TASK DEFINITION: Given a factoid/trivia type question, generate the topic of the question. The topic is the entity the question talks about.
PROBLEM: In which country was actor Basil Rathbone born?

SOLUTION: basil rathbone

PROBLEM: Which American film actress, born in 1947, had a 14 year relationship with Clint Eastwood, starring with him in several films before splitting up in 1989?

SOLUTION: clint eastwood

PROBLEM: Who died of a burst appendix after being punched in the stomach?

SOLUTION:
appendicitis