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 consistency, answers should be in all lower cased letters.
PROBLEM: Category: WORLD HISTORY
Clue: In a 1918 treaty, this country gave up Ukraine but soon recovered it

SOLUTION: russia

PROBLEM: Category: THE HISTORY OF APRIL 9th
Clue: 1959: NASA publicly introduces Messrs. Glenn, Shepard & the rest of this program's 7 astronauts

SOLUTION: mercury

PROBLEM: Category: BOOKS & AUTHORS
Clue: Tom Wolfe's award-winning book about our first astronauts, or what he proved he had by penning it

SOLUTION:
the right stuff