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.
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Question: Category: WOMEN IN SPORTS 
Clue: Lisa Fernandez led her teammates to the gold medal in this sport in the 2000 Olympics

Answer: softball


Question: Category: THE ENGLISH MONARCH SPEAKS 
Clue: She warned her council who were against her moves on Mary Queen of Scots, "I will make you shorter by a head"

Answer: elizabeth i


Question: Category: SCIENTISTS 
Clue: 7 years after publishing a paper on the Periodic Table, this Russian investigated the Pennsylvania oil fields

Answer:
mendeleev