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.

[Q]: Category: AMERICAN WRITERS 
Clue: This author of "The Joy Luck Club" was born in California shortly after her parents immigrated to the U.S.
[A]: amy tan


[Q]: Category: THEY USED TO BE CHEERLEADERS 
Clue: This ex-Eastern Regional High cheerleader must have let out a cheer when she became Regis Philbin's co-host
[A]: kelly ripa


[Q]: Category: GOD SAVE THE "QUEEN" 
Clue: In some traditions, the Ark of the Covenant was taken to Ethiopia by Menelik, the son of Solomon & this woman
[A]:
the queen of sheba