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 consistency, answers should be in all lower cased letters.
PROBLEM: Category: MAY THE "FOR"s BE WITH YOU 
Clue: It was Mayor LaGuardia who nicknamed the lions outside the New York Public Library Patience & this

SOLUTION: fortitude

PROBLEM: Category: HOOSIER DADDY 
Clue: As a weatherman, this late night talk show host congratulated a tropical storm on being upgraded to a hurricane

SOLUTION: dave letterman

PROBLEM: Category: BRITISHISMS 
Clue: If you use a rubber to fix a mistake, you're using one of these

SOLUTION:
eraser