What was Paul the Octopus famous for?
A Having nine arms due to a genetic mutation
B Predicting World Cup winners
C Imitating human voices
In his short life (2008–2010) Paul, a common octopus, wrote himself into history by giving accurate predictions for some of the 2010 FIFA World Cup matches. Before eight games, Paul was presented with two clear plastic boxes containing the participant countries’ flags to take his bet. Not only did he pick correctly in most cases, but he also successfully predicted the 2010 winner, Spain.
The correct answer is Predicting World Cup winners.