TASK DEFINITION: Given a factoid/trivia type question, generate the topic of the question. The topic is the entity the question talks about.
PROBLEM: Where, in the novel The Count of Monte Christo, by Alexandre Dumas, does the Abbe Faria befriend Edmond Dantes during his time in prison?

SOLUTION: monte cristo

PROBLEM: Which evolutionary biologist wrote The Ancestor's Tale in 2004?

SOLUTION: the ancestor's tale

PROBLEM: Who played Mick Carter in Eastenders?

SOLUTION:
mick carter