TASK DEFINITION: Given a factoid/trivia type question, generate the topic of the question. The topic is the entity the question talks about.
PROBLEM: What nickname is given to the Australian Association Football International team?

SOLUTION: australia

PROBLEM: Which of North America's Great Lakes has the same name as a province of Canada?

SOLUTION: canada

PROBLEM: Whose tale in Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales tells of a knight sent away by his queen to discover what women want above all else?

SOLUTION:
the canterbury tales