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: A NEBRASKA CORNHUSKER, OR... 
Clue: QB of Nebraska's all-century team Tommie, or boxing's "Smokin' Joe"

SOLUTION: frazier

PROBLEM: Category: APPROBATION 
Clue: In 1982 Lenny Skutnick rescued a passenger on a crashed 737 from this D.C. river

SOLUTION: potomac

PROBLEM: Category: WINES 
Clue: If Edgar Allan Poe had tapped "The Cask of Amontillado", he'd have had this kind of wine

SOLUTION:
sherry