Q: Constantinople had been an imperial capital since its consecration in 330 under Roman Emperor, Constantine the Great. In the following eleven centuries, the city had been besieged many times but was captured only once: during the Fourth Crusade in 1204.:304 The crusaders established an unstable Latin state in and around Constantinople while the remaining empire splintered into a number of Byzantine successor states, notably Nicaea, Epirus and Trebizond. They fought as allies against the Latin establishments, but also fought among themselves for the Byzantine throne. The Nicaeans eventually reconquered Constantinople from the Latins in 1261. Thereafter, there was little peace for the much-weakened empire as it fended off successive attacks by the Latins, the Serbians, the Bulgarians, and, most importantly, the Ottoman Turks. The Black Plague between 1346 and 1349 killed almost half of the inhabitants of Constantinople. The city was severely depopulated due to the general economic and territorial decline of the empire, and by 1453 consisted of a series of walled villages separated by vast fields encircled by the fifth-century Theodosian walls. By 1450 the empire was exhausted and had shrunk to a few square miles outside the city of Constantinople itself, the Princes' Islands in the Sea of Marmara, and the Peloponnese with its cultural center at Mystras. The Empire of Trebizond, an independent successor state that formed in the aftermath of the Fourth Crusade, also survived on the coast of the Black Sea.
How many notable Byzantine successor states resulted from the Forth Crusade?

A: 3


Q: The recent steps towards modernization of the Armed Forces have been made possible by Russias economic resurgence based on oil and gas revenues as well a strengthening of its own domestic market. Currently, the military is in the middle of a major equipment upgrade, with the government in the process of spending about $200 billion (what equals to about $400 billion in PPP dollars) on development and production of military equipment between 2006-2015 under the State Armament Programme for 2007-2015 (GPV — госпрограмма вооружения). Mainly as a result of lessons learned during the August War, the State Armament Programme for 2011-2020 was launched in December 2010. Prime Minister Putin announced that 20-21.5 trillion rubles (over $650 billion) will be allocated to purchase new hardware in the next 10 years. The aim is to have a growth of 30% of modern equipment in the army, navy and air force by 2015, and of 70% by 2020. In some categories, the proportion of new weapon systems will reach 80% or even 100%. At this point, the Russian MoD plans to purchase, among others, up to 250 ICBMs, 800 aircraft, 1,200 helicopters, 44 submarines, 36 frigates, 28 corvettes, 18 cruisers, 24 destroyers, 6 aircraft carriers, and 62 air defence battalions. Several existing types will be upgraded. The share of modern and advanced weapons in some branches of the Russian Armed Forces currently amounts over 60 percent, the Defence Ministry reported 31 July 2015.
Which did the Russian MoD plan to purchase more of, frigates or destroyers?

A: frigates


Q: As of the 2010 United States Census, there were 30,104 people, 11,652 households, and 7,806 families residing in the county. The population density was . There were 13,080 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the county was 95.1% white, 3.2% black or African American, 0.4% Asian, 0.2% American Indian, 0.5% from other races, and 0.7% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 1.5% of the population. In terms of ancestry, 27.8% were Germans, 11.2% were Irish people, 10.1% were English people, and 9.8% were Americans.
How many more households are there than families?

A: 3846


Q: Hoping to rebound from their tough divisional road loss to the 49ers, the Cardinals played their Week 2 homeopener against their NFC West foe, the Seattle Seahawks.  In the first quarter, the Cards took to the skies first with kicker Neil Rackers getting a 28-yard field goal for the only score of the period.  In the second quarter, Arizona continued to pound away with QB Matt Leinart completing a 30-yard TD pass to TE Leonard Pope, along RB Edgerrin James getting a 17-yard TD run.  The Seahawks would get their only score of the half with QB Matt Hasselbeck completing a 24-yard TD pass to WR Nate Burleson. In the third quarter, the Cardinals' lead was gone with Seattle RB Shaun Alexander getting a 16-yard TD run and kicker Josh Brown getting a 28-yard field goal.  In the fourth quarter, the Cards trailed as Brown got another 28-yard field goal.  Arizona responded with Rackers kicking a 52-yard field goal.  Late in the game, the Cards defense managed to recover a Seahawk fumble.  It would eventually turn into Rackers' 4th career game-winning field goal as made it from 42 yards out as time ran out. Q1 - ARZ - 1:27 - Neil Rackers 28-yard FG (ARZ 3-0) Q2 - ARZ - 14:07 - Leonard Pope 30-yard pass from Matt Leinart (Neil Rackers kick) (ARZ 10-0) Q2 - ARZ - 5:43 - Edgerrin James 17-yard run (Neil Rackers kick) (ARZ 17-0) Q2 - SEA - 1:16 - Nate Burleson 24-yard pass from Matt Hasselbeck (Josh Brown kick) (ARZ 17-7) Q3 - SEA - 8:42 - Shaun Alexander 16-yard run (Josh Brown kick) (ARZ 17-14) Q3 - SEA - 3:34 - Josh Brown 28-yard FG (17-17) Q4 - SEA - 9:52 - Josh Brown 28-yard FG (SEA 20-17) Q4 - ARZ - 4:44 - Neil Rackers 52-yard FG (20-20) Q4 - ARZ - 0:01 - Neil Rackers 42-yard FG (ARZ 23-20)
How many field goals did Rackers kick in total?

A:
3