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: Other than Cyprus, what island country can be found in the Mediterranean Sea?

SOLUTION: malta

PROBLEM: Who was the main singing star in the musical Half a Sixpence?

SOLUTION: tommy steele

PROBLEM: What now common device was proposed by Townes in 1958 and built by Maiman in 1960 (Townes got the Nobel Prize and Maiman filed the patent)?

SOLUTION:
laser