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: revolt in this city was caused by the working class Cabochiens. Abbo Cernuus provides the only account of the siege of this city in 885, which saw the appearance of Rollo, who later became Robert I of Normandy, command the besieging forces. This Western European city contains a building built to house the Crown of Thorns bought from the Byzantines. In addition to La Sainte-Chapelle, this city saw the Day of the Barricades, forcing Henry III out of this (*) Catholic city. It was extensively renovated under Baron Haussmann. and besieged during the Franco-Prussian War. For 10 points, name this city, the home of the Louvre and capital of France.

SOLUTION: History

PROBLEM: Late in his reign, this king put down revolts led by Ashina of Elam and Nidintu-Bel of Babylon. Other rebellions during his rule include one caused by his brother Artaphernes's response to a request for help from Naxos, leading to an uprising by Aristagoras of Miletus. This man also defeated the Margian leader Frada, as well as a usurper called Gaumata who may have impersonated his brother Bardiya. Those feats are recorded in the trilingual Behistun Inscription, and as king, this man notably succeeded the conqueror of Egypt, Cambyses II. He is best known, however, for ordering an invasion that ended with a decisive defeat by the general Miltiades at the Battle of Marathon. For 10 points, identify this Persian ruler, the father of Xerxes I.

SOLUTION: History

PROBLEM: In one work by this author, a line of horsemen in the far distance ride along a ground formed from layers of various colors. This artist of Red Cavalry Riding depicted a man holding an ace of clubs who is partially obscured by a white fish in his The Aviator. This man showed the title figures foot simultaneously depressing a pedal to three separate depths in his The Knife Grinder, exemplary of the period during which he exhibited with the group Jack of Diamonds. This author of The Nonobjective World collaborated with Vladimir Mayakovsky on the manifesto for a group that emphasized the importance of feeling in art and thus concentrated on simple geometric shapes. For 10 points, name this painter of Black Square and the White on White series, the Russian founder of Suprematism.

SOLUTION:
Fine Arts