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: LITERATURE 
Clue: This 1922 novel by Hermann Hesse is based on the early life of Buddha

SOLUTION: "siddhartha"

PROBLEM: Category: COLONIAL AMERICA 
Clue: This pamphleteer called George III the "royal brute of Britain" who had usurped the rightful place of law

SOLUTION: paine

PROBLEM: Category: KENNEDY CENTER HONOREES 
Clue: She was a child star, an ambassador & in 1998 a Kennedy Center honoree

SOLUTION:
shirley temple black

