Problem: In the Atlantic, the West India Company concentrated on wresting from Portugal its grip on the sugar and slave trade, and on opportunistic attacks on the Spanish treasure fleets on their homeward bound voyage. Bahia on the north east coast of Brazil was captured in 1624 but only held for a year before it was recaptured by a joint Spanish-Portuguese expedition. In 1628, Piet Heyn captured the entire Spanish treasure fleet, and made off with a vast fortune in precious metals and goods that enabled the Company two years later to pay its shareholders a cash dividend of 70%, though the Company was to have relatively few other successes against the Spanish. In 1630, the Dutch occupied the Portuguese sugar-settlement of Pernambuco and over the next few years pushed inland, annexing the sugar plantations that surrounded it. In order to supply the plantations with the manpower they required, a successful expedition was launched in 1637 from Brazil to capture the Portuguese slaving post of Elmina, and in 1641 successfully captured the Portuguese settlements in Angola. In 1642, the Dutch captured the Portuguese possession of Axim in Africa. By 1650, the West India Company was firmly in control of both the sugar and slave trades, and had occupied the Caribbean islands of Sint Maarten, Curaçao, Aruba and Bonaire in order to guarantee access to the islands' salt-pans.

How many things did  West India Company want to wrestle away from Portugal?
Answer: 2

Problem: The Browns then traveled to take on the Bengals in Game 2 of the Battle of Ohio.  In the first quarter, the Browns took an early 3-0 lead when Zane Gonzalez kicked a 27-yard field goal.  Though, though the Bengals responded when Andy Dalton found Tyler Boyd on an 8-yard pass to make it 7-3.  In the second quarter, the Bengals increased their lead with 3 field goals kicked by Randy Bullock:  from 31, 49, and 21 yards out to make the score 10-3, 13-3, and 16-3.  The Browns made it 16-6 before halftime when Gonzalez kicked a 21-yard field goal.  The Bengals moved further ahead when Dalton found Tyler Kroft on a 1-yard pass to make it 23-6.  The Browns came within 2 touchdowns when Gonzalez kicked his third field goal of the day from 39 yards out to make it 23-9 in the third quarter.  In the fourth quarter, DeShone Kizer ran for a 3-yard touchdown to make it 23-16.  Though later on, the Bengals sealed the game when Joe Mixon ran for an 11-yard touchdown. The Browns' losing streak continued as they fell to the Bengals 30-16.  With the loss, the Browns fell to 0-11, losing their 12th consecutive game, their 18th consecutive road game, and their 15th consecutive divisional matchup, and combined with a Bills victory over the Chiefs, eliminated them from playoff contention. The loss ensured that the Browns would finish in 4th place in the AFC North for the 7th consecutive season.

How many more field goals did Gonzalez boot than Bullock?
Answer: 0

Problem: Hoping to rebound from their home loss to the 49ers, the Bills flew to the Rogers Centre for their first game of their Canadian International series, with an AFC East rematch against the Miami Dolphins.  In the first quarter, Buffalo trailed early as Dolphins QB Chad Pennington completed a 20-yard TD pass to TE Anthony Fasano.  The Bills answered with kicker Rian Lindell.  After that, Miami pulled away as kicker Dan Carpenter made three field goals (50, 35, and 27 yards).

How many yards longer was Dan Carpenter's longest field goal over his shortest?
Answer:
23