TASK DEFINITION: Given a factoid/trivia type question, generate the topic of the question. The topic is the entity the question talks about.
PROBLEM: Created by Alex Raymond, this futuristic character first appeared in 1934. Who is he?

SOLUTION: alex raymond

PROBLEM: What canal opened in Egypt?

SOLUTION: egypt

PROBLEM: Hawaii, Easter Island and New Zealand are the three vertices of a hypothetical triangle used to designate what geographic region/area?

SOLUTION:
new zealand