This is a popular game for students young or old.
Some one who understands should have charge.
Give each person the same sized piece of writing paper and a lead
pencil. On the piece of paper he must write a familiar quotation,
and then pass it to his left-hand neighbor. The one who receives it
must add the author’s name, and also his own. If he does not know the
author, he must write underneath the quotation the word “Unknown,” and
his own name.
Five minutes are allowed in which to write a quotation, and three
minutes to affix the name of the author, and the signature of the
writer. The papers are then collected by the person in charge, who will
then proceed to read aloud the quotations, authors, and signatures.
All persons unable to write a quotation must pay a forfeit. All unable
to transcribe the name of the author, must also pay a forfeit.
Should there be a dispute regarding an author, the one in charge must
decide.
Example:
Bottles and blisters, powders and pills,
Catnip, boneset syrup and squills;
Drugs and medicines, high and low,
I throw them as far as I can throw
WILL CARLETON
GEORGE JONES.