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

Example Input: Which striped or checked cotton cloth takes its name from the Malay word for striped?
Example Output: cotton

Example Input: In music, which band consists of Billy Gibbons, Dusty Hill and Frank Beard?
Example Output: frank beard

Example Input: Who played the role of Howard Hughes in the 2004 film The Aviator?
Example Output:
the aviator