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.

[Q]: Category: CHARACTER ASSASSINATION 
Clue: Air Force gunner Snowden catches some flak & dies in Yossarian's arms, courtesy of this author
[A]: heller


[Q]: Category: SCIENCE & NATURE 
Clue: Locusts are short-horned or short-antennaed varieties of these
[A]: grasshoppers


[Q]: Category: NOTABLE NAMES 
Clue: An acting competition is named for this woman who played Granny on "The Beverly Hillbillies"
[A]:
irene ryan