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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.
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It causes the weak bluish white glow in polls of water that shield some nuclear reactors. It is created by highly energetic charged particles that displace electrons in the medium through which they travel, and the subsequent electromagnetic wave in the wake of these particles is similar to the bow wave of a fast boat. FTP, what is this light produced when charged particles move through a medium faster than the speed of light in that medium
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Science


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Wolfgang Kapp's coup was stopped in this city after a general strike. A meeting at this location gave Cyprus to the British, while another meeting here concluded with a General Act that established the Congo as private property. The Glienicke Bridge just outside this city was used to conduct several spy exchanges. Three corridors were used to access this city during one event here, where Operation Little Vittles was conducted. Checkpoint Charlie in this city was a famous part of a structure built here under orders from Walter Ulbricht. For 10 points, identify this capital of the Hohenzollern family of Prussia, split into 4 occupation zones following World War II.
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History


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A river of this name divides just before the confluence of the Arkansas and Mississippi and manages to enter both directly. Another river of this name, a tributary of the Wabash, passes through Muncie and Indianapolis. A sea of this name receives the Northern Dvina River at Archangel. Mountain ranges with this colorful adjective include the home of the oldest tree in the world and the home of the self-proclaimed "worst weather in the world", the Mount Washington Observatory. The highest mountain in the French Alps, translated into English, is also given this name. For ten points, give the common name of the major mountain range in New Hampshire and "Mont Blanc".
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Social Science