Guess Who?

Ever notice those clickbait headlines about guessing people's ages by soliciting the answers to just a few questions? Jesus and the disciples play a little game of "Guess Who?" in this text.

If you're heading out to the county fair as the summer winds to a close, you might be tempted to check out some of the hokey old carnival games on the midway. Most of them are rigged to extract a few dollars from you, of course, and that stuffed bear you might win is actually worth less than the money you just plunked down on the counter. Still, it's fun to try to game the system, and one of the places you might do that is at the booth where a grizzled carny attempts to guess your weight and your age just by looking at you.

Usually they win. Sometimes, however, the guesser will intentionally underestimate the age and weight of an older person (particularly a woman), seeing it as a win-win situation — she is flattered and he keeps the five bucks!

But what if this game were played with one crucial adjustment?

What if the guessing game were to be played without the person or subject being seen?

How would you guess the age?

How would you guess the gender?

What about marital status or...