question: Abdali invaded the Mughal Empire seven times from 1748 to 1767. According to Jaswant Lal Mehta, Durrani aroused the Afghans "religious passions" to fire and "sword into the land of infidels India." He crossed the Khyber pass in December 1747 with 40,000 troops for his first invasion of India. He occupied Peshawar without any opposition. He first crossed the Indus River in 1748, the year after his ascension - his forces sacked and absorbed Lahore. The following year , the Mughal ruler was induced to cede Sindh and all of the Punjab including the vital trans Indus River to him, in order to save his capital from being attacked by the forces of the Durrani Empire. Having thus gained substantial territories to the east without a fight, Durrani and his forces turned westward to take possession of Herat, which was ruled by Nader Shah's grandson, Shah Rukh. The city fell to the Afghans in 1750, after almost a year of siege and bloody conflict; the Afghan forces then pushed on into present-day Iran, capturing Nishapur and Mashhad in 1751. Durrani then pardoned Shah Rukh and reconstituted Khorasan, but a tributary of the Durrani Empire. This marked the westernmost border of the Afghan Empire as set by the Pul-i-Abrisham, on the Mashhad-Tehran road.
Answer this question: Afghan forces captured Mashhad how many years after Abdali crossed the Indus River?
answer: 3
Coming off their home win over the Cardinals, the Redskins flew to Cowboys Stadium for a Week 3 NFC East duel with the Dallas Cowboys on Monday night.  Washington threw the game's opening punch in the first quarter with a 46-yard field goal from kicker Graham Gano.  The Cowboys answered with kicker Dan Bailey getting a 41-yard field goal, while the Redskins replied with Gano's 27-yard field goal.  Dallas would take the lead in the second quarter as Bailey made a 27-yard and a 32-yard field goal, yet the Redskins closed out the half with Gano's 50-yard field goal. Washington began the third quarter with quarterback Rex Grossman finding running back Tim Hightower on a 1-yard touchdown pass.  The Cowboys would end the third quarter with Bailey making a 41-yard field goal.  Dallas regained the lead in the fourth quarter with Bailey booting a 23-yard and a 40-yard field goal.  The 'Skins tried to rally, but the Cowboys' defense held on to preserve the win.

Which players kicked field goals longer than 25-yards?
A: Graham Gano
Q: MIT was elected to the Association of American Universities in 1934 and remains a research university with a very high level of research activity; research expenditures totaled $718.2 million in 2009. The federal government was the largest source of sponsored research, with the Department of Health and Human Services granting $255.9 million, United States Department of Defense $97.5 million, United States Department of Energy $65.8 million, National Science Foundation $61.4 million, and NASA $27.4 million. MIT employs approximately 1300 researchers in addition to faculty. In 2011, MIT faculty and researchers disclosed 632 inventions, were issued 153 patents, earned $85.4 million in cash income, and received $69.6 million in royalties. Through programs like the Deshpande Center, MIT faculty leverage their research and discoveries into multi-million-dollar commercial ventures.
How many more millions of dollars did the Department of Health and Human Services give MIT than NASA?

A: 228.5
P: Coming off their bye week, the Bears stayed at home for a Week 9 NFC North rematch with the Detroit Lions.  In the first quarter, Chicago drew first blood as kicker Robbie Gould got a 36-yard field goal, while QB Kyle Orton got a 5-yard TD run.  In the second quarter, the Lions responded with RB Kevin Smith getting a 1-yard TD run, along with QB Dan Orlovsky completing a 17-yard TD pass to WR Calvin Johnson and a 14-yard TD pass to WR Shaun McDonald.  The Bears would respond with Gould getting a 41-yard field goal, yet Detroit replied with kicker Jason Hanson getting a 52-yard field goal. In the third quarter, Chicago began to rally as QB Rex Grossman completed a 6-yard TD pass to WR Rashied Davis.  In the fourth quarter, the Bears completed their comeback as Grossman got a 1-yard TD run.  The Lions tried to come back, but Chicago's defense prevented any possible rally from happening. Kyle Orton (8/14 for 108 yards) left the game in the second quarter with a sprained right ankle. Q1 - CHI - 11:19 - Robbie Gould 36 yd FG (CHI 3-0) Q1 - CHI - 4:40 - Kyle Orton 5 yd TD run (Gould kick) (CHI 10-0) Q2 - DET - 13:25 - Kevin Smith 1 yd TD run (Jason Hanson kick blocked) (CHI 10-6) Q2 - DET - 13:14 - 17 yd TD pass from Dan Orlovsky to Calvin Johnson (Hanson kick) (DET 13-10) Q2 - DET - 6:55 - 14 yd TD pass from Dan Orlovsky to Shaun McDonald (Hanson kick) (DET 20-10) Q2 - CHI - 4:46 - Robbie Gould 41 yd FG (DET 20-13) Q2 - DET - 1:10 - Jason Hanson 52 yd FG (DET 23-13) Q3 - CHI - 7:05 - 6 yd TD pass from Rex Grossman to Rashied Davis (Gould kick) (DET 23-20) Q4 - CHI - 5:44 - Rex Grossman 1 yd TD run (Gould kick) (CHI 27-23)
Answer this: Which player caught the last touchdown pass of the game?

A: Rashied Davis
Problem: In Week 8, the Bears donned their 1940s throwback uniforms against the Carolina Panthers, who had the worst record in the NFC. The Bears scored first on Matt Forte's 13-yard touchdown run, which would be countered by Justin Medlock's 34-yard field goal. The Panthers then took the lead on Louis Murphy's fumble recovery; Panthers quarterback Cam Newton ran with the ball, and lost the ball when Bears safety Major Wright tackled him at the 1-yard line. The ball rolled into the endzone, where Murphy recovered it. Medlock would then kick three more field goals, and by the fourth quarter, the Panthers led 19-7. The tide eventually turned when Panthers punter Brad Nortman shanked a 6-yard punt, and Jay Cutler hit Kellen Davis on a 12-yard touchdown pass with less than seven minutes left in the game. On the first play of the Panthers' next drive, Tim Jennings intercepted Newton and returned the pick 25 yards to regain the lead 20-19, after Cutler's two-point conversion passing attempt was intercepted. Medlock later kicked another field goal to reclaim the lead 22-20 with 2:27 left in the game. Cutler would lead the Bears downfield, and Gould kicked a 41-yard field goal as time expired to give Chicago the victory. The kick was Gould's tenth game-winning field goal, and the first since 2010.

By how many points did the Panthers have the lead during the game?
Answer:
12