Bachelorette party for a pre-wedding party, "hen party" was used in the United States as a general term for an all-female gathering, usually held at a hostess's residence. In 1897, "The Deseret News" noted that a hen party was a "time honored idea that tea and chitchats, gossip smart hats, constitute the necessary adjuncts to these particular gatherings". In 1940 Eleanor Roosevelt was described as hosting a Christmas-time hen party for cabinet wives and "ladies of the press". The bachelorette party is consciously modeled after the centuries-old bachelor's party, which is itself historically a black tie dinner given by the bridegroom, or
What? (party game) What? (party game) What? is a party game of bluffing and guessing created by David Manga . It is designed for 5 or more players, ages 14 and up. The game can be played by scoring points, playing to a certain number of ‘rounds’ or played loosely as topic cards for conversation starters at office or dinner parties. Games Magazine named, “What?” the “Best Party Game Runner Up” for 2009 (released in December 2008 issue). Each What? card has three category questions that each equal one ‘round’. Question 1 is a General category with short snappy questions that always begin