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.

[EX Q]: Category: FICTIONAL CHARACTERS 
Clue: A 1965 novel by this author introduced his alter ego, sci-fi writer Kilgore Trout
[EX A]: kurt vonnegut, jr.

[EX Q]: Category: 17th CENTURY BRITISH HISTORY 
Clue: The lantern with which he planned to initiate his most famous act is in the possession of England's Ashmolean Museum
[EX A]: guy fawkes

[EX Q]: Category: DETECTIVE FICTION 
Clue: "Grand Master Villiers de l'Isle d'Adam had" this made "by Turkish slaves in the castle of St. Angelo"
[EX A]:
the maltese falcon