The Passing Playbook

Who is the author of *The Passing Playbook?*

Isaac Fitzsimons

In the book, *The Passing Playbook,* what vehicle swerved in front of Spencer’s Mom’s car?

a dirt bike

In the book, *The Passing Playbook,* what was Spencer’s secret?

That he’s transgender

In the book, The Passing Playbook, what does Spencer take off his backpack before entering school?

An LGBTQ+ pin: “*I’m Queer, I’m here, Deal with it”*

In the book, The Passing Playbook, what accent does Spencer’s Mom and Justice share?

Appalachian “twang”

In the book, The Passing Playbook, how does Spencer first meet Justice?

When Justice swerved in front of Spencer’s Mom’s car with a dirtbike

In the book, The Passing Playbook, what is Spence'r’s nightly ritual

watching Star Trek with his dad

In the book, The Passing Playbook, what was the only reason Spencer was obsessed with Star Trek?

His small crush on Wesley Crusher

In the book, The Passing Playbook, what color is Justice’s eyes?

brown

In the book, The Passing Playbook, what grade did Justice first think Spencer was in?

A first year

In the book, The Passing Playbook, what grade is Justice and Spencer?

Sophmore

In the book, The Passing Playbook, where did Spencer’s mom come from?

West Virginia

In the book, The Passing Playbook, where does Spencer live?

Apple Creek, Ohio

In the book, The Passing Playbook, what is the name of Spencer’s school?

Oakley High School

In the book, The Passing Playbook, what is the name of Spencer’s guidance counsler?

Ms. Greene

In the book, The Passing Playbook, at what age did Spencer start hormone blockers?

thirteen

In the book, The Passing Playbook, what is Spencer’s last name?

Harris

In the book, The Passing Playbook, who is Spencer’s PE coach?

Coach Schilling

In the book, The Passing Playbook, who is the principal of Oakley High?

Mrs. Dumas

In the book, The Passing Playbook, how tall is Spencer?

5 feet tall

In the book, The Passing Playbook, what nickname does Spencer receive in PE dodgeball?

Twinkle Toes

In the book, The Passing Playbook, what did Coach Schilling call Spencer into his office for?

To recruit him for his soccer team

In the book, The Passing Playbook, what position does Macintosh play?

goalie

In the book, The Passing Playbook, what position does Justice play?

midfield

In the book, The Passing Playbook, what foot did Spencer kick the dodgeball with?

left

In the book, The Passing Playbook, on his first day, instead of eating lunch in the cafeteria, where does Spencer go?

The Queer Straight Alliance

In the book, The Passing Playbook, what pronouns does Grayson Condon use?

he/him

In the book, The Passing Playbook, what color hair does Riley have?

blond with purple streaks

In the book, The Passing Playbook, how old was Spencer when he first came out? Where was he?

thirteen; The Kroger parking lot

In the book, The Passing Playbook, what was the name of Spencer’s old soccer coach?

Coach Ireland

In the book, The Passing Playbook, why did Spencer quit soccer in eigth grade?

Because he didn’t feel comfortable on the girl’s team

In the book, The Passing Playbook, what were the three main events the QSA planned for?

National Coming Out Day, Transgender Day of Remembrance, and Pride Month

In the book, The Passing Playbook, when is National Coming Out Day (month)?

October

In the book, The Passing Playbook, when is Transgender Day of Remembrance (month)?

November

In the book, The Passing Playbook, when is Pride Month?

June

In the book, The Passing Playbook, how did Spencer help Riley?

By waiting outside the bathroom, guarding the door so no one goes inside while Riley was inside

In the book, The Passing Playbook, what band name is on Riley’s bag?

The Testostertones

In the book, The Passing Playbook, where did Spencer meet Aiden?

At the sleepaway camp for trans kids

In the book, The Passing Playbook, what position does Aiden play in his band?

a drummer

In the book, The Passing Playbook, what genre is the Tetostertones?

punk rock

In the book, The Passing Playbook, what was Spencer’s last class on his first day of school?

Music Appreciation

In the book, The Passing Playbook, what class did Spencer take instead of Physics?

Music Appreciation

In the book, The Passing Playbook, what is the name of Spencer’s Music Appreciation teacher?

Ms. Hart

In the book, The Passing Playbook, who sat next to Spencer in Music Appreciation?

Justice

In the book, The Passing Playbook, what did Spencer do in Music Appreciation that made Justice laugh?

have a voice crack while singing

In the book, The Passing Playbook, who had an airpod in during Music Appreciation?

Cole

In the book, The Passing Playbook, where can every music genre be traced back to?

Africa

In the book, The Passing Playbook, what did Spencer have for dinner after his first day of school?

chilli

In the book, The Passing Playbook, what’s the name of Spencer’s cat?

Luna

In the book, The Passing Playbook, what was Spencer’s Mom’s past job?

an ER Nurse

In the book, The Passing Playbook, who is Spencer’s favorite soccer player?

Rafi Sisa

In the book, The Passing Playbook, what does Spencer’s parents think Spencer is doing instead of soccer tryouts?

