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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.
question:
General Herr, who had raised the alarm prior to this battle about the decision to remove all emplaced guns smaller than 75mm, spent most of it in the Caures Woods following the "Trommelfeuer. " Historical debate exists about the veracity of the "Christmas Memo" of Falkenhayn regarding this battle, which saw a heroic stand at Fort Souville. It saw a massive supply operation from Bar-le-Duc along the (*) "Sacred Way," and turned when Robert Nivelle crucially recaptured Fort Douaumont. The Somme offensive was partially launched to relieve this attack, which saw the Germans pushed back to the banks of the Meuse. Lasting nearly a year across 1916, FTP, identify this World War I battle occuring at a site that also names an 843 treaty which divided Charlemagen's empire.
answer:
History

question:
In a Gustave Caillebotte painting named for one of these objects, a dog walks by a man who holds his
head in his hands. Silvano Vinceti claimed that the numbers two and seven were hidden in one of these
objects in the background of the Mona Lisa. The title fireworks show of James Whistler's Nocturne in
Black and Gold takes place over one of these objects. One of these objects named "Maidenhead" is thought
to have inspired the one J.M.W. Turner painted in Rain, Steam and Speed. A Japanese inspired structure of
this type at Giverny was often painted alongside water lilies by Claude Monet. For 10 points, name these
structures which Canaletto often painted crossing the canals of Venice.
answer:
Fine Arts

question:
This man was forced to lower taxes in response to the Gin Riots. He managed to convince his hawkish
monarch not to engage in the War of the Polish Succession, and put the Lord Chamberlain in charge of
censoring the theatre with the Licensing Act. After the death of his ally Queen Caroline, this man
experienced a decline in popularity caused by events like the Porteous Riots and the Cartagena Disaster,
which occurred during the War of Jenkins Ear. Through his posts of First Lord of the Treasury and
Chancellor of the Exchequer, he controlled affairs during the reigns of George I and George II. For 10
points, name this man often regarded as the first Prime Minister of England.
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History