AUTHOR'S INITIALS
Each player writes on a piece of paper groups of words, each group descriptive of some author, and each word beginning with one of his initials in regular order. The player who guesses the largest number of authors wins the game.
Example: Who is the just, gentle writer?
Answer: John Greenleaf Whittier.
Whose stories are read alike by old and young?
Answer: James Fennimore Cooper.
Who was the greatest humorist?
Answer: "Mark Twain."
SKETCHES
The players are provided with sheets of paper and pencils. They then write a description of some historical character. The object is to give a description that is truthful, yet misleading, in a way, so as to make the guessing a little harder.