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: 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

SOLUTION: rhode island

PROBLEM: Category: CORNHUSKER CINEMA
Clue: Hilary Swank won an Oscar for playing a girl who lives as a guy in small-town Nebraska in this 1999 film

SOLUTION: boys don't cry

PROBLEM: Category: SCIENCE LAB
Clue: These oral receptors are divided into 4 types: acid, salty, bitter & sweet

SOLUTION:
taste buds