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

jean-luc picard
Who played Captain Jean-Luc Picard in the television series 'Star-Trek: The Next Generation'?

blue peter
Which former Blue Peter presenter died in April 2004, aged 41?

edward whymper

In 1865, British mountaineer Edward Whymper became the first person to scale which mountain?