publication date: Tuesday, March 20, 2018 (part of Spring 2018)

category: Fads

clue: When you're dancing on the biggest stage in sports while wearing a fish costume, it's easy to forget whether to turn left or turn right with the beat.

explanation: Gaw was the "left shark" who performed with Katy Perry at the Super Bowl in 2015, inspiring memes with his freestyle moves than many people mistook for errors in the choreography. more…

intended difficulty: medium

solved by: Russ Wilhelm, LaVonne Lemler, Samir Mehta, Chris Lemler, Richard Slominsky, Matthew Preston, and Erik Bates


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