Given an open-ended topic (movie name, a persons name, an event, sports, etc) generate a simple trivia-type question.

Q: amazon

A: Deluded by a legend, Francisco Orellana and Gonzalo Pizarro departed from Ecuador in 1541 in a disastrous expedition towards the Amazon Basin; they did not find any gold or lost cities but Orellana became the first person to navigate the entire Amazon River. What were they seeking?
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Q: dodecanese

A: Which is the main island of the Greek group the Dodecanese?
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Q: 1896 summer olympics

A:
In the Modern 1896 Olympics what was the first event decided?
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