instruction:
Given a factoid/trivia type question, generate the topic of the question. The topic is the entity the question talks about.
question:
With what sport is Dennis Compton associated?
answer:
denis compton


question:
Who played Lionel Hardcastle in the TV series 'As Time Goes By'?
answer:
as time goes by


question:
In 1976 or 1977, John Carpenter and Debra Hill began drafting a story titled The Babysitter Murders, which eventually became what film?
answer:

john carpenter