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: Military conflicts in this state include the Tuscarora War, squelched by Governor Edward Hyde, and the Regulator Movement, in which the title dissidents dragged state officials through the then-capital of Hillsborough. The western portion of what is now this state, when led by John Sevier and named Franklin, received seven votes for admission at the Continental Congress, while its central "Piedmont" region saw the first sit-ins of the civil rights movement at a Woolworth's in Greensboro, and its locale of Kill Devil Hills was the site of the Wright Brothers' first successful heavier-than-air flight. For 10 points, name this state with capital at Raleigh.

SOLUTION: History

PROBLEM: To isolate volatile compounds from nonvolatile impurities, the steam form of this process is used when the compounds decompose at standard temperatures and pressures. Two miscible liquids are heated under a Liebig condenser to increase the concentration of the liquid with the lower boiling point in a common type of this process. FTP, name this separation method by boiling point, whose fractional variety yields cosmetics from petroleum and alcohol from a water mixture.

SOLUTION: Science

PROBLEM: Other titles which were considered for this play included A Period of Grace and The Inside of His Head. It opens with a melody played on the flute, reminiscent of "grass and trees and the horizon. " The main character of this play opines that "you can't eat the orange and throw the peel away," adding that "a man is not a piece of fruit. " He also regrets not going to Alaska with Ben, who became rich mining diamonds in Africa. This play ends with a Requiem in which Linda repeatedly says "We're free" her husband's funeral and is carried away by her son Biff. For 10 points, name this play about Willy Loman by Arthur Miller.

SOLUTION:
Literature