Given a factoid/trivia type question, generate the topic of the question. The topic is the entity the question talks about.

Q: Which Noble prize-winning novelist is best known for 'And Quiet Flows the Don?

A: and quiet flows the don
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Q: On which island is Nassau, the capital of the Bahamas?

A: nassau
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Q: The simplest alcohol (CH3OH), 'wood spirits', first produced by burning pine, is technically known as?

A:
alcohol
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