Question: What was the earliest-ending event in the year that the Seattle Seahawks went to the Super Bowl?
Answer(s):
answer: Super Bowl XL

SPARQL query:
#MANUAL SPARQL
PREFIX ns: <http://rdf.freebase.com/ns/>
SELECT DISTINCT  ?x
WHERE {
  ns:m.06x5s ns:sports.sports_championship.events ?x . # Super Bowl
  {
    { ?x ns:sports.sports_championship_event.runner_up ns:m.070xg . } # Seattle Seahawks
    UNION
    { ?x ns:sports.sports_championship_event.champion ns:m.070xg . } # Seattle Seahawks
  }
  ?x ns:time.event.start_date ?d .?x ns:time.event.end_date ?num .
}
ORDER BY ?num LIMIT 1