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.

[Q]: One of this man's theories was supported by the discovery that Hittite contained forms in which distinct reflexes of the laryngeals are recorded, and he explained how the vowel alternations of a came about in his first work, Memoir on the Original System of Vowels in the Indo-European Languages. He is noted for his terms langue, or regularities and patterns in speech, and parole, or actual acts of speech. The work he is most famous for is often considered the foundation for structural linguistics, though Charles Bally and Albert Sechehaye actually published it. FTP name this Swiss linguist whose lecture notes and other materials were posthumously turned into the seminal Course in General Linguistics.
[A]: Social Science


[Q]: Some Catholics celebrate it following mass under the alternate name of Shigmo, and those belonging to the Banjara tribe mark it by a series of specialized dances. Among the legends associated with it are the murder of a woman who possessed poisonous breast milk, the evil Pootana, and the chasing away of the demon Dhundi. It is typically celebrated on the full moon day, or Poornima, in the month of Phalgun and is characterized by consumption of the drink thandai [thun-DYE] laced with bhang [bung], a form of cannabis. It chiefly commemorates the devoutness of Prahlad, the love of Rati and Kami, and the worship of Krishna. FTP, name this Indian spring festival characterized by large bonfires and people throwing colored powders and water on each other.
[A]: Social Science


[Q]: Herodotus claimed that these people fled from Lydia after a severe drought, though another major hypothesis claims that they are descendants of the Villanovan culture. In alliance with the Carthaginians, this civilization lost the battle of Alalia to the Greeks of Massalia but gained control of Corsica. These people were organized into the Dodecapoli, twelve cities that formed their namesake league. Servius Tullius fought this group and Camillus captured their city of Veii in 396 BC, though some kings like Tarquinius Superbus came from this group. For 10 points, name this people of northern Italy who were eventually conquered and assimilated by Rome.
[A]:
History