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 earliest discovered writings on these were in the Hittite language and were authored by Kikkuli of Mitanni, while Gryson, an expert on these, helped Xenophon to write two treatises on the subject. Tupac Amaru II and Francois Ravaillac were both executed using four of these, and one of these named Incitatus was legendarily appointed as a Roman senator by Caligula. The Avars brought an invention that eased their use to Europe, and huge masses of these were instrumental in saving the French army at Eylau. Many cities were named after of these owned by Alexander the Great, Bucephalus. For 10 points, name these animals used to transport hussars and knights.

SOLUTION: Literature

PROBLEM: This ruler faced a scandal when Amy Robsart, the wife of Robert Dudley, died by falling down some stairs. This ruler was dubbed a "servant of crime" and excommunicated in the papal bull Regnans in Excelsis, a response to the passage of the Second Act of Supremacy. Anthony Babington's plan to assassinate this ruler was uncovered by spymaster Francis Walsingham. This ruler ordered the execution of Mary, Queen of Scots and sent Francis Drake to defeat the Spanish Armada. For 10 points, name this Tudor monarch, the "Virgin Queen" of England.

SOLUTION: History

PROBLEM: The Treaty of Versailles barred any final settlement with Germany until this artwork was returned. Two statues of different saints named John are shown in grisaille at the bottom of it, while the Desis at the top shows a Last Judgment scene. Large nudes of Adam and Eve are prominent on the inside, while it shows the Annunciation when closed. Commissioned by Joos Vijd for what is now the Cathedral of St. Bavo, a poem on its frame credits this work to "Hubert," a brother of its more traditionally ascribed painter. FTP, name this Northern Renaissance masterpiece found in a Flemish cathedral and created by Jan van Eyck.

SOLUTION:
Fine Arts