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 consistency, answers should be in all lower cased letters.
PROBLEM: Category: VIDEO GAME HISTORY 
Clue: id Software says hardcore PC games went mainstream in 1994 when it unleashed this fatal-sounding game

SOLUTION: doom

PROBLEM: Category: IT'S A DISASTER!... MOVIE 
Clue: Rene Russo fights to stop a deadly virus from spreading in this 1995 thriller

SOLUTION: outbreak

PROBLEM: Category: SCOTLAND 
Clue: While residing in Dumfries, he wrote "Auld Lang Syne"

SOLUTION:
robert burns