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

Q: Which mediaeval author wrote The Canterbury Tales?

A: the canterbury tales
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Q: In which film of 1995 did Robert De Niro and Al Pacino appear on screen together for the first time?

A: al pacino
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Q: Alfred Sisley was an exponent of which school of painting?

A:
alfred sisley
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