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

battle of malplaquet
The 1709 Battle of Malplaquet was part of which War?

boat lift
Opened in 2002, the world's only rotating boat lift is on the Forth & Clyde Canal; what is its name?

american graffiti

THX1138 and American Graffiti were the first two feature films directed by whom?