instruction:
Given a factoid/trivia type question, generate the topic of the question. The topic is the entity the question talks about.
question:
What style of facial hair was famously worn by American Civil War general Ambrose Burnside?
answer:
ambrose burnside


question:
Which English Leicester-born boxer fought Marvin Hagler in 1983 for the WBC and WBA World Middleweight titles and lost by a technical knockout in the sixth round?
answer:
boxing


question:
Which state on the Pacific seaboard lies between California and Washington?
answer:

california