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: COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD 
Clue: The 3 most populous countries, they added up to an estimated 2.42 billion people in 1996
[A]: china, india, & the usa


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


[Q]: Category: CHILDREN'S LITERATURE 
Clue: This title character was inspired by a girl who'd had her appendix out in a French hospital run by nuns
[A]:
madeline