instruction:
Given an trivia question precisely answer the question with a word/phrase/name. External resources such as Wikipedia could be used to obtain the facts.
question:
Samwise Gamgee, Peregrin Took and Meriadoc Brandybuck are all types of which fictional characters?
answer:
hobbit


question:
Who played the young Bilbo Baggins off to adventure in the 2012 film 'The Hobbit - an Unexpected Journey'?
answer:
martin freeman


question:
Who was Vice-President of the USA from 1977-81 when Jimmy Carter was President?
answer:

walter mondale