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: SUPREMES 
Clue: He was supreme commander of Allied forces in Europe, & later of NATO forces

SOLUTION: dwight d. eisenhower

PROBLEM: Category: ZOOLOGY 
Clue: Unlike the octopus or squid, the nautilus may have up to 90 of these armlike appendages

SOLUTION: tentacles

PROBLEM: Category: JOHN HUGHES FILMS 
Clue: Hughes co-wrote the screenplay for this 1992 movie about a slobbering St. Bernard

SOLUTION:
beethoven