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: Some Catholics celebrate it following mass under the alternate name of Shigmo, and those belonging to the Banjara tribe mark it by a series of specialized dances. Among the legends associated with it are the murder of a woman who possessed poisonous breast milk, the evil Pootana, and the chasing away of the demon Dhundi. It is typically celebrated on the full moon day, or Poornima, in the month of Phalgun and is characterized by consumption of the drink thandai [thun-DYE] laced with bhang [bung], a form of cannabis. It chiefly commemorates the devoutness of Prahlad, the love of Rati and Kami, and the worship of Krishna. FTP, name this Indian spring festival characterized by large bonfires and people throwing colored powders and water on each other.

SOLUTION: Social Science

PROBLEM: According to one story, this figure founded a city when his efforts in digging up a mushroom revealed a spring. That city was ruled by Electryon and Sthenelus, members of a namesake dynasty he founded. When this ruler was unable to assume the throne of Argos, he traded realms with Megapenthes. This man was sent on a quest by a king of Seriphus named (*) Polydectes during which he stole the tooth and eye of the Graeae. He rescued the daughter of Cassiopea and Cepheus from a sea monster before taking that girl, Andromeda, as his wife. His mother Danae was locked in a tower by King Acrisius to avoid a prophecy, but he was conceived by Zeus in the form a stream of gold. For 10 points, name this hero who used winged sandals and the helmet of invisibility to slay Medusa.

SOLUTION: Social Science

PROBLEM: Calder v. Bull extended the results of this case to state legislatures, while a previous law discussed in this case gave the Supreme Court jurisdiction over petitions for writs of mandamus. The Chief Justice initially favored the plaintiff, who was from his political party, but ultimately rested his decision on the power of the (*) Supremacy Clause over an Act passed by Congress. It began when Thomas Jefferson's Secretary of State refused to deliver appointments to John Adam's "Midnight Judges," and led to the Judiciary Act of 1789 being declared unconstitutional. For ten points, identify this landmark Supreme Court case decided by John Marshall, which established judicial review.

SOLUTION:
Social Science