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: Hubert Humphrey served as Vice-President to which US President?

SOLUTION: lyndon b. johnson

PROBLEM: In which American state is Gettysburg, where Abraham Lincoln made his famous address?

SOLUTION: pennsylvania

PROBLEM: VVhich author created the character Dr Tony Hill in the 1995 novel The Mermaids Singing?

SOLUTION:
val mcdermid