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: BIBLICAL PEOPLE 
Clue: When David said, "How the mighty have fallen!", he was referring to the deaths of this king & his son Jonathan

SOLUTION: saul

PROBLEM: Category: HISTORY 
Clue: This "Great" king who died in 4 B.C. married Mariamne, the last princess of the Maccabees' line

SOLUTION: herod the great

PROBLEM: Category: WHERE THE WILD THINGS WERE 
Clue: The Xerces Blue of this insect, native to sand dunes in San Francisco's Sunset District, became extinct in the 1940s

SOLUTION:
butterflies