Given a factoid/trivia type question, generate the topic of the question. The topic is the entity the question talks about.
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Question: Who played Captain Jean-Luc Picard in the television series 'Star-Trek: The Next Generation'?

Answer: jean-luc picard


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

Answer: cotton


Question: Who was the first Prime Minister of Australia?

Answer:
australia