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: MIDDLE INITIAL V.
Clue: This current world leader's middle initial V. stands for Vladimirovich

SOLUTION: vladimir putin

PROBLEM: Category: FAMOUS FOLKS
Clue: During WWII this Geodesic Dome inventor headed mechanical engineering for the Board of Economic Warfare

SOLUTION: buckminster fuller

PROBLEM: Category: THE CIVIL WAR
Clue: His first act after being sworn in as president of the Confederacy was to send a peace commission to Washington, D.C.

SOLUTION:
jefferson davis