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: THE NOBEL PRIZE 
Clue: 1 of the 2 women from the United States who have won the Nobel Prize for Literature

SOLUTION: toni morrison or pearl buck

PROBLEM: Category: FICTIONAL CHARACTERS 
Clue: A 1965 novel by this author introduced his alter ego, sci-fi writer Kilgore Trout

SOLUTION: kurt vonnegut, jr.

PROBLEM: Category: ANCIENT CITIES 
Clue: The ancient city of Byzantium occupied the site of what is now this city

SOLUTION:
istanbul, turkey