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: 18th CENTURY IN THE NEWS 
Clue: On Dec. 17, 1773 342 chests of this were in the news
answer:
tea


question:
Category: PLAYWRIGHTS 
Clue: This Brit won Tonys for Best Play in 1968, 1976, 1984 & 2007; in the '90s he settled for the 1998 Best Screenplay Oscar
answer:
tom stoppard


question:
Category: BIBLICAL NAMES 
Clue: Trees with biblical names include the Joshua tree & the world's oldest tree, a 4,700-year-old pine named for him
answer:

methuselah