The phrase "what inspired" is correct and can be used in written English.
It is typically used to inquire about the source of inspiration behind someone's actions or creations. Example: "Can you tell me what inspired you to write this beautiful poem?".
"This type of backpedaling and waffling isn't what inspired millions of people to invest in Senator Obama's candidacy," said Jill Hazelbaker, a spokeswoman for Mr. McCain.
That, in a nutshell, is what inspired Sony to launch its open planet ideas crowdsourcing project, in partnership with the World Wildlife Fund and the design group, IDEO.
This is what inspired Jon Underwood to create the non-profit death cafe in 2011, based on the Swiss Cafe Mortel movement.
While poverty is what inspired Beck and his common-law wife, Betty, to transmute his dark memories into a book, "Pimp" was also meant to be a contribution to the black revolution.
Of course, that very combination of powerful intent and powerful unconcern is what inspired OpenAI: how can an unfathomable intelligence protect us if it doesn't care what we think?
"And that's what makes it powerful because it doesn't immediately get derailed by questions of popularity". Of course, that very combination of powerful intent and powerful unconcern is what inspired OpenAI: how can an unfathomable intelligence protect us if it doesn't care what we think?
That may be what inspired PepsiCo to reprise its consumer-generated campaign this year.
But reveries like these are what inspired sculptor, inventor and award-winning toy designer Arthur Ganson, 44, to create his wondrous machines.
Perhaps the seasonal prominence of Santa Claus's facial follicles was what inspired physicians Mackenzie Wehner and Kevin Nead of the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia and co-authors to publish a 16 December article in The BMJ examining the relationship between a hirsute visage and leadership in academic medicine.
"Beautiful, fluid forms" of smoke rings are what inspired Stella, often called the father of minimalism, to create this colorful 15-by-8-meter mural for the five-story-high lobby of Millenia Tower Singapore--his first work for the city-state.
This pressure is exactly what inspired entrepreneur Evan White to organize a panel for SXSW 2018 called "Not Only the Lonely: How We All Can Be Happier". After attending seven SXSW events over the last decade or so, he felt like there just weren't enough panels or sessions dealing with real stuff people are going through in their lives.
