instruction:
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.
question:
Category: 19th CENTURY AMERICA 
Clue: This politician died on June 3, 1861, 39 days after giving a speech in Springfield, Illinois supporting the Union
answer:
stephen douglas


question:
Category: WORD ORIGINS 
Clue: Like the name of a minor Roman god, this word for a caretaker comes from the Latin for "door"
answer:
janitor


question:
Category: EXPLORERS 
Clue: On March 29, 1912 he wrote, "We are getting weaker, of course, and the end cannot be far... I do not think I can write more"
answer:

robert scott