This week's question: Norwegian fisherman recently found a tame Beluga whale wearing a camera harness stamped with "Equipment of St. Petersburg." Officials suspect the creature escaped from a secret Russian military facility. If Hollywood were to make a thriller about a whale that spies for the Kremlin, what would the film be called?
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THE WINNER: "The Spy Who Came in for the Cod"
James Pearson, Anaheim, California
SECOND PLACE: "The Blowhole Ultimatum"
Ivan Kershner, Salem, South Carolina
THIRD PLACE: "License to Krill"
Suzanne Brooks, Suzanne Brooks, Vermont
HONORABLE MENTIONS:
"Moby Click"
Chris Etzwiler, Des Plaines, Illinois
"The Hunt for Red Orca"
Phyllis Klein, New York City
"Fishin' Impossible"
Janine Witte, New Hope, Pennsylvania
"Live and Let Dive"
Rolanda Ritzman, New Berlin, Pennsylvania
"Orca Park"
Greg Mistele, Peapack, New Jersey
"From Russia with Blubber"
Ken Kellam III, Dallas
"The Chum of All Fears"
Loren Woodson Noblitt, Zionsville, Indiana
"Tsar She Blows!"
Kim Doyle, Woolwich, Maine
"KGBeluga"
Jennifer Kitchin, New Smyrna Beach, Florida
"The Outlaw Josey Whale"
Carey Durham, Asheboro, North Carolina
"Dolphins Are Forever"
George Rose, South Daytona, Florida
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