TASK DEFINITION: Given a factoid/trivia type question, generate the topic of the question. The topic is the entity the question talks about.
PROBLEM: Which country music star, writer of the song Your Cheatin' Heart, died on New Year's Day 1953?

SOLUTION: country music

PROBLEM: Which of the American Idol judges has been there for all 10 seasons?

SOLUTION: american idol

PROBLEM: For his role in which film did Al Pacino win the Oscar for best actor in 1992?

SOLUTION:
al pacino