Q: The bidding date, originally December 20, 1961, was postponed to January 22, 1962, to clarify the details of the arch construction. About 50 companies that had requested the construction requirements received bidding invitations. Extending from $11,923,163 to $12,765,078, all four bids exceeded the engineer estimate of $8,067,000. Wirth had a committee led by George B. Hartzog Jr. determine the validity of the bids in light of the governments conditions. Following a meeting with the bidders, the committee affirmed the bids reasonableness, and Wirth awarded the lowest bidder, MacDonald Construction Co. of St. Louis, the contract for the construction of the arch and the visitor center. On March 14, 1962, he signed the contract and received from Tucker $2,500,000, the citys subsidy for the phase. MacDonald reduced its bid $500,000 to $11,442,418. The Pittsburgh-Des Moines Steel Company served as the subcontractor for the shell of the arch.
How many dollars did the largest bid exceed the engineer estimate by?

A: 4698078


Q: Hoping to snap a two-game skid, the Packers stayed at home for a Week 14 interconference duel with the Houston Texans.  Green Bay trailed early in the first quarter as Texans QB Matt Schaub completed a 58-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Kevin Walter.  The Packers would respond in the second quarter as QB Aaron Rodgers completed a 20-yard TD pass to TE Donald Lee, yet Houston answered by having kicker Kris Brown close out the half with a 30-yard field goal. Green Bay's deficit increased in the third quarter as Brown gave the Texans a 41-yard field goal.  In the fourth quarter, the Packers took the lead as RB Ryan Grant got a 6-yard touchdown run.  However, the Texans replied with Schaub completing an 11-yard touchdown pass and a 2-point conversion pass to wide receiver Andre Johnson.  Green Bay would tie the game as Rodgers completed a 9-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Jordy Nelson, yet Houston pulled away as Brown nailed a 40-yard field goal as time ran out. With the loss, the Packers fell to 5-8 on the season and 0-4 at home against teams from Houston.
How many more yards was Schaub's first touchdown over his first?

A: 47


Q: The Cowboys' tenth game was an NFC duel with the Lions. In the first quarter the Cowboys pulled ahead with QB Jon Kitna making a 1-yard TD pass to WR Dez Bryant. The Lions replied with kicker Dave Rayner nailing a 47-yard field goal. The Cowboys trailed with QB Shaun Hill making a 9-yard TD pass to WR Nate Burleson, followed by a Penalty on Leonard Davis which was enforced to the endzone for a safety. The Cowboys got the lead back with DB Bryan McCann returning a punt 97 yards for a touchdown, which was followed by Kitna making a 3-yard TD pass to WR Miles Austin. The lead was narrowed with Hill completing a 14-yard TD pass to WR Calvin Johnson. The Cowboys increased their lead with Kitna finding Austin again on a 4-yard TD pass, followed by Kitna's 29-yard scramble to the endzone for a touchdown, which was his longest run of his career. Cowboys interim coach Jason Garrett won his home debut and improved to 2-0 since taking over for Wade Phillips. It's the first time this season Dallas (3-7) has won consecutive games and the first time all season it won at home, having lost the first four.The Lions (2-8) lost their 26th straight on the road, extending a woeful NFL record that began in 2007, when Kitna was their quarterback.Detroit led 12-7 and was consistently stuffing the Cowboys' offense midway through the third quarter when John Wedling jumped over the goal line and tapped a punt back into the field of play.It hopped up waist-high and right to McCann, and the speedster turned it into the second-longest punt return in franchise history - a week after a 101-yard interception return that was the longest in club history. With the win the Cowboys improved to 3-7 on the season.
How many touchdown passes did Jon Kitna throw?

A: 3


Q: Coming off their bye week, the Packers flew to LP Field for a Week 9 interconference duel with the unbeaten Tennessee Titans.  In the first quarter, Green Bay trailed early as Titans kicker Rob Bironas got a 31-yard field goal.  In the second quarter, the Pack continued to trail as Bironas made a 25-yard field goal.  The Packers responded with kicker Mason Crosby getting a 23-yard field goal, along with QB Aaron Rodgers completing a 5-yard TD pass to WR Donald Driver.  Tennessee ended the half with RB Chris Johnson getting a 3-yard TD run. In the third quarter, the Titans increased their with Bironas getting a 22-yard field goal.  Green Bay would respond with Crosby getting a 25-yard field goal.  In the fourth quarter, the Pack tied the game with Crosby making a 38-yard field goal.  However, in overtime, Tennessee emerged the victor as Bironas nailed the game-winning 41-yard field goal.
Who threw the longest touchdown of the game?

A:
Aaron Rodgers