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.
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Question: Category: BEASTLY LITERATURE 
Clue: Santiago, the old man in a Hemingway story, struggles mightily with this type of game fish

Answer: marlin


Question: Category: KITCHEN UTENSILS 
Clue: When buying one of these to test for doneness in meat, choose one with a thin probe that will let less juice out

Answer: meat thermometer


Question: Category: SONGS EVERYBODY KNOWS 
Clue: A Santa Cruz, California pub is named for this irritating ditty sung on long journeys

Answer:
"99 bottles of beer"