This week’s question: A Swedish man ordered a live octopus from a seafood distributor and then spent six months teaching it to play a specially modified underwater piano, awarding the creature with food every time it pressed a key. If an album of the octopus’ music were to be released, what should the collection be titled?
RESULTS:
THE WINNER: “Hotel Calamari”
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