Multiple choice general knowledge science & technology google search engine first name-backRub fact fiction almost fact:it is searchRub almost fact":it doesn't had any first name Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself A Correct answer Explanation Google's founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin originally named their search engine 'BackRub' in 1996 because it focused on backlinks. The project was later renamed Google in 1997, a play on the mathematical term 'googol.'