Q: Following Jenkins' testimony and petitions from other West Indies merchants, the opposition in Parliament voted on 28 March 1738 to send "an Address" to the King, asking his Majesty to seek redress from Spain. More than one year later, all diplomatic means having been exhausted, on 10 July 1739 King George II authorised the Admiralty Board to seek maritime reprisals against Spain. On 20 July, Vice Admiral Edward Vernon and a fleet of warships departed Britain, bound for the West Indies, to attack Spanish ships and "possessions". War was not declared against Spain until Saturday, 23 October 1739 , one day after the attack on La Guaira, the principal port of the Province of Venezuela, which was controlled by the Royal Guipuzcoan Company of Caracas. After arriving at the island of Antigua in early October 1739, Vice Admiral Edward Vernon sent three ships under the command of Captain Thomas Waterhouse to intercept Spanish merchant ships that made the route between La Guaira and Porto Bello. Waterhouse spotted several small vessels in the port of La Guaira and decided to attack, implementing a rudimentary plan. The governor of the Province of Venezuela, Brigadier Don Gabriel de Zuloaga had prepared the port defences, and Spanish troops were well-commanded by Captain Don Francisco Saucedo. On 22 October, Waterhouse entered the port of La Guaira flying the Spanish flag. Expecting attack, the port gunners were not deceived by his ruse; they waited until the British squadron was within range and then simultaneously opened fire. After three hours of heavy shelling, Waterhouse ordered a withdrawal. The battered British squadron sailed to Jamaica to undertake emergency repairs. Trying later to explain his actions, Waterhouse argued that the capture of a few small Spanish vessels would not have justified the loss of his men.
How many days after King George authorized the Admiralty Board to seek maritime reprisals against Spain did Vice Admiral Edward Vernon leave Britain for the West Indies?
A: 10

Q: In England, in the absence of census figures, historians propose a range of preincident population figures from as high as 7 million to as low as 4 million in 1300, and a postincident population figure as low as 2 million. By the end of 1350, the Black Death subsided, but it never really died out in England. Over the next few hundred years, further outbreaks occurred in 1361–1362, 1369, 1379–1383, 1389–1393, and throughout the first half of the 15th century. An outbreak in 1471 took as much as 10–15% of the population, while the death rate of the plague of 1479–1480 could have been as high as 20%. The most general outbreaks in Tudor dynasty and House of Stuart England seem to have begun in 1498, 1535, 1543, 1563, 1589, 1603, 1625, and 1636, and ended with the Great Plague of London in 1665.
How many notable outbreaks occurred in the Tudor dynasty between 1498 and 1665?
A: 9

Q: Rivers threw two touchdowns to Royal and spread the ball to multiple receivers to lead San Diego to a 22-10 victory over the Buffalo Bills. The Chargers' defense held the Bills to just 19 yards and forced a safety in their first four series in the fourth quarter, denying Buffalo their third 3-0 start since 1993. The Chargers led throughout the game after a 3-yard TD pass from Rivers to Royal with 9:45 left in the first quarter. They took control of the game after a 37-yard Novak field goal 21 seconds before the half, and a 5-yard TD catch by Royal to cap a 14-play, 80-yard drive to start the third quarter for a 20-3 lead, their largest of the game. San Diego held on for their third 2-1 start in five years. They did not have a first down in their final five drives after 20 in their first five. After losing running back Mathews to a sprained ankle the previous week, the Chargers' Danny Woodhead did not return after his first carry of the game &#8203;3&#160;1&#8260;2 minutes into the contest. Donald Brown filled in with 89 yards offense (62 rushing and 27 receiving). Rivers completed 18 of 25 passes for 256 yards, including two 49-yard catches by Floyd. Royal had four receptions for 42 yards, and backup tight end Ladarius Green finished with four catches for 64 yards. Novak extended his streak of consecutive successful field goal attempts to 23, passing Nate Kaeding for second in team history.
How many points did San Diego win the game by?
A: 12

Q: After a tough loss at home, the Steelers traveled to Cincinnati to take on the Bengals.  After a scoreless first quarter, the Steelers were the first to score in the 2nd when Ben Roethlisberger found Heath Miller on a 1-yard TD pass for a 7-0 lead.  Afterwards, the Bengals would tie it at 7-7 when Andy Dalton hooked up with Jermaine Gresham on a 10-yard TD pass.  They took the lead when Dalton ran for a 20-yard TD himself for a 14-7 game.  The Steelers wrapped up the scoring of the first half coming within 4 when Shaun Suisham kicked a 22-yard field goal for a 14-10 game at halftime.  The Steelers retook the lead in the 3rd quarter when Roethlisberger found Le'Veon Bell on a 10-yard TD pass for a 17-14 game.  However, the Bengals took the lead back when Dalton found A. J. Green on an 81-yard TD pass to make the score 21-17.  In the 4th quarter, it was all Steelers when they scored 25 consecutive points:  First coming within 1 as Suisham kicked a 44-yard field goal for a 21-20 game followed by 3 straight touchdowns:  Le'Veon Bell ran for a 13-yard TD with a successful 2-point conversion as they retook the lead 28-21, followed by Roethlisberger finding Martavis Bryant on a 94-yard TD pass to move ahead 35-21 and finally Bell ran for another TD from 22 yards out for the eventual final score of 42-21. With the win, the Steelers improved to 8-5 with their odds of winning the AFC North and playoff hopes looking really bright.
Who had the longest rushing touchdown of the first half?
A:
Andy Dalton