Problem: Prior to 1873, the silver dollar circulated in many parts of the world, with a value in relation to the British gold British sovereign coin of roughly $1  4s 2d (21p approx). As a result of the decision of the German Empire to stop minting silver thaler coins in 1871, in the wake of the Franco-Prussian War, the worldwide price of silver began to fall. This resulted in the U.S. Coinage Act (1873) which put the United States onto a de facto gold standard. Canada and History of Newfoundland and Labrador were already on the gold standard, and the result was that the value of the dollar in North America increased in relation to silver dollars being used elsewhere, particularly Latin America and the Far East. By 1900, value of silver dollars had fallen to 50 percent of gold dollars. Following the abandonment of the gold standard by Canada in 1931, the Canadian dollar began to drift away from parity with the U.S. dollar. It returned to parity a few times, but since the end of the Bretton Woods system of fixed exchange rates that was agreed to in 1944, the Canadian dollar has been floating against the U.S. dollar. The silver dollars of Latin America and South East Asia began to diverge from each other as well during the course of the 20th century. The Straits dollar adopted a gold exchange standard in 1906 after it had been forced to rise in value against other silver dollars in the region. Hence, by 1935, when China and Hong Kong came off the silver standard, the Straits dollar was worth 2s 4d (11.5p approx) Pound sterling, whereas the Hong Kong dollar was worth only 1s 3d sterling (6p approx).

Which dollar was worth more in 1935, the Straits dollar or the Hong Kong dollar?
Answer: by 1935

Problem: After a huge win on the road, the Steelers returned home for a game against the Buccaneers.  The Bucs scored first when Mike Glennon found Mike Evans on a 7-yard TD pass for a 7-0 lead.  They increased their lead when Patrick Murray kicked a 50-yard field goal for a 10-lead.  The Steelers finally got on the board when Shaun Suisham nailed a 25-yard field goal to come within a TD, 10-3 followed by Ben Roethlisberger hooking up with Antonio Brown on an 11-yard TD pass to tie the game up at 10-10.  In the 2nd quarter, Roethlisberger found Brown again this time on a 27-yard TD pass to take the lead 17-10 at halftime.  After the break, Doug Martin ran for a TD from 3 yards out to tie the game back up, 17-17.  The Steelers pulled away as Roethlisberger found Heath Miller on a 5-yard TD pass for a 24-17 lead.  In the 4th quarter, the Bucs pulled within 4 when Murray kicked a 27-yard field goal for a 24-20 game.  Driving down the field, the Bucs were able to complete the comeback attempt as Glennon found Vincent Jackson on a 5-yard TD pass for a final score of 27-24.

How many total yards of field goals were made in the game?
Answer: 102

Problem: After a tough home loss to the Ravens, the Steelers traveled to San Diego to take on the Chargers.  The Chargers scored first in the first quarter when Philip Rivers found Antonio Gates on a 12-yard pass for a 7-0 lead.  The Steelers got on the board in the 2nd quarter when Chris Boswell nailed a 47-yard field goal for a 7-3 game at halftime.  After the break, the Steelers took the lead as Antwon Blake picked off Philip Rivers and returned it 70 yards for a TD and a 10-7 lead for the only score of the period.  In the 4th quarter the Chargers scored 10 points first tying the game 10-10 when Josh Lambo kicked a 40-yard field goal followed up by Rivers and Gates hooking up again this time on an 11-yard TD pass for a 17-10 lead.  The Steelers tied the game back up when Michael Vick found Markus Wheaton on a 72-yard TD pass for a 17-17 game.  The Chargers retook the lead when Lambo kicked a 54-yard field goal for a 20-17 lead.  Getting the ball back with less than 2 minutes left, the Steelers drove down the field.  Le'Veon Bell ran for a TD from a yard out to win the game.  With the game 23-20, officials had to review it to make sure he reached in before his knee hit the ground.  The call stood and then Boswell kicked the PAT for a 24-20 victory. The Steelers defense continued their surprising resurgence of sacks and takeaways by sacking Rivers twice and getting two more turnovers. The offense scored on their final possession as time expired to clinch a much-needed road win against the Chargers. The win improved the Steelers to 3-2 on the season and snapped a five-game losing streak in California.

How many points did the Steelers win by?
Answer: 4

Problem: Trying to snap a three-game skid, the Texans flew to McAfee Coliseum for a Week 9 intraconference duel with the Oakland Raiders.  With QB Matt Schaub out with a concussion, back-up QB Sage Rosenfels got the start. In the first quarter, Houston drew first blood as RB Ahman Green got an 8-yard TD run for the only score of the period.  In the second quarter, the Texans continued to roll over the Raiders as RB Ron Dayne got a 14-yard TD run, while kicker Kris Brown nailed a 40-yard field goal.  In the third quarter, Oakland finally managed to respond as kicker Sebastian Janikowski managed to get a 22-yard field goal for the only score of the period.  In the fourth quarter, the Raiders drew closer as RB Justin Fargas got a 1-yard TD run.  Fortunately, Houston took control with Rosenfels completing a 42-yard TD pass to WR Andr&#233; Davis.  Oakland's only response was QB Josh McCown completing a 28-yard TD pass to WR Tim Dwight. With their three-game skid snapped, the Texans entered their bye week at 4-5.

How many yards longer was the longest field goal compared to the shortest?
Answer:
18