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: AMERICAN WRITERS 
Clue: This author of "The Joy Luck Club" was born in California shortly after her parents immigrated to the U.S.

SOLUTION: amy tan

PROBLEM: Category: TIME TO "D"ECIDE 
Clue: It's a joke that doesn't get a laugh, or an explosive that fails to detonate

SOLUTION: dud

PROBLEM: Category: ROCK & ROLL JEOPARDY! 
Clue: "At first I was afraid, I was petrified", is the first line of this disco anthem by Gloria Gaynor

SOLUTION:
"i will survive"