TASK DEFINITION: Given an trivia question precisely answer the question with a word/phrase/name. External resources such as Wikipedia could be used to obtain the facts.
PROBLEM: Who played Commodus in the 2000 film Gladiator?

SOLUTION: joaquin phoenix

PROBLEM: From which opera by Mascagni does the famous Easter Hymn come?

SOLUTION: cavalleria rusticana

PROBLEM: What character was played first by John Wayne in a 1969 film, and by Jeff Bridges in a 2010 remake?

SOLUTION:
rooster cogburn