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: THE 1970s 
Clue: G. Gordon Liddy, E. Howard Hunt & Egil Krogh were nicknamed this because they "plugged leaks"

SOLUTION: plumbers

PROBLEM: Category: ENTERTAINMENT 
Clue: This title character who debuted in 1999 was created by former marine biology educator Steve Hillenburg

SOLUTION: spongebob squarepants

PROBLEM: Category: 19th CENTURY MEN 
Clue: In 1813 La. Gov. William Claiborne put a $500 bounty on him; he responded by offering one for the gov.'s head

SOLUTION:
jean lafitte