instruction:
Given a factoid/trivia type question, generate the topic of the question. The topic is the entity the question talks about.
question:
Allopurinol is typically prescribed for which illness?
answer:
allopurinol


question:
Which future Nobel Prize winner did Bill Clinton choose as his Vice President?
answer:
vice president of the united states


question:
Who succeeded Carol Vorderman on the TV quiz show, Countdown in 2009?
answer:

countdown