20 Questions 379: 8-WAY MULTIBALL!

[Hominidae]

Clarification: How broadly is Civil War being defined here? Would political gang violence count?

Person A was involved in a conflict listed here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Roman_civil_wars_and_revolts

What about for F and G and the American Civil War?

I believe that was already asked, and I said they were not known for being involved in the American Civil War.

[damo666]

Is person G's sport baseball or American football?

[damo666]

Man, we have Uncle Sam, Jumbo, and Sleeping Beauty, and I still don’t know what the theme is.

They all have the letter U in their name?

I doubt it's that. Maybe the first letters form an 8 letter anagram?

[Hominidae]

Is person G's sport baseball or American football?

G: Yes.

This is the twentieth question for Person G. The "no free guesses after Question 20" rule isn't really in place for this game, but I would recommend that people don't try to guess this one until they have a good idea of what the theme is. There are so many baseball and American football players from this era, and I don't think the actual answer would be anywhere near the top of someone's list unless they know the theme.

[Hominidae]

OK, so the problem we're running into is that while the three targets that have already been gotten are well-known, they don't make the theme very obvious at all.

I'm going to give you all five additional questions on each of the targets (other than B, because I already gave you additional questions for that one), and I strongly recommend that you use them on A and H, because those will help a lot with the theme.

[miminena]

A: Was this person notably involved in a civil war that occurred before Sulla's?

[miminena]

A: Was this person notably involved in a civil war that occurred before Sulla's?

Scratch, replace with the following:

A: Was this person notably involved in a civil war that occurred before the War of Actium?

[Hominidae]

A: Was this person notably involved in a civil war that occurred before Sulla's?

Scratch, replace with the following:

A: Was this person notably involved in a civil war that occurred before the War of Actium?

I think the answer to this is already clear from the information you have so far.

[miminena]

A: Was this person notably involved in a civil war that occurred before Sulla's?

Scratch, replace with the following:

A: Was this person notably involved in a civil war that occurred before the War of Actium?

I think the answer to this is already clear from the information you have so far.

Then scratch that.

[miminena]

A: Was this person ever a consul?

[Hominidae]

A: Was this person ever a consul?

A: Yes.

[Aristocrat]

Is G a member of the MLB, NFL, or College Football hall of fame?

[Hominidae]

Is G a member of the MLB, NFL, or College Football hall of fame?

G: Yes.

[DreamTrawler]

A: free guess - Cincinnatus
B: Was this person born in or the ruler of a polity in the Levant or Mesopotamia?
F: US House Representative or state governor?

[miminena]

A: free guess - Cincinnatus

Where does the civil war fit in?

[DreamTrawler]

A: free guess - Cincinnatus

Where does the civil war fit in?

Good point. I’m just running out of ideas, so I’ll leave it up.

Edit - actually, I’ll change my guess to Cato the Elder

[miminena]

A: free guess - Cincinnatus

Where does the civil war fit in?

Good point. I’m just running out of ideas, so I’ll leave it up.

Edit - actually, I’ll change my guess to Cato the Elder

Ah, I was just about to put Cato. It's a bit of a stretch, but it is mentioned on the list so I guess it counts.

[Hominidae]

A: free guess - Cincinnatus

A: So I know this was scratched, but it was due to confusion about what a civil war is, and to be fair, I'm not sure if I was justified in answering "yes" to that question or not.

Cincinnatus is correct!

B: Was this person born in or the ruler of a polity in the Levant or Mesopotamia?

B: Yes.

F: US House Representative or state governor?

F: No.

DreamTrawler 2
DarthPorg36 1
damo666 1

[miminena]

Free guess for G: George Gipp

[miminena]

B: Was this person a ruler of some iteration of an Assyrian or Babylonian empire?