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 NEW YORK TIMES OP-ED PAGE 
Clue: His 2005 farewell column said, "Never retire!"; he kept his Sunday magazine language column
[EX A]: william safire

[EX Q]: Category: DIRE STRAITS 
Clue: The Bab el Mandeb Strait connects the Gulf of Aden to this "colorful" sea
[EX A]: the red sea

[EX Q]: Category: TRANSPORTATION 
Clue: Offered since 1959, it gives you travel for a fixed time period on train systems in 17 European countries
[EX A]:
eurailpass