(CNN) -- If the global economy remains sluggish, a small corner of the British horse racing hub of Newmarket is very much bucking the trend.

It is nearly quarter of a millennium since Richard Tattersall founded his eponymous bloodstock auctioneers and, in 2013, Tattersalls' business is booming.

Back in October behind the gates of Tattersalls Park Paddocks, a record was set for the most ever spent on a horse in Europe -- $8.4 million (5.25 million) -- for the Galileo filly by Alluring Park.

In a nod to its old roots, all sales are still priced in guineas (effectively a pound and a shilling) so Qatari Sheikh Joann al Thani parted with five million guineas for the honor of buying this prestigious filly.

Excitement, though, is building at Tattersalls once more with the first offering from Frankel having retired and gone to stud with the pregnant Dancing Rain undoubtedly the most mouth-watering prospect going under the hammer at the two-week December sale, which starts on November 25.

Dancing Rain won both the Oaks and its German equivalent and it is more than 50 years since an Oaks winner carrying her first foal has been sold in public auction.

The fact the foal she is carrying is the offspring of Frankel, with 14 wins from as many races and undoubtedly the most acclaimed horse of its generation, makes the prospect all the more exciting.

Jimmy George, the marketing director at Tattersalls, is loathe to say he expects the record to be broken but big money will undoubtedly change hands. What are the answers to this following set of questions: 1. how long ago was Rick's business started?
2. what is it called?
3. does the company continue to thrive?
4. what type of company is it?
5. what do they sell?
6. are they expensive?
7. did any of the prices set records?
8. what one?
9. where?
10. when?
11. how much was paid?
12. was the animal a boy?
13. who bought it?
14. did one of the animals retire?
15. who?
16. what will he do with in his retirement?
17. is one of the animals expecting a baby?
18. who?
19. did she win a race?
20. what one?
Answer: 1. almost 250 years ago
2. Tattersalls
3. in 2013 it was
4. an auction company
5. horses
6. Yes
7. Yes
8. the most ever spent on a horse
9. in Europe
10. October
11. $8.4 million
12. No
13. Qatari Sheikh Joann al Thani
14. Yes
15. Frankel
16. breed
17. Yes
18. Dancing Rain
19. Yes
20. the Oaks

It was time for Jill to make her famous apple pie, out of the yellow apples that grew on her land. It was not time to pick the red cherries, or the orange oranges or even the green lettuce, but their nice colors made Jill happy. She would eat some of the pies, and give the rest of them away to her friends and family. She went out to her back yard where the apple trees were, and started picking. A few hours later, she had enough to make dozens of pies. She walked into the kitchen with her apples, and was all ready to start baking when she saw she was all out of flour. She would have to go to the store to get some, since you can't make a pie without flour. While she was at the store, she would also buy some cheese, bread, and milk. She did not need these to make pie, but she did need them to make her dinner. At the store Jill ran into her friends Bob and Steve and George, and told them she would make them all pies. After she had finished her shopping, Jill went to the library to get some books, to the car wash to wash her car, and to her mother's house to say hello. She went home after, and made her yummy pies. What are the answers to this following set of questions: 1. Who makes pies?
2. is she known for these pies?
3. what type are they?
4. where do they grow?
5. did she pick them fast?
6. could she start making them immediately?
7. why?
8. where did she have to go to get some?
9. did she purchase anything else?
10. what?
11. what did she need those for?
12. did she see anyone she knew at the store?
13. male or female?
14. are they friends of hers?
15. did she go right home after shopping?
16. where did she go?
17. next?
18. anywhere else?
Answer: 1. Jill
2. yes
3. apple
4. her back yard
5. no
6. no
7. she had no flour
8. the store
9. yes
10. cheese, bread, and milk
11. for her dinner
12. yes
13. male
14. yes
15. no
16. the library first
17. the car wash
18. her mother's house

Horror is a genre of fiction which is intended to, or has the capacity to frighten, scare, disgust, or startle its readers or viewers by inducing feelings of horror and terror. Literary historian J. A. Cuddon has defined the horror story as "a piece of fiction in prose of variable length... which shocks or even frightens the reader, or perhaps induces a feeling of repulsion or loathing". It creates an eerie and frightening atmosphere. Horror is frequently supernatural, though it can be non-supernatural. Often the central menace of a work of horror fiction can be interpreted as a metaphor for the larger fears of a society.

The genre of horror has ancient origins with roots in folklore and religious traditions, focusing on death, the afterlife, evil, the demonic and the principle of the thing embodied in the person. These were manifested in stories of beings such as witchcraft, vampires, werewolves and ghosts. European horror fiction became established through works by the Ancient Greeks and Ancient Romans. In Greek mythology, Prometheus was a Titan who was the inspiration for the title of "Frankenstein, or The Modern Prometheus". Prometheus' earliest known appearance is in Hesiod's "Theogony". However, the story of Frankenstein was influenced far greater on the story of Hippolytus. Asclepius revived Hippolytus from death. Euripides wrote plays based on the story, "Hippolytos Kalyptomenos" and "Hippolytus (play)." Plutarch's "The Lives of the Noble Grecians and Romans: Cimon" describes the spirit of the murderer,Damon , who himself was murdered in a bathhouse in Chaeronea. Pliny the Younger describes Athenodorus Cananites who bought a haunted house in Athens. Athenodorus was cautious since the house was inexpensive. As Athenodorus writes a book a philosophy, he is visited by an aberration bound in chains. The figure disappears in the courtyard; the following day, the magistrates dig up the courtyard to find an unmarked grave. What are the answers to this following set of questions: 1. What can a horror story be a metaphor for?
2. Where does the horror genre have its roots?
3. Name one of the beings in old stories?
4. What was Prometheus?
5. Did he inspire the modern book?
6. What was the name of that book?
7. In which work did Prometheus first appear?
8. Who wrote that?
9. What story was an even greater influence on Frankenstein?
10. What happened to him?
11. Who talked about the murderer Damon?
12. What happened to Damon?
13. Where?
14. Who wrote about Atheodorus?
15. What did Athenodorus do?
16. Did someone visit him?
17. Who?
18. What was Athenodorus doing when this happened?
19. Is horror a fiction genre?
20. Does it produce joy in its readers?
Answer:
1. the larger fears of a society.
2. folklore and religious traditions
3. Frankenstein
4. a Titan
5. yes
6. Frankenstein, or The Modern Prometheus
7. "Theogony".
8. Hesiod
9. Hippolytus.
10. Asclepius revived Hippolytus from death
11. Plutarch
12. he was murdered
13. in a bathhouse in Chaeronea
14. Pliny the Younger
15. bought a haunted house
16. yes
17. an aberration
18. writing a book
19. yes
20. no