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: INVENTIONS 
Clue: 11-year-old Frank Epperson invented this by accident when his fruit drink froze after being left outside overnight
answer:
the popsicle


question:
Category: HISTORIC NAMES 
Clue: This "Dragon" was first famous for resisting Ottoman domination of Romania
answer:
vlad the impaler


question:
Category: AMERICAN WRITERS 
Clue: These 2 writers of lavish prose, born in North Carolina & Virginia 30 years apart, have the same first & last name
answer:

thomas wolfe & tom wolfe