1. Eight-ball is a pool billiards played on a billiard
table with six pockets, cue sticks, and sixteen billiard balls: a cue ball and fifteen object balls. The object balls include
seven solid-colored balls numbered 1 through 7,
seven striped balls numbered 9 through 15, and the black 8 ball.
2. The Magic 8-Ball is a plastic sphere, made to look like an eight-ball, that is used for fortune-telling or seeking advice. It was invented in 1946 by Albert C. Carter and
Abe Bookman and is currently manufactured by Mattel.