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: In which country was escapologist Harry Houdini born?

SOLUTION: hungary

PROBLEM: If I sail on the Neva river past the Hermitage Museum, what city am I in?

SOLUTION: saint petersburg

PROBLEM: Where was cartographer Gerardus Mercator born - the modern name of the country where he was born?

SOLUTION:
belgium