In rock, paper, scissors, what beats rock?
AnswerPaper
Paper covers rock, rock crushes scissors, and scissors cut paper.
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Play facts & stats
7 fact-checked facts about play, games and playgrounds, each with the reason behind it. 5 more are in today's round and join this page after it closes.
The basics
Hopscotch is played by hopping through what?
AnswerSquares drawn on the ground
Players toss a marker and hop through a pattern of numbered squares.
Going deeper
A seesaw is an example of which simple machine?
AnswerLever
A seesaw is a lever: a beam that pivots on a fulcrum in the middle.
Which animals are famous for playing by sliding down muddy or snowy banks?
AnswerOtters
River otters often slide down slopes, a well-known example of animal play.
If both players play perfectly, how does a game of tic-tac-toe end?
AnswerIn a draw
With best play from both sides, tic-tac-toe always ends in a draw.
Expert level
Who founded the kindergarten, a school for young children built around play, in Germany?
AnswerFriedrich Fröbel
German educator Friedrich Fröbel created the kindergarten in the 1830s and 1840s and designed play materials called 'gifts'.
Why does a spinning flying disc fly more steadily than one thrown without spin?
AnswerSpin gives it gyroscopic stability
A spinning disc resists tipping over, like a gyroscope, so it glides steadily.
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