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: WHO WAS THE PRESIDENT WHEN... 
Clue: ...the U.S. last won Winter Olympic men's ice hockey gold

SOLUTION: jimmy carter

PROBLEM: Category: HOMOPHONES 
Clue: A plant of the parsley family, or a unit to measure the fineness of gold

SOLUTION: carrot/karat

PROBLEM: Category: UNUSUAL PETS 
Clue: Proto-surrealist poet Gerard de Nerval reportedly walked one of these crustaceans on a leash through Paris

SOLUTION:
a lobster