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: The Schlenk equilibrium, which can be affected by the presence of dioxane, describes the stability of these compounds, whose synthesis can be improved by the addition of mercuric chloride amalgamates. They react with nitriles to form intermediate imine anions, and dry carbon dioxide can be bubbled through them to create carboxylic acids, which themselves do not form an addition product with these. In what is sometimes called their namesake's reaction, they act as strong nucleophiles to form tertiary or secondary alcohols from ketones or aldehydes. For 10 points, name these compounds formed by reacting an alkyl halide with magnesium, named for a French guy.

SOLUTION: Science

PROBLEM: A definitive study on this engagement was authored by Hugh Cole, who devotes a section to discussing the Losheim Gap. It also stresses the importance of the oft-overlooked Operation Bodenplatte carried out on a holiday and alternately known as Operation Hermann. The clash saw the murder of the Wereth 11, a group of waylaid black soldiers, and courageous stands at St. Vith and Bastogne, which turned the fight and made up for failure to garner intelligence through ULTRA. Anthony McAuliffe became famous for his reply of "Nuts" and Patton for his diary statement that it was "lovely weather for killing Germans. " FTP, name this final German offensive of World War II also known as the Battle of the Ardennes.

SOLUTION: History

PROBLEM: A building at the University of Sheffield was designed as a half-scale version of it, and one of its corridors contains backdrops for The Three-Cornered Hat, painted by Picasso. The Lever House sits right across the street from it, and this structure is also notable for its tinted windows, whose blinds have only three settings. The entrance to it contains Alexander Calders Ordinary, and Mark Rothko provided paintings for the Four Seasons restaurant located here. Located at 375 Park Avenue and standing at 38 stories, FTP, name this New York City International Style Skyscraper by Phillip Johnson and Mies Van Der Rohe and commissioned by Phillys Lambert.

SOLUTION:
Fine Arts