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: ACCORDING TO JIM 
Clue: A humorist: "Every person carries... the... scar, or the fresh wound, of some harrowing misadventure with a contraption"

SOLUTION: james thurber

PROBLEM: Category: PULITZER PRIZES 
Clue: Nicknamed "Black Jack", his memoir "My Experiences in the World War" won the 1932 Pulitzer Prize for History

SOLUTION: general pershing

PROBLEM: Category: LONG ONE-SYLLABLE WORDS 
Clue: (8 letters) Vigor

SOLUTION:
strength