input question: Determine the topic of the question. Question: "what is the sign for degrees?" Topic:???
output answer: Degree symbol

input question: Determine the topic of the question. Question: "where did hurricane katrina begin?" Topic:???
output answer: Hurricane Katrina

input question: Determine the topic of the question. Question: "who was bush's national security advisor?" Topic:???
output answer: Stephen Hadley

input question: Determine the topic of the question. Question: "where did mark jackson play pro basketball??" Topic:???
output answer:
Mark Jackson (basketball)