Given an open-ended topic (movie name, a persons name, an event, sports, etc) generate a simple trivia-type question.

franz xaver gruber
In 1818, the Austrian Franz Gruber composed his only published work, the music to a poem by the curate of his church; by what name do we know this Christmas carol?

addis ababa
Addis Ababa is the capital of which country?

c'est la vie

Which all-girl group had a hit in 1998 with 'C'est La Vie'?