instruction:
Given a factoid/trivia type question, generate the topic of the question. The topic is the entity the question talks about.
question:
The strongly featured character Alyson/Alys in Chaucer's Canterbury Tales is better known as?
answer:
the canterbury tales


question:
Who directed the 2005 film 'Brokeback Mountain'?
answer:
brokeback mountain


question:
Which now famous film actor came to prominence playing Dr Doug Ross in the TV series ER?
answer:

er