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: FICTIONAL CHARACTERS 
Clue: A 1965 novel by this author introduced his alter ego, sci-fi writer Kilgore Trout

A: kurt vonnegut, jr.
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Q: Category: U.S. HISTORY 
Clue: The day affer the 15th Amendment took effect, Thomas Peterson became the 1st Afr. American to do this under its provisions

A: vote
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Q: Category: THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE 
Clue: 1 of the 3 things "we mutually pledge to each other" at the end of the Declaration

A:
our lives, our fortunes, & our sacred honor
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