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: AMERICAN HERSTORY 
Clue: Before she was the first black woman in Congress, she was the second in the New York State Assembly

A: shirley chisholm
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Q: Category: GENERAL ED. 
Clue: A zygote is produced by the union of 2 of these sex cells, an egg & a sperm

A: gametes
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Q: Category: EAT THAI 
Clue: In the names of noodle dishes this word precedes "Thai", "see ew" & "woon sen"

A:
pad
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