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 simplicity, answers should be in all lower cased letters.
PROBLEM: Category: BIBLICAL CITIES 
Clue: Of the 10 most populous U.S. cities, the one that shares its name with a city mentioned in Revelation

SOLUTION: philadelphia

PROBLEM: Category: 20th CENTURY AUTHORS 
Clue: A novel set during the Depression earned this author a 1940 Pulitzer Prize & contributed to him winning a Nobel Prize in 1962

SOLUTION: john steinbeck

PROBLEM: Category: POETS 
Clue: In a 1921 letter this American-born poet had "a long poem in mind... which I am wishful to finish", & he did at 433 lines

SOLUTION:
t.s. eliot