TASK DEFINITION: Given a factoid/trivia type question, generate the topic of the question. The topic is the entity the question talks about.
PROBLEM: In 2011, Christian Bale won a Best Supporting Actor Oscar for his role as an assistant to his half-brother in which boxing related film?

SOLUTION: christian bale

PROBLEM: The 1987 film 'Roxanne' was adapted by actor Steve Martin from which Edmond Rostand play?

SOLUTION: roxanne

PROBLEM: Which county was absorbed into Cambridgeshire in 1974?

SOLUTION:
cambridgeshire