Given an open-ended topic (movie name, a persons name, an event, sports, etc) generate a simple trivia-type question.

the crying game
Who wrote the screenplay for The Crying Game?

assyria
Which city was the capital of the ancient nation of Assyria?

composer

Which German composer was assistant to Wagner at Bayreuth 1880-1, taught at Barcelona, Frankfurt and Berlin, and is best known for his opera Hansel and Gretel?