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: MATH TERMS 
Clue: The term surd refers to irrational numbers like this number's square root, 1.7320508...

SOLUTION: 3

PROBLEM: Category: BOOK TITLES 
Clue: A bestseller by Jamie Ford is "Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and" this

SOLUTION: sweet

PROBLEM: Category: LITTLE PITCHY DOG 
Clue: Known to the Toltec, this small breed tends to wheeze & snore because of its short nose

SOLUTION:
a chihuahua