# Google game

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-game/749868>\
**Category:** The Game Room\
**Created:** [March 22, 2016, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-game/749868 "2016-03-22T16:10:08Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![OffByOne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/45deac/32.png) [@OffByOne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OffByOne)\
**Post date:** [March 22, 2016, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-game/749868/1 "2016-03-22T16:10:08Z")

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There used to be a game played on Google, before they changed their search algorithms. To play, you tried to think of two terms that bring exactly one hit when input into Google.

Anyone remember what that game was called?

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**Author:** ![Inner\_Stickler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inner_stickler/32/318_2.png) [@Inner\_Stickler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inner_Stickler)\
**Post date:** [March 22, 2016, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-game/749868/2 "2016-03-22T16:11:21Z")

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Googlewhacking.

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**Author:** ![OffByOne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/45deac/32.png) [@OffByOne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OffByOne)\
**Post date:** [March 22, 2016, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-game/749868/3 "2016-03-22T20:22:56Z")

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> [@Inner\_Stickler](#):
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> Googlewhacking.

Thank you!