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

Q: cyrus the great

A: From 559 BC until 530 BC, Cyrus the Great was the leader of which ancient empire?
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Q: university of cambridge

A: In 1948 which South African became the first person from outside the UK to hold the post of Chancellor of Cambridge University, a post he held until his death in 1950?
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Q: don't rain on my parade

A:
Don't Rain on My Parade and Second Hand Rose are songs from which musical?
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