Dominoes: The word "Domino" is a French word for a black and white hood worn by Catholic priests in winter. The oldest domino sets date from around 1120 A.D. Dominoes, as most of the Western world knows them, however, appear to be a Chinese invention. The name of the inventor cannot be traced.
Rubik's Cube: There is only 1 correct answer and 43 quintillion wrong ones to the most popular puzzle in history.
The first crossword puzzle was created by a journalist Arthur Wynne from Liverpool. December 21, 1913 was the date the first crossword puzzle appeared in a Sunday newspaper, called the New York World.
Englishmen, John Spilsbury invented the jigsaw puzzle in 1767.
