TASK DEFINITION: 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.
PROBLEM: Category: KNOWLEDGE BY THE NUMBERS 
Clue: Number of males who served as British PM in the 1990s plus Oscars won by Tom Hanks plus protons in a helium nucleus

SOLUTION: 6

PROBLEM: Category: FRENCH NOVELISTS 
Clue: Ideas in his novels that have come true include space travel, television & the submarine

SOLUTION: jules verne

PROBLEM: Category: 20th CENTURY AUTHORS 
Clue: Born of Norwegian descent in 1916, he was given the first name of a famous Norwegian of the time

SOLUTION:
roald dahl