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: STATE FACTS 
Clue: In August 1959 a coin toss helped Hiram L. Fong become this state's senior senator

A: hawaii
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Q: Category: AMERICAN HISTORY 
Clue: He was born in Connecticut in 1800 & hanged for treason in Virginia in 1859

A: john brown
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Q: Category: U.S. LAKES 
Clue: This lake is the remnant of former Lake Bonneville, which existed during the Pleistocene epoch

A:
the great salt lake
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