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.

[EX Q]: Category: HISTORY 
Clue: This "Great" king who died in 4 B.C. married Mariamne, the last princess of the Maccabees' line
[EX A]: herod the great

[EX Q]: Category: CLASSIC COUNTRY 
Clue: 1 of 3 original members of the Country Music Hall of Fame
[EX A]: hank williams, sr., jimmie rodgers & fred rose

[EX Q]: Category: GHASTLY OPERATIC DEMISES 
Clue: Valhalla & all its gods are consumed in flames at the end of this opera, so don't expect a sequel
[EX A]:
"gotterdammerung"