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 consistency, answers should be in all lower cased letters.

Q: Category: VIDEO GAME HISTORY 
Clue: id Software says hardcore PC games went mainstream in 1994 when it unleashed this fatal-sounding game

A: doom
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Q: Category: SCINTILLATING SYLLABUS 
Clue: A class at Bowdoin College studies directors like Romero & Craven in a review of this genre of movies

A: horror films
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Q: Category: ODDS & ENDS 
Clue: Barbie's boy toy, in March 2001 he celebrated his 40th birthday

A:
ken
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