Multiple choice general knowledge

Which board game was originally called 'criss-cross'?

  1. Scrabble

  2. Backgammon

  3. Checkers

  4. Carrom
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Explanation

Scrabble was originally called 'Criss-CrossWords' when Alfred Butts created it in 1938. The name reflected the criss-cross pattern of words on the grid. James Brunot later purchased the rights and renamed it 'Scrabble' in 1948, which comes from the word 'scrabble' meaning 'to grope frantically.' Backgammon, Checkers, and Carrom are all ancient board games with different origins.

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