What year was it?
The stock market closes down 13% on Black Monday & 12% on Black Tuesday
What is 1929?
Monaco leads in this: it's 89.40 years from birth
What is the life span of its citizens?
4-letter word for milk that's more than 99 1/2% fat-free
What is skim?
When a crocodile shuts its mouth, you can see lower jaw teeth, but when this relative does it, they're hidden
What is an alligator"
In the double star Cygnus X-1, a blue supergiant orbits one of these, which is eating it alive
What is a black hole?
Hitler takes all of Czechoslovakia
What is 1938?
Saudi Arabia: exports of this, 7.3 million barrels a day
What is oil?
This beverage brand doesn't just use "The Best Stuff on Earth"--it's found even "Better Stuff" for its teas
What is Snapple?
A "saddle" of graying hairs gives this primate the moniker "silverback"
What is a gorilla?
In the double star Cygnus X-1, a blue supergiant orbits one of these, which is eating it alive
What is Icarus?
It's carved on Plymouth Rock
What is 1620?
The United States: 13,513 of these, including Logan & McCarran
What are airports?
A traditional accompaniment for catfish, these morsels of deep-fried cornmeal are flavored with chopped scallions
What are hushpuppies?
A popular mollusk that propels itself itself across the ocean floor by pushing water through its shell
What is a scallop?
The sun's absolute this, its brightness if viewed from a distance of 10 parsecs, is 4.8
What is magnitude?
The Rough Riders battle at San Juan Hill
What is 1898?
China: 731 million users of this technological network
What is the internet?
This company's iconic deviled ham logo is the USA's oldest food trademark still in use
What is Underwood?
Prior to the lyrical direction to "Tie me kangaroo down", you're asked to watch this breed feed, mate
What is a wallaby?
Appropriately, the name of this nearest star to the sun is from the Latin for "nearest"
What is Proxima Centauri?
Sputnik 1 launches the space race
What is 1957?
South Africa: 7.2 million people living with this communicable affliction (disease)
What is AIDS?
This Cuban dish of shredded beef, onions & peppers in a spicy tomato sauce has a name that means "old clothes"
What is ropa vieja?
The Saudi & Queen of Sheba types of this antelope proved not so swift, as they're now extinct
What is a gazelle?
Merope & Sterope are sister stars in M45, this Greek-named cluster
What are the Pleiades?