Q: Determine the topic of the question-answer pair. Question: "who wrote white christmas?"; Answer: ""White Christmas" is an Irving Berlin song reminiscing about an old-fashioned Christmas setting ."? Topic:
A: White Christmas (song)

Question: Determine the topic of the question-answer pair. Question: "who was charged with murder after the massacre at My lai?"; Answer: "While 26 U.S. soldiers were initially charged with criminal offenses for their actions at My Lai, only Second Lieutenant William Calley , a platoon leader in Charlie Company, was convicted."? Topic:
Answer: My Lai Massacre

[Q]: Determine the topic of the question-answer pair. Question: "what is grist mill stone?"; Answer: "A gristmill (also: grist mill, corn mill or flour mill) grinds grain into flour ."? Topic:
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[A]: Gristmill

input: Please answer the following: Determine the topic of the question-answer pair. Question: "Who controlled Alaska before US??"; Answer: "Alaska was purchased from Russia on March 30, 1867, for $7.2 million ($ adjusted for inflation) at approximately two cents per acre ($4.74/km2)."? Topic:
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output: Alaska

Please answer this: Determine the topic of the question-answer pair. Question: "What does the term "mens rea" mean?"; Answer: "Mens rea is Latin for "guilty mind"."? Topic:
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Answer: Mens rea

Question: Determine the topic of the question-answer pair. Question: "what state was the civil war in?"; Answer: "The American Civil War (ACW), also known as the War between the States or simply the Civil War (see naming ), was a civil war fought from 1861 to 1865 between the United States (the "Union" or the "North") and several Southern slave states that declared their secession and formed the Confederate States of America (the "Confederacy" or the "South")."? Topic:
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American Civil War