instruction:
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.
question:
Category: VOCABULARY 
Clue: This adjective for scholars & "Jeopardy!" champs is from the Latin ex, "out or away" & rudis, "rudeness"
answer:
erudite


question:
Category: LITERATURE 
Clue: Northumbria in the "Age of Bede" or Mercia in Offa's reign are guesses as to where & when this work was created
answer:
beowulf


question:
Category: U.S. SCIENCE CITIES 
Clue: This California city has the honor of being the only one in the U.S. to have an element named for it
answer:

berkeley