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: This man told the story of the creation of the world to Hnossa while her mother was searching for her husband. Among the possessions of this mythological being, who lives in the Heavens Palace or Sky Mountain, includes the sword Hofund and his horse Gulltopp. The son of the nine daughters of Aegir, this god, with the nicknames of Vindhlr, meaning wind shelter, and Gullintanni, meaning golden-toothed, recovered Brisingamen after it was stolen from Freya. Even though he sacrificed an ear to drink from Mimir's well, this god has extraordinary hearing, which he uses to hear the grass grow. FTP, identify this Norse mythological figure who will blow Gjallahorn at Ragnarok, the guardian of Bifrost bridge.

SOLUTION: Social Science

PROBLEM: In this composer's first opera, Arindal gains immortality with Ada. In addition to The Fairies, this man wrote an opera in which the title character rejects the Venusberg and the Pope's staff sprouts leaves; that opera is Tannhauser. Walther performs the "Prize Song" to gain entry in to the title guild in this composer's The (*) Mastersingers of Nuremberg, and this man frequently used the leitmotif. In one of his operas, the Liebestod aria is sung by Isolde over Tristan's dead body, and in another, Brunnhilde appears with the title group after the "Ride of the Valkyries." For 10 points, The Rheingold is the first opera in what German composer's Ring Cycle

SOLUTION: Fine Arts

PROBLEM: On 8 Dhu i-Hijja, participants in this ritual chant Labbayka on top of the Rahma Mountain. On 13 Dhu, one may throw three stones on the jamrats, and one must perform the last umra. On the nominal last day of this event, participants sacrifice a goat, which introduces the festival of Id al-Kabir. One ritual associated with this observance is the wearing of an irahm, which makes one mirahm, and refers to dressing oneself in a white robe, and on 7 Dhu i-Hijja, one must spend the day praying in the Great Mosque in the destination associated with this observance. For ten points, identify this pillar of Islam, which refers to the requirement to travel to Mecca at least once.

SOLUTION:
Social Science