Determine the topic of the passage. "Winning, or even being nominated for, an ARIA award results in a lot of media attention on an artist, and usually increases recording sales several-fold – in 2005 , for example, after Ben Lee won three awards, his album Awake Is the New Sleep jumped from No. 31 to No. 5 in the ARIA Charts , its highest position." Topic:
Ans: ARIA Music Awards

Determine the topic of the passage. "He is most popularly regarded as the eldest son, though some traditions regard him as the second son." Topic:
Ans: Shem

Determine the topic of the passage. "He was shot by Mark David Chapman at the entrance of the building where he lived, The Dakota , in New York City on 8 December 1980." Topic:
Ans: Death of John Lennon

Determine the topic of the passage. "Area code 217 is the North American telephone area code for much of western and central Illinois ." Topic:

Ans: Area code 217