alleryStart learning →Badminton grew from an old English children's game called what?
ASnooker and cue sticks
BPolo and wooden mallet
CChess and carved pieces
DBattledore and shuttlecock
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Battledore and shuttlecock
Badminton grew from battledore and shuttlecock, played with a paddle and a feathered cork.
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