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 consistency, answers should be in all lower cased letters.

[Q]: Category: U.S. ENDANGERED SPECIES 
Clue: It's not only the chinook; the sockeye species of this fish is endangered also
[A]: salmon


[Q]: Category: WANNA BET? 
Clue: In the '50s, Edward Thorp fed millions of hands of this game into a computer which figured out how to win at it
[A]: blackjack


[Q]: Category: STRAIT TALK 
Clue: You'll have to cross the Bass Strait if you want to travel from Melbourne to this Australian state
[A]:
tasmania