Question:
In February 1916 the Germans attacked French defensive positions at the Battle of Verdun, lasting until December 1916. The Germans made initial gains, before French counter-attacks returned matters to near their starting point. Casualties were greater for the French, but the Germans bled heavily as well, with anywhere from 700,000 to 975,000 casualties suffered between the two combatants. Verdun became a symbol of French determination and self-sacrifice. The Battle of the Somme was an Anglo-French offensive of July to November 1916. The opening day of the offensive  was the bloodiest day in the history of the British Army, suffering 57,470 casualties, including 19,240 dead. The entire Somme offensive cost the British Army some 420,000 casualties. The French suffered another estimated 200,000 casualties and the Germans an estimated 500,000. Gun fire wasn't the only factor taking lives; the diseases that emerged in the trenches were a major killer on both sides. The living conditions made it so that countless diseases and infections occurred, such as trench foot, shell shock, blindness/burns from mustard gas, lice, trench fever, cooties  and the ‘Spanish Flu'.

How many diseases and infections also plagued the solders?

Answer:
7


Question:
What started as a dominating performance ended with one of the most monumental collapses in franchise history as the Giants lost to the Tennessee Titans 24-21 after leading 21-0 with nine minutes remaining.  After stopping the Titans early in the first quarter, the Giants drove 52 yards in nine plays, mixing up the run and pass.  The drive culminated in a three-yard touchdown from Eli Manning to Plaxico Burress.  After a second Titans fumble, the Giants extended the margin with a 10-yard touchdown run by Brandon Jacobs.  The Giants opened up a 21-point lead when Jacobs scored again on a short run, late in the first half. The Giants continued to lead 21-0 until midway through the fourth quarter.  With the running game and short passing game moving the ball well, the Giants made the first of several mistakes.  Manning threw long to Burress and was intercepted.  After Vince Young was stopped on fourth down, the Giants committed a personal foul that kept the drive alive.  Young then threw a score to Bo Scaife bringing the Titans within 14.  After a Giants punt and big punt return from Adam "Pacman" Jones, Young struck again, this time on a one-yard bootleg.  New York was forced to punt again.  After the defense held on the first three plays, Young got away on a fluke after Giants' pass rusher Mathias Kiwanuka, thinking the play was dead, unbelievably let go of Vince Young on a sack-to-be, leading to a first down.  Six plays later, the Titans were back in the end zone when Brandon Jones caught a Young pass to tie the game with less than a minute remaining. Although the game appeared to be headed to overtime, Manning attempted to lead a furious drive into field goal range. Instead, he threw an ill-advised sideline pass, which was intercepted at the 50-yard line.  Two passes from Young was enough to set up a 49-yard field goal, which kicker Rob Bironas connected on as time expired, giving the Titans the improbable victory.  Manning finished 18 for 28 for 143 yards, a touchdown and two interceptions.  Tiki Barber had 85 yards rushing and Jeremy Shockey had five catches in the devastating defeat.

How many yards was the longest field goal?

Answer:
49


Question:
Influenced by papal bulls, Swedish magnates in the 12th century set up crusading expeditions to convert the heathens in the eastern Baltic. This resulted in the establishment of the Catholic Church, the Christian religion and the Swedish conquest of southern Finland in 1249. Turku, or Åbo, became the principal city in Finland and residence of a Bishopric. As a result of Protestant Reformation in the 16th century the Catholic Church had to give way for the Lutheran state church which was established by King Gustav Vasa of Sweden, whose principal reformer in Finland was Mikael Agricola and from 1554 also the Bishop. After the Finnish War in 1809, Finland became a part of the Russian Empire as an autonomous grand duchy. In 1817 the Bishop was created Archbishop and became head of the Church in Finland, which thereupon became the state church of the grand duchy. In 1870, the church was detached from the state as a separate judicial entity. After Finland had gained independence in 1917, through the constitution of 1919 and the act on religious freedom of 1922 the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland became a national church of Finland .

How many years before the Bishop became head of the Church in Finland did Finland became a part of the Russian Empire?

Answer:
8


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The Steelers would come into the game riding a five-game losing streak. They also no longer controlled their playoff destiny, needing to win their final three games of the season, and also losses by other AFC teams to have a chance for a wild card. Pittsburgh would strike on their first play of the game when Ben Roethlisberger hit a wide-open Mike Wallace for a 60-yard TD pass.  Green Bay would answer with an 83-yard strike from Aaron Rodgers to Greg Jennings for a TD.  The Steelers would cap the 1st quarter with a 2-yard TD run by Rashard Mendenhall.  In the 2nd quarter, QB Aaron Rodgers was able to scramble out of the pocket for a 14-yard TD run.  Ben Roethlisberger would hit Mewelde Moore for a 10-yard TD pass in the final seconds of the 1st Half and the Steelers would take a 21-14 lead into halftime with them. The 2nd half got off to a slow start for both teams.  Jeff Reed would kick a 37-yard field goal, the only scoring of the 3rd quarter.  In the 4th quarter, it became a shootout between both quarterbacks.  Aaron Rodgers would hit Jermichael Finley for an 11-yard TD pass.  The Steelers answered with a 34-yard field goal, but would lose the lead for the first time in the game when Ryan Grant rushed for a 24-yard score, putting Green Bay up 28-27.  The Steelers would once again answer with a 43-yard field goal, but Aaron Rodgers would complete a 24-yard TD pass to James Jones and follow it with a successful 2-point conversion attempt.  The Steelers, down 36-30, would get the ball back with just 2&#160;minutes left in the game.  With just 3&#160;seconds remaining, Ben Roethlisberger would hit Mike Wallace in the left sideline of the endzone (in a TD pass that resembled the Super Bowl-winning catch by Santonio Holmes back in February) and the extra point was good, giving the Steelers a last-second 37-36 win over the Packers. Ben Roethlisberger would finish with a record-setting game, going 29/46 for 503&#160;yards and 3 TD passes.  He would become the first quarterback in Steelers' franchise history to have a 500-yard game. With the last second win, the Steelers would move to 7-7.

Who caught the longest touchdown receptions?

Answer:
Greg Jennings