In SST, the term for jets like the Concorde, what does "SS" stand for?

An overdose of alcohol helped kill which Welsh poet on November 9, 1953? Which star died of a barbiturate overdose at her Los Angeles home in August 1962? Which overpowering fear gives its name to a fortified room for hiding from intruders, and to a 2002 Jodie Foster film? An oxide of which light metal, discovered in 1791, is widely used as a white pigment? Which event, occurring underwater, is the most common cause of tsunamis? An underwater tunnel connecting Detroit with which Canadian city opened on November 3, 1930? Complete the saying about missing the big picture: "You can't see the ___ for the trees." Which number links an unlucky Friday and a baker's dozen?