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: BRITISH AUTHORS 
Clue: Among the poems this British novelist wrote in the 1920s were "Men In New Mexico" & "Autumn At Taos"

SOLUTION: dh lawrence

PROBLEM: Category: INVENTIONS 
Clue: Josephine Cochrane's 1886 version of this consisted of a copper boiler, wire baskets & a pump

SOLUTION: a dishwasher

PROBLEM: Category: AMERICAN ANCESTRY 
Clue: According to the Census Bureau, at 15.2% & 10.8%, they are the 2 leading national ancestries of Americans

SOLUTION:
german & irish