Nineteenth Century Game
In this game of guess the contestants are told that each question can be replied to with the name of a celebrity who has lived in, or whose life has extended into, the nineteenth century. Each guest is given a little tablet with his name written on every one of the pages. Two minutes are allowed to each question. The questioner sits with a big bowl before her, into which, when she calls time, each player drops a slip upon which he has written his answer. This is the list that the questioner reads, omitting, of course, the answers:
Why did England so often lose her way in South Africa? (Mr. Rhodes)
What did the Emperor of China do when the Empress usurped the throne? (Custer)
What did Isaac watch while his father was forging a chain? (Abraham Lincoln)
What is Li Hung Chang credited with being? (Schley)
The lane that has no turning is a what? (Longstreet)
What does a Chinese lover say when he proposes? (Dewey)
What does Aguinaldo keep between himself and the Americans? (Miles)
What happens when the wind blows in spiders’ houses? (Webster)
What did Buller unfortunately do? (Bragg)
What do the waves do to a vessel wrecked near shore? (Beecher)
What does a ship do to a seasick man? (Rockefeller)
What did Uncle Sam do when he wanted to know whether England would let him mediate? (Astor)
What is the chair-boy likely to do to the old lady he has to push on a hot day? (Wheeler)
What is a novel military name for a cook? (Kitchener)
What do you do when you drive a slow horse? (Polk)
When do you get up to see a sunrise? (Early)
When Max O’Rell gets on a platform what does he do? (Speaker Reed)
What does a waiter do after he has filled half of the glasses at a table? (Fillmore)
In the settlement of disputes, do the European nations quarrel? (General Lee)
The towns taken by the British generally lacked the what? (Garrison)
What did the Jews say when the mother of Samuel passed? (Mark Hanna)
In Cairo purchases are made at a what? (Booth)