Input question: In December, which former Italian colony declared independence in Africa?

Output answer: libya

Input question: Name the year: The Euro becomes official currency; Mandalay Bay opens in Vegas; Columbine; SpongeBob SquarePants debuts; Lance Armstrong wins his first Tour de France; WTO riots paralyze Seattle;

Output answer: 1999

Input question: Who was President of France immediately before Nicolas Sarkozy?

Output answer: jacques chirac

Input question: Who wrote the book 'Black Beauty?

Output answer:
anna sewell