The Creeper

The Creeper trivia questions

1. How does this hostile mob usually damage players?
2. Where does this mob typically spawn?
3. What helps this mob make stealth attacks?
4. What can its blast do to nearby terrain?
5. How does it usually approach a player before attacking?
6. What kind of in-game entity is this creature classified as?
7. When was this mob first added to the game?
8. How is this creature commonly described within the game's culture?
9. Beyond gameplay, where is this creature featured prominently?
10. In popular culture, this mob is often what?