I find it fascinating that the idea of asking pretty meaningless questions of potential mates has survived into this century with the British television programme 'Blind Date'. Don't know if there's an American version (for all I know it could be imported from anywhere) but the idea is that someone asks three people of the opposite sex three stupid questions and then picks one to go on holiday with - with a view to a deeper relationship- from the answers. I think there is a direct connection with Captain Wedderburn.