instruction:
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.
question:
Category: KIDDY LIT 
Clue: The wedding meal eaten by this odd Edward Lear pair is "mince and slices of quince"
answer:
the owl and the pussycat


question:
Category: HOT SPOTS 
Clue: 43 consecutive days of 120º heat were recorded in this appropriately named Calif. valley
answer:
death valley


question:
Category: "B" PREPARED 
Clue: This contagious disease caused by the bacterium yersinia pestis can be spread by fleas from infected rats
answer:

bubonic plague