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: Each of the leaves on the right side of this painting has a gold spine and outline and the tree trunks are highlighted with short diagonal lines of gold. The scene is meant to be set off of Paphos in Cyprus, explaining the orange grove on the right. Rose blossoms with golden hearts float in the air on the left, while one of the Horae holds a robe up for the titular figure on the right. Zephyrus and Chloris are aloft at the left and blow that figure toward the shore. FTP, identify this depiction of a Roman goddess emerging from a scallop shell, a masterwork of Sandro Botticelli.

SOLUTION: Fine Arts

PROBLEM: This composer's Fourth Symphony in E Minor contained 30 variations on a theme from J.S. Bach's Cantata No. 150, while his acquaintance with Richard Muhlfeld inspired his Trio for Clarinet and Quintet for Clarinet and Strings. He composed a cantata based on Tasso's Jerusalem Delivered entitled Rinaldo, and collaborated with Dietrich and another composer on the F-A-E Sonata. In 1869, this man composed a series of Love Songs, and in the same year released his two volumes of piano duets based on Gypsy folk tunes, Hungarian Dances. The partner to his Tragic Overture was also composed for the University of Breslau. FTP, identify this composer whose works include A German Requiem and the Academic Festival Overture.

SOLUTION: Fine Arts

PROBLEM: The floor in this painting appears to be a tiled geometric pattern consisting of circles and triangles. The background is primarily made up of green curtains, and there is a small, black and white crucifix in the upper left-hand corner of this painting. There is a two tiered table in the middle of this painting, and on the top tier a globe and astronomical equipment are placed, while on the bottom, a musical instrument sits and a book lies open. The two men in this painting are holding scrolls and wearing dark clothing. A noticeable feature in this painting is a large, anamorphic skull that appears at the feet of the two men for whom this painting is named. For ten points, identify this painting by Hans Holbein the Younger.

SOLUTION:
Fine Arts