TASK DEFINITION: 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.
PROBLEM: Category: HISTORIC LASTS 
Clue: In the "thanks a lot, fellas" department, Mongolia was the last country to join this group--August 9, 1945

SOLUTION: the allies

PROBLEM: Category: INTERNATIONAL FILM DIRECTORS 
Clue: This director of an Oscar-winning film is fighting to preserve Angel Island, site of a former immigration station in S.F. Bay

SOLUTION: ang lee

PROBLEM: Category: THE MOVIES 
Clue: This classic 1952 movie was based on the story "The Tin Star"

SOLUTION:
high noon