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: GEORGIA ON MY MIND 
Clue: On January 19th of this year, Georgia became the fifth Southern state to secede from the Union

SOLUTION: 1861

PROBLEM: Category: NEW ZEALAND 
Clue: New Zealander who took on the giant task of making 3 films at once about the little hobbits

SOLUTION: peter jackson

PROBLEM: Category: FAVORITE SINGERS 
Clue: Jill Cunniff sang "Naked Eye" with this band named for a '70s NBA star called Lucious

SOLUTION:
luscious jackson