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: BEFORE I WAS ELECTED 
Clue: Senator Lincoln Chafee of this New England state spent 7 years as a blacksmith at racetracks in the U.S. & Canada

A: rhode island
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Q: Category: BABY BOOMER MEMORIES 
Clue: The John Birch Society coined the term comsymp, short for this

A: communist sympathizer
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Q: Category: OPERA 
Clue: Douglas Moore's 1951 opera "Giants In" this is an adaptation of the novel by Ole E. Rolvaag

A:
the earth
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