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 simplicity, answers should be in all lower cased letters.

Q: Category: CLASSIC MOVIE CHARACTERS 
Clue: Appropriately, this villainous movie character's name comes from the Dutch word for "father"

A: darth vader
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Q: Category: ENGLISH WRITERS 
Clue: English poet Thomas Hoccleve, a contemporary of this man, called him the "firste fyndere of our fair langage"

A: chaucer
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Q: Category: AMERICAN HISTORY 
Clue: John Alden was the last surviving signer of this

A:
the mayflower compact
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