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: CAMERA 
Clue: The names of TV cameras & videocassette recorders are combined in this device

SOLUTION: a camcorder

PROBLEM: Category: THE HISTORY OF THE WORLD: PART 1 
Clue: This event on October 8-9, 1871 forced thousands of Illinois residents to flee their homes

SOLUTION: chicago fire

PROBLEM: Category: ...AND WE LIKED IT! 
Clue: Until Roy Plunkett invented this material, we spent hours scraping food off cookware...& we liked it!

SOLUTION:
teflon