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: THE EARLY 1900s 
Clue: These 2 nations fought a war on neither nation's soil; the decisive battle came at present-day Shen-Yang
[A]: russia & japan


[Q]: Category: 19th CENTURY PHILOSOPHY 
Clue: This 3-word quote, originally in German, comes soon after "We have killed him -- you and I, all of us are his murderers"
[A]: \"god is dead\"


[Q]: Category: AMERICAN AUTHORS 
Clue: He was born in NYC on April 3, 1783, toward the end of the Revolutionary War, & named for one of the war's heroes
[A]:
washington irving