TASK DEFINITION: Given an trivia question precisely answer the question with a word/phrase/name. External resources such as Wikipedia could be used to obtain the facts.
PROBLEM: Which astronomer, born in West Yorkshire, England in 1915 and dying in 2001 in Bournemouth, England, was a science fiction writer, whose output includes the novel The Black Cloud, a TV series A for Andromeda and a play Rockets in Ursa Major?

SOLUTION: fred hoyle

PROBLEM: Which British football team is nicknamed the Blades?

SOLUTION: sheffield united f.c.

PROBLEM: Which cricketer captained England to a record 54 test matches in 2001?

SOLUTION:
michael atherton