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.

Category: LITERATURE 
Clue: Northumbria in the "Age of Bede" or Mercia in Offa's reign are guesses as to where & when this work was created
beowulf

Category: LANGUAGES 
Clue: Of the 6 official languages of the United Nations, the one spoken by the fewest people worldwide
french

Category: AFRICAN-AMERICAN AUTHORS 
Clue: A conversation he had with Miles Davis became the first of the “Playboy Interviews” in 1962

alex haley