6 questions, easy to hard, then Ivy's pick. Here is every answer, and why.
Answer: Pac-Man. Designed in 1980 by Toru Iwatani to attract women to arcades, reportedly inspired by a pizza with a slice missing. The ghosts each have a different chasing strategy.
Answer: They release a gas that irritates the eyes when cut. Cutting cells releases enzymes that produce a sulphur gas; your eyes make tears to wash it out. Chilling the onion or a sharp knife reduces it; a 'tearless' onion exists.
Answer: Nylon. Four million pairs of stockings sold in four hours in 1940. During the war it went into parachutes, and women drew seams on their legs with eyebrow pencil instead.
Answer: True. Lewis Carroll was the pen name of Charles Dodgson, who taught maths at Christ Church for decades. He invented the story on a boat trip for the dean's daughters, one of them named Alice.
Answer: Mozambique. Adopted in 1983, with a hoe and a book as well. The AK-47 stands for defence and vigilance; there have been several attempts to remove it.
Answer: 10,000, from a 1960s Japanese pedometer's marketing. The 'manpo-kei', '10,000-step meter', sold for the 1964 Olympics. Studies now suggest benefits plateau around 7,000 to 8,000 steps for most adults.
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