Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-08-29
THE "rw1NTy QUESTIONS oAks.


An Inf<restisE pis<rxisn For Whoss
Roomfal Of Clever People.
Among the most acceptable games for
small companies il the game Of Twenty
Questions" great favorite with the
English. although not widely known
here.
Tho requisites for IT wenty Questions
are, first, two rooms, that the company
may be divided into two sides. The eli-
vision Of the guests may be done by their
selecting one Of two coIors IN bells, balls
Or ribbons, OF by the choosing Of sides
after the old fashioned spelling school
style. The hostess must zee to it that
there be an even division of the objects
and exactly the same number as there
are guests, in order 70 prevent the leav-
ing out Of friend or other awkward
INTAKES. Two leaders or spokesman
should be chosen, the host being natu-
rally one Of shs1n, and 1t will also save
further pisfaps If the second leader be
previously selected and given the idea Of
the game.
The sides being selected either BY
drawing Of ribbons OF by choice Of the
leaders, method which has its awk-
ward side where there are people se1si-
tive to being the last chosen IN . com
pany-each side retires to its own room
and selects an object which its opponents
are to discover BY tire asking Of 90 quss-
lions, or as many less than that number
e. may be- A scribe Is chosen for each
tide to keep record Of the questions and
and answers by numbers, that no con-
fusion may arise from misunderstood
questions or replies To this end each
scribe should keep tally on two sheets Of
paper-the questions Of his own side
with the respective answers on one, and
the opponents questions and the replies
Of his own side on the other.
The object selected may be inanimate,
animate, ancient, modern or historical,
may exist in fact or fiction, the only
qualification being that it shall be srf-
fciently well known 80 that majority
Of the players on the other side may be
supposed to have seen or read about it.
A spirit of fairness should Of course be
shown in the selection Of objects, and in
each case the answers should be honest
and not hairsplitting, although giving as
little information as possible. Such OBJ
| jects as Ben Franklin's loaf Of bread,
which he carried under his arm as be
walked up Market street IN Philadelphia,
the metal cap Of the Washington monu-
nent, the last rail laid on local rail
road, the armor Of the Black Prince IN
| the Tower of London and Rip Van Win
kle's gun VIII illustrate the wide range
of choice in objects permissible. After
each side announces the choice Of its
subject through its leaders by knocking
On the door, hostilities begin
| Each eide deliberates on the questions
to be given the other and its own re
plies with closed doors, each guest con
| tributing informally his ideas of wording
| the replies and questions and his guesses
as to the enemy object. But communica-
ton with the opposing side must be con
Quoted wholly through the leaders, the
other people being silent when the doors
are open And the leaders must not
make answers or put questions without
first consulting their respective sides
The doors should never be opened with
out warning knock ANY question i
| allowable, the first one being generally,
| ITO what kingdom does your object be
longT-Philadelphi Times.