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: UNCIVIL UNREST 
Clue: "This is the farewell kiss, you dog", said Muntader al-Zaidi as he threw both of these at Pres. Bush in Dec. 2008
answer:
his shoes


question:
Category: HOLIDAYS & OBSERVANCES 
Clue: In Italy some families eat a traditional supper of fried eels on this December Eve
answer:
christmas eve


question:
Category: FILE UNDER "H" 
Clue: '50s TV puppet that's the subject of a 1999 custody battle between the D.I.A. & its owner's heirs
answer:

howdy doody