What is the name of this game???

Question

it's like you get a letter of the alphabet and then you list a name, a place, a food, and some other categories with that letter...I know you can do it just on paper, but there is also a board game for it...what is it called??

Thank you!

Answer 1

Scattergories!  It's one of my faves!

Answer 2

Facts in Five

Answer 3

The public domain game is called Categories or Guggenheim. You can find the rules to it in any compendium of game rules such as "The Way to Play" or "Hoyle's Rules of Games." If you buy the game at the store there are various versions such Milton Bradley's Scattergories or (now out of print but plentiful) Avalon Hill's Facts in Five.