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: MAN HATTIN' 
Clue: 18th century frontiersman Daniel Boone is often depicted wearing one of these hats made from an animal

SOLUTION: a coonskin cap

PROBLEM: Category: EPITAPHS 
Clue: "Truth and history.  21 men.  The boy bandit king -- he died as he had lived"

SOLUTION: billy the kid

PROBLEM: Category: UNITS OF MEASURE 
Clue: The scale on the bottom of a sextant is in these units

SOLUTION:
degrees