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: ADD A LETTER 
Clue: Confer if you wish, but if you add a letter to "confer", it becomes this type of evergreen

A: conifer
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Q: Category: MEN OF SCIENCE 
Clue: On a scale of 1 to 10, his "Earthquakes" article for the 15th edition of Encyclopedia Britannica was a 10

A: richter
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Q: Category: WHERE ARE THEY NOW? 
Clue: A 1960s surf movie hunk & star of "Parrish", he's now teaching acting on a cruise line

A:
troy donahue
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