Q: The Genoese held the colony of Galata on the Golden Horn across from the city of Constantinople since 1261 as part of the Treaty of Nymphaeum, a trade agreement between the Byzantines and Genoese. However, the dilapidated state of the Byzantine Empire following the civil war of 1341-1347 was easily shown in the control of custom duties through the strategic straights of the Bosphorus. Even though Constantinople was the Imperial seat of power with its cultural and military center on the shores of the Bosphorus, only thirteen percent of custom dues passing through the strait were going to the Empire. The remaining 87 percent was collected by the Genoese from their colony of Galata. Genoa collected 200,000 hyperpyra from annual custom revenues from Galata, while Constantinople collected a mere 30,000. The Byzantine navy, a notable force in the Aegean during the reign of Andronikos III Palaiologos, was completely destroyed during the civil war. Thrace, the main imperial possession besides the Despotate of the Morea, was still recovering following the destruction of marauding Turkish mercenaries during the civil war. Byzantine trade was ruined and there were few other financial reserves for the Empire other than the duties and tariffs from the Bosphorus.
How many more hyperpyra did Genoa colled from annual custom revenues from Galata compared to Constantinople?

A: 170000


Q: In 1569, the Viceroy Dom Luís de Ataíde oversaw the takeover of the coastal town of Honavar, where a small fort was built. In the middle of July 1571, during the monsoon, it was attacked by 5,000 men, and 400 horse of the neighbouring Queen of Garsopa, instigated by the Adil Shah of Bijapur, who provided 2000 of those men. The Viceroy dispatched 200 men to reinforce the fort by sea aboard a galley and eight foists. The small fleet managed to reach the fort despite the monsoon weather and immediately conducted a successful attack on the enemy army and the fort held on.
How many of Queen of Garsopa's men were not provided by Adil Shah of Bijapur?

A: 3000


Q: Compared with its metropolitan area, the city of Houstons population has a higher proportion of minorities. According to the 2010 United States Census, whites made up 51% of the city of Houstons population; 26% of the total population was non-Hispanic whites. Blacks or African Americans made up 25% of Houstons population, Native Americans in the United States made up 0.7% of the population,  Asians made up 6% (1.7% Vietnamese Americans, 1.3% Chinese Americans, 1.3% Indian Americans, 0.9% Pakistani Americans, 0.4% Filipino Americans, 0.3% Korean Americans, 0.1% Japanese Americans) and Pacific Islanders made up 0.1%. Individuals from some other race made up 15.2% of the citys population, of which 0.2% were non-Hispanic. Individuals from two or more races made up 3.3% of the city.
How many percent of people were not Chinese?

A: 98.7


Q: Starting in the 1680s, prior to any formal colonization, the land along the shoreline of the north central coast of Saint John was occupied for decades by settlers of diverse nationalities. The property was used for maritime activities and cotton production. The Danish claimed Saint John on March 25, 1718, and the area along the north central coast from Caneel Bay to Cinnamon Bay was occupied by nine private land owners. The Danish established large sugarcane plantations worked by slaves brought from Africa. Daniel Jansen and his wife Adriana Delicat were the first land owners to acquire a formal Danish deed for property at Cinnamon Bay.  Approximate to Jenson's purchase in 1718, a coastal parcel of land was purchased by William Gandy in 1722 and was later bought by Peter Durloo in 1728. Durloo was the husband of Daniel Jansen's daughter, Elizabeth. Durloo's newly acquired coastal land abutted Jensen's property to the north. In 1719, Pieter de Buyck purchased property along the north central coast of the island, east of the Gandy-Durloo land. After De Buyck's death in 1728, the land became the property of Abraham Beaudewyn. The 1936 tax records show that Jasper Jansen, Daniel and Adriana Jansen's eldest son, owned the De Buyck-Beaudewyn land. Despite the short tenure of De Buyck, this locale still carries his name, Peter Bay. These three parcels of land - the Jansen, Gandy-Durloo, and De Buyck-Beaudewyn properties - became the consolidated estate later known as Cinnamon Bay Plantation. List of new owners of the consolidated property:
Who purchased the coastal parcel of land first, William Grady or Peter Durloo?

A:
purchased by William Gandy