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 consistency, answers should be in all lower cased letters.

Category: ANCIENT TIMES 
Clue: Because of his work there, you could call the astronomer Hipparchus "the colossus of" this island
rhodes

Category: PRESIDENTIAL PETS 
Clue: Charlie, one of the Kennedys' dogs, was a distant offspring of the dog that played this role in "The Thin Man"
asta

Category: WHERE YA FROM, CONGRESSMAN? 
Clue: 2006 House Majority Leader John Boehner

ohio