Input: In February 1916 the Germans attacked French defensive positions at the Battle of Verdun, lasting until December 1916. The Germans made initial gains, before French counter-attacks returned matters to near their starting point. Casualties were greater for the French, but the Germans bled heavily as well, with anywhere from 700,000 to 975,000 casualties suffered between the two combatants. Verdun became a symbol of French determination and self-sacrifice. The Battle of the Somme was an Anglo-French offensive of July to November 1916. The opening day of the offensive was the bloodiest day in the history of the British Army, suffering 57,470 casualties, including 19,240 dead. The entire Somme offensive cost the British Army some 420,000 casualties. The French suffered another estimated 200,000 casualties and the Germans an estimated 500,000. Gun fire wasn't the only factor taking lives; the diseases that emerged in the trenches were a major killer on both sides. The living conditions made it so that countless diseases and infections occurred, such as trench foot, shell shock, blindness/burns from mustard gas, lice, trench fever, cooties and the 'Spanish Flu'.

Question: How many months did the Battle of Verdun last?

Input: The Chiefs made their regular season debut at home against the Cowboys. They would score first as Jamaal Charles caught a 2-yard touchdown pass from Alex Smith for a 7-0 lead. The Boys got on the board as Dan Bailey kicked a 51-yard field goal for a 7-3 game followed up by Tony Romo and Dez Bryant hooking up on a 2-yard pass for a 10-7 lead. With the 2nd quarter being scoreless, the Boys gradually held on to the lead. In the 3rd quarter, Bailey nailed a 30-yard field goal to increase their lead 13-7. However, the Chiefs retook the lead as Smith found Dwayne Bowe on a 12-yard pass making the score 14-13. In the 4th quarter, the Chiefs increased their lead as Ryan Succop nailed a 40-yard field goal for a 17-13 lead. The Boys then tried to rally late, but came up a point short when Bailey kicked a 53-yard field goal as the Chiefs won the game 17-16 sending them to their first 2-0 start since 2010.

Question: How many points were scored in the first half?

Input: In 2005, the Astros started poorly and found themselves with a 1530 record in late May. The Houston Chronicle had written them off with a tombstone emblazoned with "RIP 2005 Astros". However, from that low point until the end of July, Houston went 4217 and found themselves in the lead for an NL wild card spot. July saw the best single-month record in the clubs history at 22-7. Offensive production had increased greatly after a slow start in the first two months. The Astros had also developed an excellent pitching staff, anchored by Roy Oswalt (2012, 2.94), Andy Pettitte (179, 2.39), and Roger Clemens (138 with a league-low ERA of only 1.87). The contributions of the other startersBrandon Backe (108, 4.76) and rookie starters Ezequiel Astacio (36, 5.67) and Wandy Rodriguez (1010, 5.53)were less remarkable, but enough to push the Astros into position for a playoff run. The Astros won a wild card berth on the final day of the regular season, becoming the first team since the world champion 1914 Boston Braves to qualify for the postseason after being 15 games under .500.

Question: How many years later did the Astros become the first team since the Boston Braves to qualify for the postseason after being 15 games under .500?

Input: Attempting to stop a 3-game losing streak, the Giants returned home to host the Kansas City Chiefs led by Alex Smith and Kareem Hunt. In a defensive battle, the Giants picked off the Chiefs 3 times and Roger Lewis made a 4th and 6 catch in the red zone to set up Aldrick Rosas kicked the game winning field goal in OT to improve the Giants to 2-8. This was the Giants first home win of the season. Eli Manning made his 209th consecutive start at quarterback, passing Peyton Manning for 2nd in NFL history, only trailing Brett Favre (297).

Question:
How many losses do the Giants have?