TASK DEFINITION: You will be given a trivia clue, and the category it belongs to. You should answer with the best answer that belongs in the category and is described by the clue. For consistency, answers should be in all lower cased letters.
PROBLEM: Category: FIREFIGHTING 
Clue: Early NYC firemen were alerted with rattles--so you might have a 3-rattle fire where today we'd have this equivalent

SOLUTION: a 3-alarm fire

PROBLEM: Category: DESIRE 
Clue: I want my kids to get scholarships to this California school near Palo Alto, as undergrad tuition is $36,030 a year

SOLUTION: stanford

PROBLEM: Category: DANCE ORIGINS 
Clue: Tarantella

SOLUTION:
italy