What happens in scatter mode?

Ghosts head to their own corners

What happens at level 256?

Half the screen turns to garbage

Pac-Man Ghosts Quiz: Blinky, Pinky, Inky and Clyde's Tactics

This pac-man ghosts quiz runs the maze with four colorful pursuers behind. Play 10 interactive questions on Namco's 1980 arcade hit, creator Toru Iwatani and his pizza inspiration, Blinky's direct chase, Pinky's ambush ahead, Inky's tricky targeting, Clyde's habit of wandering off, scatter mode, blue ghosts after power pellets and the level 256 split screen.

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🎯 Daily Trivia Challenge • 🧠 10 Questions • ⏱️ 150 Seconds

Question 1 / 10 Time: 150s

Year
When was Pac-Man released?
Creator
Who created Pac-Man?
Pizza
What reportedly inspired Pac-Man's shape?
Red
Which red ghost chases Pac-Man directly?
Pink
How does Pinky try to catch Pac-Man?
Cyan
Which ghost's target depends on Blinky's position?
Orange
What does Clyde do when he gets close to Pac-Man?
Scatter
What happens in scatter mode?
Blue
What turns the ghosts blue?
256
What happens at level 256?

Explanations: answer key for all 10 questions

Q1: When was Pac-Man released?
Answer: 1980
Namco made it.
Q2: Who created Pac-Man?
Answer: Toru Iwatani
He wanted a game for everyone.
Q3: What reportedly inspired Pac-Man's shape?
Answer: A pizza with a slice missing
Iwatani told the story.
Q4: Which red ghost chases Pac-Man directly?
Answer: Blinky
He speeds up as dots vanish.
Q5: How does Pinky try to catch Pac-Man?
Answer: By aiming ahead of him
An ambush tactic.
Q6: Which ghost's target depends on Blinky's position?
Answer: Inky
It makes him unpredictable.
Q7: What does Clyde do when he gets close to Pac-Man?
Answer: Heads back toward his corner
He seems to lose interest.
Q8: What happens in scatter mode?
Answer: Ghosts head to their own corners
Chase and scatter alternate.
Q9: What turns the ghosts blue?
Answer: Eating a power pellet
Pac-Man can eat them.
Q10: What happens at level 256?
Answer: Half the screen turns to garbage
It is the kill screen.

Four Pursuers, Four Personalities

Pac-Man was released by Namco in 1980, created by Toru Iwatani, who wanted a game for everyone. He said a pizza with a slice missing inspired the hero's shape. Pac-Man munches dots through a maze while four ghosts chase him.

Each ghost has its own personality. Red Blinky chases Pac-Man directly and speeds up as dots vanish. Pink Pinky aims ahead of Pac-Man to ambush him. Cyan Inky's target depends on Blinky's position, making him unpredictable, while orange Clyde chases until he gets close, then heads back toward his corner.

Ghosts alternate between chase and scatter modes, when they head to their own corners. Eating a power pellet turns them blue so Pac-Man can eat them. At level 256, a bug turns half the screen into garbage, a famous kill screen that ends perfect games.

What This Quiz Teaches

Retro gaming fans will enjoy these questions.

Who created Pac-Man
How each ghost behaves
What scatter mode is
What power pellets do
What happens at level 256

Did You Know?

Fruit bonuses appear twice a level.
The tunnel slows the ghosts.
A perfect score is 3,333,360.
Ms. Pac-Man followed in 1982.
The Japanese name was Puck Man.