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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.
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Category: AMERICAN ARTISTS
Clue: From 1919 to 1924, this artist taught art in the public schools of Cedar Rapids, Iowa
answer:
grant wood

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Category: RECENT BOOKS
Clue: "American Vertigo" by philosopher Bernard-Henri Levy retraced a trip 175 years before by this man, his countryman
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alexis de tocqueville

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Category: CLASSIC CINEMA
Clue: This 1946 holiday classic was based on "The Greatest Gift", a short story by Philip Van Doren Stern
answer:
it's a wonderful life