History
The USA's worst depression before the Civil War began with what's usually called this event "of 1837"
The panic
This term for a vast collection of stars, gas & dust is from the Greek for "milk"
Galaxy
4-letter word for milk that's more than 99 1/2% fat-free
Skim
It's the largest living deer species in the world
Elk
Not Peter or Catherine but a "Great" ruler of this name won independence for Moscow from the Golden Horde in 1480
Ivan (the Great)
This fish & rice dish is derived from a Japanese word for sour
Sushi
This fast food chain with more than 17,000 stores worldwide dropped its full name in 1991 & began using an abbreviation
KFC
You don't know jack if you think a jack rabbit is a rabbit; it's actually one of these relatives
a hare
It took $15 million to add 828,000 square miles to the U.S. in this historic 1803 deal
the Louisiana Purchase
Often eaten with eggs at breakfast, it comes from Latin for "dry" or "parch"
Toast
When used to describe meat, "marbling" means streaks of this
Fat
This canine of Australia is that continent's largest wild hunting mammal
A Dingo
Legend says when Columbus saw the 3 mountian, peaks on this Caribbean island he chose to name it for the Father, Son & Holy Spirit
Trinidad
This condiment gets its name from the Chinese for "pickled fish brine"
ketchup
Named for a town in Mexico, it's believed to be the first distilled spirit produced in North America
Tequila
The 2 main foods of the aardvark are ants & these mound insects
Termites
Egypt & Syria launched a war against Israel on October 6, 1973, which was this Jewish holy day
Yom Kippur
These sparkly fake gems are partly named for a river that flows through Germany
rhinestones
Evian water comes from a spring in this mountain range
Alps
A human does this about 15 times a minute; a dolphin about twice
Breathe