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.

[EX Q]: Category: THE MIDDLE EAST 
Clue: By tradition, this nation's president is a Maronite Christian, the P.M. a Sunni & the speaker of the Parliament a Shiite
[EX A]: lebanon

[EX Q]: Category: AMERICAN HISTORY 
Clue: He was born in Connecticut in 1800 & hanged for treason in Virginia in 1859
[EX A]: john brown

[EX Q]: Category: STATE CAPITALS 
Clue: Add one letter to a word meaning a religious rite & you get this U.S. state capital
[EX A]:
sacramento, california