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 simplicity, answers should be in all lower cased letters.
PROBLEM: Category: THE WINTER PALACE 
Clue: In 1881 the "Czar Liberator", the II czar of this name, asked to be taken to the palace to die after being fatally wounded

SOLUTION: alexander ii

PROBLEM: Category: FIRST LADIES 
Clue: First Lady in the 1910s, she later rode in President Kennedy's inaugural parade

SOLUTION: edith wilson

PROBLEM: Category: SOUSED 
Clue: A town from Italy's Veneto region shares a name with this strong brandy made from the pomace of a wine press

SOLUTION:
grappa