Wednesday, January 16, 2013

Today's Trivia Question

The theme for the week is Leslie Nielsen.

The 1956 science fiction classic Forbidden Planet, which starred Leslie Nielsen as a starship commander sent to a remote planet to investigate the disappearance of a group of Earth colonists, is loosely based on what William Shakespeare play?

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The Tempest


Tuesday's Question
 Leslie Nielsen was born legally deaf, and wore hearing aids for most of his life. From the Latin word for snail, in reference to its coiled shape, what is the anatomical term for the part of the inner ear responsible for transforming sound waves into electrical impulses?

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Cochlea

Monday's Question
Leslie Nielsen was born in Regina, the capital of what Canadian province?


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Saskatchewan

Come back tomorrow for a new trivia question!