Q: However, while James II was unpopular in England, he had widespread popular support in Ireland. The Irish were almost all Roman Catholics and had fought en masse for the Stuart dynasty in the Wars of the Three Kingdoms in the 1640s, in the hope of securing religious toleration and political self-government. They had been defeated by 1652 and were punished by the English Commonwealth regime with land confiscations and penal legislation. They were largely disappointed with the failure of King Charles II to completely reverse this situation in the Act of Settlement 1662. The majority of Irish people were "Jacobites" and supported James II due to his 1687 Declaration of Indulgence or, as it is also known, the Declaration for the Liberty of Conscience, that granted religious freedom to all denominations in England and Scotland and also due to James II's promise to the Irish Parliament of an eventual right to self-determination. James had given them some concrete concessions in the 1680s by appointing an Irish Catholic, Richard Talbot, 1st Earl of Tyrconnell as Lord Deputy of Ireland, and by re-admitting Catholics as Army officers and into other public offices. When James fled England in 1688 he looked to Ireland to muster support for a re-conquest of his Three Kingdoms. In 1689 he held what became known as the "Patriot Parliament" in Dublin, which reversed the confiscations of the 1650s and confirmed his support from most of the Irish landed gentry. Ironically, while Irish Catholics supported King James en masse, the Papal States had joined the League of Augsburg. Pope Innocent XI had lent William of Orange 150,000 Scudi for war purposes through his family's bank before his death in 1689.
What was one of Pope Innocent XI's final actions?

A: lent William of Orange 150,000


Q: Trying to snap a two-game skid, the Raiders flew to LP Field for a Week 8 interconference duel with the Tennessee Titans.  In the first quarter, Oakland struck first with kicker Sebastian Janikowski getting a 50-yard field goal.  The Titans would respond with kicker Rob Bironas getting a 35-yard field goal.  In the second quarter, the Raiders jumped back into the lead with Janikowski kicking a 43-yard and a 54-yard field goal. In the third quarter, Tennessee drew close with RB Chris Henry getting a 24-yard TD run for the only score of the period.  In the fourth quarter, the Titans took the lead with Bironas getting a 23-yard field goal.  QB Daunte Culpepper tried to lead Oakland back into the lead, but Tennessee's defense held them off. With their third-straight loss, not only did the Raiders fall to 2-5, but they have now lost 14 out of their last 15 road games.
What all field goals did Rob Bironas make?

A: 35-yard


Q: Coming off their bye week, the Chargers went home for a Week 11 AFC West duel with the Denver Broncos on Monday night.  San Diego trailed early in the first quarter as Broncos running back Knowshon Moreno got a 4-yard touchdown run.  The Chargers answered with quarterback Philip Rivers finding wide receiver Malcolm Floyd on a 6-yard touchdown pass.  San Diego took the lead in the second quarter with a 1-yard touchdown run from fullback Mike Tolbert, followed by Rivers finding wide receiver Patrick Crayton on a 40-yard touchdown pass. The Chargers added onto their lead in the third quarter as Rivers connected with running back Darren Sproles on a 57-yard touchdown pass.  San Diego continued its dominating night with Rivers' 3-yard touchdown pass to fullback Jacob Hester.  Denver would close out the game with quarterback Kyle Orton completing a 13-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Brandon Lloyd.
Who completed the longest touchdown pass?

A: Philip Rivers


Q: The 1915 Singapore Mutiny, also known as the 1915 Sepoy Mutiny or the Mutiny of the 5th Light Infantry, was a mutiny involving up to half of a regiment of 850 sepoys  against the British in Singapore during the First World War, linked with the 1915 Ghadar Conspiracy. The mutiny, on 15 February 1915, lasted nearly seven days. It resulted in the deaths of eight British officers and soldiers, two Malay officers and one soldier, 14 British civilians, five Chinese and Malay civilians and one German internee before it was finally quelled by British forces and Allied naval detachments. The reasons for the outbreak are complex and remain open to debate.
Which nationality had the least amount of deaths during the mutiny?

A:
German