TASK DEFINITION: Given a factoid/trivia type question, generate the topic of the question. The topic is the entity the question talks about.
PROBLEM: Manchild and Buffalo Stance were hits for which singer?

SOLUTION: manchild

PROBLEM: What is the French name for the English Channel?

SOLUTION: channel

PROBLEM: The Black Gang in 1922 and Temple Tower in 1929 were books that featured which fictional character created by Cyrile McNeile?

SOLUTION:
h. c. mcneile