
The Petty Girl (by George Petty)
Wax model - George Harrison
Wax model- John Lennon
Shirley Temple (actress and diplomat)
Wax model - Ringo Starr
Wax model - Paul McCartney
Albert Einstein (physicist)
John Lennon
Ringo Starr
Paul McCartney
George Harrison
Bobby Breen (singer)
Marlene Dietrich (actress/singer)
Gandhi (Indian Leader) (removed)
Tin Tan (Mexican Actor) (Changed )
Legionnaire from the Order of the Buffalos
Diana Dors (actress)

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The historical period dates back to the Great Plague of London in 1665 (bubonic plague) or even before when the first outbreak of the Plague hit England in the 1300's. The symptoms of the plague included a rosy red rash in the shape of a ring on the skin . Pockets and pouches were filled with sweet smelling herbs which were carried due to the belief that the disease was transmitted by bad smells. The death rate was over 60% and the plague was only halted by the Great Fire of London in 1666 which killed the rats which carried the disease which was transmitting via water sources.

What was done to commemorate this event
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8. A story as fresh as the girls in their minis.Strap line for which book ????

9. What was the favorite past time of unmarried women in medieval europe ?????? Hint Gandhiji !!

10. According to myth, in the 7th century a dragon rose from the waters of the Seine River in France. Unlike the typical dragons, this one breathe water. The monster proceeded to lay waste to the countryside around Paris by drowning it. St. Romain, the Archbishop of Rouen, accompanied only by a condemned prisoner, set out to stop the beast. Upon confronting the monster, the Saint formed a cross with his two index fingers, taming it. The dragon was led back to Paris, where it was slain and burned. The head, however, was saved and mounted on a building. In commemoration of this event, architects began to design gutter spouts in the shape of the dragon, and eventually in the shape of all manner of bizarre creatures. Identify the word that derives from the name of this dragon.

11. This expression is derived from an ancient Greek expression: "ta syka syka, te:n skaphe:n de skaphe:n onomasein". This is first recorded in the Aristophanes' play 'The Clouds' (423 BC), and was used by Menander and Plutarch, and is still current in modern Greek. In ancient times the phrase was often used pejoratively, to denote a rude person who spoke his mind tactlessly. In the Renaissance, Erasmus confused Plutarch's 'skaphe:n' with the Greek word for 'digging tool', i.e., 'skapheion'. Hence, it was translated into English in 1542 by Nicholas Udall in his translation of Erasmus' version as what?

12. Juno, once saw her husband Zeus, with the nymph Io in the form of a cow and asked to have it as a gift and Zeus consented. She asked Argus who had a hundred eyes in his head, to keep watch on Io. Zeus was troubled at the sufferings of his mistress, and called, Mercury to go and despatch Argus. Mercury assumed the form of a shepherd and strolled on blowing his Syrinx or Pandean Pipes, which were supposed to lull people. As Argus slept, Mercury cut his neck and freed Io. Juno took the 100 eyes of Argus and did what

13. In 1907, Rolls Royce unveiled a car that was officially called 40/50. What did it come to be known as?

14. William ______________ Jr. came to Chicago from Philadelphia in the spring of 1891. He was 29 years old, had $32 in his pocket and unlimited enthusiasm and energy. He also had great talent as a salesman. His father was a soap manufacturer, and at the start of his new business in Chicago, Mr. _____________ sold ___________'s Scouring Soap. As an extra incentive to merchants, Mr. ___________ offered premiums. He knew his customers would be more likely to carry __________'s soap if they received a little "something for nothing." One of these premiums was baking powder. When baking powder proved to be more popular than soap, he switched to the baking powder business. Then one day in 1892, Mr. __________ got the idea of offering two packages of _________ _____________ with each can of baking powder. The offer was a big success.
How Do we Know the Company today ???????

15. The term is based on the Bibical account of Thomas the Apostle, who doubted the Resurrection of Jesus and demanded to feel Jesus' wounds before being convinced . After seeing Jesus alive and receiving the opportunity to touch his wounds — according to the author of the Gospel Of John— Thomas professed his faith in Jesus;Now which term is derived from this .

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17.The Marketing Department of this company wanted to gift something to their top UK clients. Terence Donovan came up with an idea in 1963. The company commissioned Robert Freeman and the first one appeared in 1964. What

18.A9 is a search engine offered by which internet giant ?
19.In 1776 this economist was appointed commissioner of customs of Scotland. His Essays on Philosophical subjects (1795) was published after his death. Identify?

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