Friday Five

Congratulations to Deb Spielmaker for answering this week's questions....
There may be a shortage of first-hand accounts, but this gas smells like bitter almonds   HYDROGEN CYANIDE
Two brothers made an overland trek in the 1260s from Bukhara, Uzbekistan to China.  What was their last name  POLO
As a part of the Highland Games, this long wooden pole is tossed end over end.   CABER
Formally organized in March 1901, it was the first billion-dollar corporation.  US STEEL

Introduced around 1912, this skirt was so tight at the bottom women could barely walk in it  HOBBLE SKIRT