TASK DEFINITION: Given an open-ended topic (movie name, a persons name, an event, sports, etc) generate a simple trivia-type question.
PROBLEM: cyclone pam

SOLUTION: Which Island Nation was devastated by cyclone Pam in March 2015?

PROBLEM: acre

SOLUTION: What nation has 27 states, most of which exceed the area of an entire moderately-sized country, and include Acre, Minas Gerais, Sergipe, and Amazonas?

PROBLEM: breaking up is hard to do

SOLUTION:
Who wrote, often with Howard Greenfield, the songs Oh! Carol (1959), Calendar Girl (1960), Little Devil (1961), Happy Birthday Sweet Sixteen (1961), Breaking Up Is Hard to Do (1962) and Next Door to an Angel (1962)?