TASK DEFINITION: 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.
PROBLEM: Category: THE CIVIL WAR 
Clue: His first act after being sworn in as president of the Confederacy was to send a peace commission to Washington, D.C.

SOLUTION: jefferson davis

PROBLEM: Category: 5-LETTER WORDS 
Clue: It's the crosshatched paper used in math class

SOLUTION: graph

PROBLEM: Category: 1980s FILM FACTS 
Clue: Leonard Maltin said this '84 mermaid film was "A bit too long, but...I really don't want to carp"

SOLUTION:
splash