You need to answer a given question containing a blank (_). Your answer must be one of the two objects mentioned in the question, for example "trophy" and "suitcase". Your answer must not contain a word that is not present in the question. Please don't use articles (e.g., the, a) before the answer.

They wondered if the blue powder or the red powder would dissolve faster, but they couldn't open the _ one.
blue

The dad played catch with his son, but he had trouble throwing and hitting the ball. The _ was too much trouble.
hitting

In order to string up Christmas lights I needed both my neighbor's ladder and a bucket. The _ was borrowed.
ladder