TASK DEFINITION: In this task you will be given a text passage from a trivia quiz. You should choose the category this question belongs to from these categories: History, Science, Social Science, Fine Arts, Literature. You can only choose one category, so if in doubt, please choose the closest match.
PROBLEM: A definitive study on this engagement was authored by Hugh Cole, who devotes a section to discussing the Losheim Gap. It also stresses the importance of the oft-overlooked Operation Bodenplatte carried out on a holiday and alternately known as Operation Hermann. The clash saw the murder of the Wereth 11, a group of waylaid black soldiers, and courageous stands at St. Vith and Bastogne, which turned the fight and made up for failure to garner intelligence through ULTRA. Anthony McAuliffe became famous for his reply of "Nuts" and Patton for his diary statement that it was "lovely weather for killing Germans. " FTP, name this final German offensive of World War II also known as the Battle of the Ardennes.

SOLUTION: History

PROBLEM: It sparked a sermon entitled On the Beauties of Liberty by John Allen, a pastor at the Second Baptist Church, which was widely disseminated. The tragically named Governor Wanton issued a reward of one hundred pounds for the capture of the perpetrators, who were led by Abraham Whipple, while Captain John Linzee offered the survivors shelter on board the Beaver. Hes not to be confused with Benjamin Lindsay, the captain of the sloop Hannah, whose attempts to evade paying customs indirectly led to it. The resulting Royal Commission of Inquiry, outside of local jurisdiction, was attacked as a British kangaroo court by Whigs who demanded a trial in Rhode Island. For ten points, name this 1772 incident in which a British warship was burned by angry patriots.

SOLUTION: History

PROBLEM: Categories of items created by these events include lapilli and "bombs," and can be more generally referred to as tephra. These events can cause the formation of lahars, which are composed of swiftly flowing mud and pyroclastic debris. The (*) phreatic type of this event primarily produces steam, while the Plinian type results in a column of gas and ash and ejects large amounts of pumice. Occurring constantly at the Hawaiian Mauna Loa, for ten points, what are these events, which have occurred at Mount Vesuvius and Mount St. Helens, often resulting in a flow of lava

SOLUTION:
Fine Arts