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: SOME SCIENCE, SOME NATURE 
Clue: The Hawaiian species of this is also known as the nene

SOLUTION: a goose

PROBLEM: Category: BALLET 
Clue: "Filling Station" features dancing truck drivers & this 1930s dance whose name is New York City's nickname

SOLUTION: the big apple

PROBLEM: Category: SCIENTISTS 
Clue: Despite his advocacy of megadoses of vitamin c, he & his wife Ava got cancer

SOLUTION:
linus pauling