Yes you got it.... Scrabble was invented by an unemployed architect While you might assume Scrabble was invented by a writer, teacher, or librarian, that honor actually goes to Alfred Mosher Butts, an out of work architect from Poughkeepsie, New York. He combined elements from anagrams and crossword puzzles to create a scoring word game.
Starry Night; The Sunflowers; The Road Menders; The Red Vineyard; The Night Cafe; Poppy Field; Which is the odd one out and why?
Another stab - The Red Vineyard is the odd one out because it was the only painting sold in his lifetime - all the others were after his death.
It was indeed Dick Fosbury ! You could say his innovation turned out to be a bit of a flop. Apparently when trying to master the straddle technique of jumping (normal at that time but he was useless at it) he broke his hand trying to jump over a stool. Over to you Andy.