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 simplicity, answers should be in all lower cased letters.
PROBLEM: Category: THE KING IS DEAD 
Clue: On Sept. 9, 1087 this Norman stopped stormin' after being thrown from his horse at the Battle of Mantes

SOLUTION: william the conqueror

PROBLEM: Category: I NEED SOME SPACE 
Clue: It can be a small pill or a small spacecraft like the Mercury ones used by early astronauts

SOLUTION: a capsule

PROBLEM: Category: IN THE NAVY 
Clue: Name shared by Barbary Coast pirates of the 1700s & U.S. Navy World War II fighter planes

SOLUTION:
corsairs