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: NOVELISTS 
Clue: This novelist's youthful voyages provided the basis for such works as "Lord Jim" & "Typhoon"

SOLUTION: conrad

PROBLEM: Category: BEFORE & AFTER 
Clue: Weight-loss program that was the star of TV's "Coach" & the voice of Mr. incredible in "The Incredibles"

SOLUTION: jenny craig t. nelson

PROBLEM: Category: FUN WITH THE PERIODIC TABLE 
Clue: The seventh period begins with francium followed by this element discovered in France in 1898

SOLUTION:
radium