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: One member of this phylum, Strongylocentrotus purpuratus, is often used to study developmental processes, and another, Pisaster ochraceus, is an example of a keystone species. Most members of this phylum have pedicellariae that possess three jaws, and some have a chewing apparatus known as Aristotle's lantern. Members of class Asteroidea of this phylum have an ambulacral groove, and the madreporite is the entrance to their water vascular system that includes tube feet. FTP name this phylum whose "spiny skinned" members have radial symmetry and include sand dollars, sea urchins, and sea stars.

SOLUTION: Social Science

PROBLEM: In the form of Nicippe, the priestess of a grove at Dotium, this figure threw the curse of perpetual hunger upon the man who tried to chop down her grove, Erysichthon. With the titan Iasius she produced the children Philomelus and Ploutus. In another story, she assumes the form of the old woman Doso and her (*) sadness is alleviated somewhat by the jokes of Iambe, after which she bathes a baby boy in fire every night in order to burn away his mortality. This stay in the house of Demophoon' parents is described in the Homeric hymn to this figure which describes the foundation of the Eleusinian mysteries. For 10 points, name this Greek goddess who gave Triptolemus a plow and some other agricultural tools, and who was the mother of Persephone.

SOLUTION: Social Science

PROBLEM: Marlowe called him "the Scythian Shepherd", but he was actually a Tartar born in Turkestan. After gaining the throne in 1369, he proceeded to beat the living snot out of Afghanistan, Persia, India, and Asia Minor. He sacked Delhi, conquered Baghdad, captured Damascus, pushed into Egypt, and died of fever before he could subdue China. All this in the space of 36 years. FTP identify this descendant of Genghis Khan who apparently lost the athletic prowess he had in his youth.

SOLUTION:
History