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

Q: Cilantro is the leaf of which herb?

A: cilantro
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Q: Mr Barkis, Edward Murdstone and Tommy Traddles are all characters in which Charles Dickens novel?

A: charles dickens
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Q: Born in Chavaniac in France which general fought alongside General Washington in the American revolutionary war of 1776 - 1783?

A:
american revolutionary war
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