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Which two-word name identifies the worldwide stock-market plunge on October 19, 1987?
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Black Monday
What was the name of the catastrophic 1929 U.S. stock-market collapse that helped begin the Great Depression?
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Wall Street Crash of 1929
Which 1994 Mexican financial crisis caused sharp falls in emerging-market stocks after the peso was devalued?
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Tequila Crisis
What name is commonly given to the global stock-market collapse that followed the failure of Lehman Brothers in 2008?
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Global financial crisis
What was the name of the 2000–2002 crash in technology shares after the late-1990s internet boom?
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Dot-com crash
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What was the name of the catastrophic 1929 U.S. stock-market collapse that helped begin the Great Depression?
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Wall Street Crash of 1929
What name is commonly given to the global stock-market collapse that followed the failure of Lehman Brothers in 2008?
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Global financial crisis
What term describes the sudden U.S. stock-market plunge on May 6, 2010?
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Flash Crash
What was the name of the 1997–1998 regional financial crisis that triggered major stock-market falls in Asia?
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Asian financial crisis
In Doctor Who series 5, which episode title contains the name “Pandora”?
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The Pandorica Opens
Pandora is a small moon orbiting which planet?
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Saturn