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.

Category: TOP OF THE CHARTS 
Clue: "Soulful", the debut album by this "American Idol" winner, reached No. 1 in December 2003
studdard

Category: ANCIENT TIMES 
Clue: Because of his work there, you could call the astronomer Hipparchus "the colossus of" this island
rhodes

Category: WORLD HODGEPODGE 
Clue: Jorge Icaza, who was born in Quito, was one of this country's most famous 20th century authors

ecuador