Oh, so close - it’s Quentinus Basketball-Smith.
JK, of course.
I’m drawing a blank.
Well, no one’s even guessed, but I am Quenton Cassidy, hero of John L. Parker’s classic novel about distance running Once A Runner, as well as a sequel, Again To Carthage, and, I’ve just found out, a prequel, Running In The Rain. Everyone who’s ever been on a high school track team, or runs marathons on weekends, or follows track and field, has read this novel. It’s a niche novel, yes, but a New York Times bestseller, and fans still enter Cassidy’s name in races. He has Facebook and Twitter accounts, as well.
So. Too obscure? I’ll let you all decide. If you say that it was, I’ll yield the next turn to someone who hasn’t had one in a while – kitap or SunUp, maybe.
I haven’t heard of him or the book.
But, the rule is, if you pick someone too obscure, the next round is hosted by the previous host. In this case, that would be me.
I have not heard of the book.
Hmmm. I’m trying to think of a good analogy - maybe Tom West from The Soul of a New Machine? Nonfiction, but definitely well-known in a niche despite being a Pulitzer Prize winner. Would you feel hard done by if I pulled Tom West out for a round?
Not especially; I’d just assume it’s another bit of culture or history I’ve missed - this game is good at exposing the lacunae in my knowledge. (I’ve never seen Family Guy or South Park, for instance; so references to those go right over my head.)
I did say at the beginning of the round that I wasn’t sure how well-known the character was, but that I wanted to dust off a letter we’d not used in a while.
I will yield back to @Prof.Pepperwinkle; as he pointed out, the turn goes back to the previous player, if the subject is not notable. You’re up, Prof!
I’ve fouled out hosting at least five times myself.
However, SCAdian, EH and kitap (and maybe someone else?) haven’t responded yet. So I won’t be taking the reins just now.
Go ahead!
Never heard of that character or that book.
Please proceed, Prof. P.
Well, considering SCAdian said “ditto:” earlier about sports books, I’ll start.
I am…
Just to make sure.
IQs:
- Did you help command (and reform) the Continental Army’s cavalry during the American Revolution?
- Did you command a Union cavalry brigade during the battle of Gettysburg, turning aside a third-day attack by General Stuart?
- Did you command the U.S. First Cavalry division before becoming a candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2004?
C it is.
IQs:
Did Lincoln appoint you Chief Justice of the United States in 1864?
Did you play Leeta on ST:DS9?
Did you give your name to one-half of a great Cleveland institution of higher learning?
Take 3 DQs,
- I am not Salmon P. Chase (?)
Take 2 DQs.
Casimir Pulaski, George Armstrong Custer, and Wesley Clark.
An all-cavalry IQ!
DQs:
- Real?
- Male?
- First name starts with C?
Yes, Salmon P. Chase. Then Chase Masterson and Leonard Case, of what would become Case Western Reserve University. C[h]ase x3!
DQs:
American?
One DQ reserved.
IQs:
Were you the Finch family’s cook and housekeeper?
Were you the most prominent Confederate general killed at the 1864 Battle of Franklin?
Did you and another writer agree as to how each would be credited on both sides of the Atlantic?
DQs:
- Real
- Female
- First name begins with C
- Not American
- I am not Sebastian Cabot.
- I am not Gen. Cadaverous.
- Take a DQ.
IQs:
1. Were you a very close associate, at the very least, of J. Edgar Hoover?
2. Did you use the pseudonym Mary Westmacott?
3. Were you Janet, on The Good Place?