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.