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.

Q: Category: ANIMALS 
Clue: Types of this aquatic creature include chimney, sheep's wool, and common bath

A: the sponge
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Q: Category: BOOK & AUTHOR 
Clue: Lt. Joe Leaphorn & Navajo policeman Jim Chee return in this author's 1996 mystery "The Fallen Man"

A: tony hillerman
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Q: Category: UNREAL ESTATE 
Clue: J.R.R. Tolkien created Middle Earth; this author created Middlemarch

A:
george eliot
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