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.

Category: THE 10 LARGEST COUNTRIES IN THE WORLD
Clue: The one that spans 11 time zones
russia

Category: THE NEW YORK TIMES SCIENCE TIMES
Clue: Scholars can't read a 10-word column found in Guatemala but know it means these people had writing in 2300 B.C.
the mayans

Category: THE "BALD" & THE BEAUTIFUL
Clue: In French this Absurdist play from Eugene Ionesco is "La Cantatrice Chauve"
the bald soprano