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: CHOOSE A "CIDE" 
Clue: Final act of playwrights Seneca & von Kleist

SOLUTION: suicide

PROBLEM: Category: NEWSPAPERS 
Clue: In 1868 the 1st edition of this annual reference book was published by the New York World

SOLUTION: the world almanac

PROBLEM: Category: GA$ 
Clue: Gas topped 2 bucks a gallon for the first time in May of this leap year (it only seems like a lifetime ago)

SOLUTION:
2004