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 territory invaded during this war asked to borrow gunpowder to salute a ship that had come to conquer it. One island invaded in this war had been overseen by the "Butcher" Weyler. An admiral in this war stated "You may (*) fire when you are ready," prior to beginning the Battle of Manila Bay. One battle in this "splendid little war" saw San Juan Hill charged upon by the Rough Riders and Teddy Roosevelt. Hearst's and Pulitzer's yellow journalism as well as the explosion of the USS Maine helped instigate this war. For 10 points, name this war which led to the capture of the Philippines, Puerto Rico, and Cuba by the United States.

SOLUTION: History

PROBLEM: In 1695, Josua de Grave made another study of the same subject as this painting, but from a different angle. In the center fight of this painting, the roof of the Armamentarium is just visible behind a much larger gated building. An anecdote concerning this painting relates that it was chosen personally by William of Orange, although it was most likely purchased by the Rijksmuseum. The top half of this painting depicts only the sky, with very dark clouds at the top of this painting, and at the bottom of this painting, several people are standing by a boat while two women in black dresses are conversing to the side. The foreground and the background of this work are divided by a large river which reflects the buildings of the background. For ten points, identify this cityscape, a work by Jan Vermeer.

SOLUTION: Fine Arts

PROBLEM: The New York Minerva, a Federalist paper, published Jefferson's politically damaging "Mazzei Letter," which was written in response to this; while it also prompted attacks from Benjamin Franklin Bache in his Republican Philadelphia Aurora against Washington. The Directory interpreted it as an alliance against France, but it resulted in but one gain, namely the British evacuation of forts in the northwest. Moreover, it failed to address such concerns as impressment and the opening of British ports to American trade. FTP, name this agreement which avoided war with Britain in 1795 and which was named for its chief U.S. negotiator, the then Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.

SOLUTION:
History