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: ANIMALS 
Clue: Also called a warrigal, this wild dog is one of the few nonmarsupial mammals of Australia

A: dingo
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Q: Category: BRITISH AUTHORS 
Clue: This 19th C. novelist's name gave us an adjective that's used to mean squalid or impoverished

A: charles dickens
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Q: Category: SPORTS & GAMES 
Clue: Join in & tell us that this is the lowest-rated suit in contract bridge

A:
clubs
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