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: DIMENSIONS
Clue: Don't lose the thread--there are 10 or so dimensions in this physics theory

SOLUTION: string theory

PROBLEM: Category: MEDICINE
Clue: Robert Koch, in 1876, was the first to identify the bacterium causing a specific disease, this disease of cattle & man

SOLUTION: anthrax

PROBLEM: Category: A YEAR IN THE LIFE OF HERBERT HOOVER
Clue: In 1932 Hoover lost 472-59 in the Electoral College to FDR & the Cubs got swept by this team in the World Series

SOLUTION:
the yankees