AV Club

In the book, The Passing Playbook, what were they playing in PE on soccer tryouts day?

basketball

In the book, The Passing Playbook, what was wrong with Spencer’s soccer boots?

They’re too small

In the book, The Passing Playbook, what did the scrimmage teach Spencer?

That even though he wasn’t the strongest or fastest, he could find open spaces that others couldn’t see; Justice (and likely others) underestimated him

In the book, The Passing Playbook, what position was Cory trying out for?

Cory

In the book, The Passing Playbook, what position did Micah play?

a striker

In the book, The Passing Playbook, what animal did Cory remind Spencer of?

a baby giraffe

In the book, The Passing Playbook, what event did Spencer attend after his first week of school?

an end-of-summer barbecue for Family and Friends of Transgender Kids and Teens of Northeast Ohio

In the book, The Passing Playbook, what does Riley propose at the QSA meeting?

gender-neutral bathrooms

In the book, The Passing Playbook, who did Spencer first tell about being trans?

Riley

In the book, The Passing Playbook, what did the QSA petition for last year?

all-gender couples’ tickets

In the book, The Passing Playbook, what was Theo refusing to do?

ride the bus

In the book, The Passing Playbook, what did Theo steal from school?

a calculator

In the book, The Passing Playbook, what tyep of school did Theo go to previously?

A Montessori school

In the book, The Passing Playbook, how would Spencer go to school when his parents couldn’t take him?

With a bike

In the book, The Passing Playbook, who was the team administrator?

Macintosh’s mom

In the book, The Passing Playbook, what is Macintosh’s first name?

Daniel Macintosh

In the book, The Passing Playbook, who was the vice captain of the team?

Justice Cortes

In the book, The Passing Playbook, what was the pivotal part of Coach Schilling’s playbook?

passing

In the book, The Passing Playbook, who did Spencer originally partner with in the three-legged warmup?

Dylan

In the book, The Passing Playbook, who was Spencer paired with for the three-legged warmup?

Justice

In the book, The Passing Playbook, what assignment did Coach Schilling give Spencer and Justice?

to spend time together outside of school

In the book, The Passing Playbook, what foot did Spencer get a blister on? How?

left; his soccer boots were too small

In the book, The Passing Playbook, what happened to Spencer’s left foot?

he got a blister

In the book, The Passing Playbook, where is Justice when he isn’t at soccer practice?

bible study or at an after-school soccer club

In the book, The Passing Playbook, where do Justice and Spencer go for their “bonding session”?

The soccer club at the church

In the book, The Passing Playbook, who did Justice ask to lead stretches at soccer camp?

Steady/Steadfast/his brother

In the book, The Passing Playbook, who did the kids at soccer camp play against?

Justice and Spencer

In the book, The Passing Playbook, what happened when Justice took the penalty at soccer camp?

He missed it

In the book, The Passing Playbook, how did Justice ask for Spencer’s number?

By using the pretend project an an excuse

In the book, The Passing Playbook, what tape did Justice show Spencer in the team room?

The last year final against Harlow

In the book, The Passing Playbook, what nickname did Justice give Spencer?

Spence

In the book, The Passing Playbook, what team was Oakley’s first game against?

Fenton Foxes

In the book, The Passing Playbook, who did Justice first pick for his scrimmage team?

Spencer

In the book, The Passing Playbook, who did Spencer tell Justice to pick for the scrimmage team?

Cory

In the book, The Passing Playbook, what type of team was the Fenton Foxes?

a defensive-minded team

In the book, The Passing Playbook, why was Justice’s goal in the scrimmage disallowed?

Because Coach Schilling told them to do two touch passes, Spencer (the assist) only touched it once

In the book, The Passing Playbook, who was the man of the scrimmage match?

Spencer

In the book, The Passing Playbook, who was first ot pick a new jersey?

Spencer

In the book, The Passing Playbook, what number did Spencer want? Why did he want it?

10; Because 10 is the playmaker, the one who controlled the tempo of the game

In the book, The Passing Playbook, why couldn’t Spencer get the number 10 jersey? What did he get instead?

It was retired; He got 8

In the book, The Passing Playbook, what is the mascot of Oakley High?

Cowboys

In the book, The Passing Playbook, why didn’t Coach Schilling put Spencer as a starter on their first game?

Because he lacked the physicality… he didn’t want him to get injured

In the book, The Passing Playbook, what was Spencer always getting in trouble for in his old team?

For being too physical

In the book, The Passing Playbook, why did Spencer offer to do his own laundry?

So his mom wouldn’t see the sweaty soccer clothes

In the book, The Passing Playbook, who found Spencer crying in the bathroom?

Justice

In the book, The Passing Playbook, who is the groundskeeper at the Fenton Foxes’ high school?

Sal

In the book, The Passing Playbook, who helped Justice when he threw up before his first game at Oakley?

Sal

In the book, The Passing Playbook, where did Spencer get his new cleats from?

Form the Fenton Foxes’ lost and found