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Reporting Task Completions

CHALLENGE RULES


Badge 1 ~ Pick 12 cards, read 1 task each (12 books)

Badge 2 ~ From 18 remaining cards, read 1 task each. (18 books)

Card 3, Task 1 ~ Completed 1.30.20

Card 11, Task 5 ~ Completed 2.1.20

Card 10, Task 6 ~ Completed 2.3.20

Card 12, Task 4 ~ Completed 2.5.20

Card 25, Task 4 ~ Completed 2.6.20

Card 5, Task 2 ~ Completed 2.6.20

Card 8, Task 5 ~ Completed 2.13.20

Card 6, Task 4 ~ Completed 2.21.20

Card 15, Task 4 ~ Completed 3.9.20

Card 13, Task 3 ~ Completed 3.5.20

Card 16, Task 1 ~ Completed 4.4.20

Card 28, Task 5 ~ Completed 4.4.20

Card 30, Task 6 ~ Completed 3.11.20

Card 14, Task 2 ~ Completed 2.21.20

Card 22, Task 5 ~ Completed 4.18.20



REMAINING CARDS TO TASK FOR BADGE 2
23 ~ 26 ~ 27

Rating Stars for Book Posts
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Badge 3 ~ Complete 5 cards (25 books)
Badge 4 - Complete 10 more cards. (50 books)

Welcome to YLTO. I hope you enjoy the challenge.

Card 1 ~ For Badge #3

✽ 1. France ~ Y
✽2. No Idea ~ N
3. Martin ~ N
4. Cursed Child ~ Y
5. Dolly the Sheep ~ Y

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Card 1 Questions & Recommendations

3. History:What was Martin Luther King, Jr's birth name?
Nay Task - A significant character in the book is a king, or the word "king" is in the title.


4: Art/Literature: Which play explores the lives of Harry Potter and his family 19 years after the end of Deathly Hallows?
Yay Task - The word "Cursed" "Curse" or "Child" is in the title.
The Last Child by John Hart

5: Science: What is the name of the first animal cloned from an adult somatic cell?
Yay Task - There is one or more sheep on the cover.
A Shepherd Looks at Psalm 23 by W. Phillip Keller


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✽1. Geography: Vietnam is a former colony of what European country?
Yay Task - Set in France or written by French author.
The Alice Network by Kate Quinn
Completed ~ 1.29.20
Pages ~ 503
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✽2. Entertainment: Which bearded Kiwi directed the Lord of the Rings trilogy?
Nay Task - Read a book that is in a trilogy. It may be book 1, 2, or 3.
Finding Billy Battles by Ronald E. Yates
Kate Quinn
Completed ~ 2.19.20
Pages ~
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Ronald E. Yates is an award-winning author of historical fiction and action/adventure novels, including the popular and award-winning Finding Billy Battles trilogy.

Card 2

2. Gone With The Wind ~ Y
3. Triangle Shirtwaist Factory ~ Y
✽4. No Idea ~ N
✽5. Vitamin D ~ Y
6. The puck ~ Y

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Card 2 Questions & Recommendations

2. Entertainment: The famous line, "Frankly my dear, I don't give a damn", was almost censored from which classic film?
Yay Task - The theme is the American Civil War.

3. History: What horrible disaster in NYC saw the deaths of 146 women in 1911 and led to the enactment of laws to better protect workers?
Yay Task - There is fire on the cover.
A Fire Sparkling by Julianne MacLean

6: Sport: What is a "biscuit" in ice hockey?
Yay Task - Puck was a mythical god. The genre of the book needs to be mythology.
Anansi Boys by Neil Gaiman
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Circe by Madeline Miller


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5: Science: The skeletal discorder rickets is caused by a lack of which vitamin?
Yay Task - The title is one word only, and starts with the letter "D".
Dry by Neal Shusterman
Completed ~ 4.2.20
Pages ~ 390

4: Art/Literature: What is the title of Tom Clancy's debut novel, which President Ronald Reagan said was his "kind of yarn"?
Nay Task - Genre is Thriller.
Home by Harlan Coben
Completed ~ 1.10.20
Pages ~ 387
Thriller is #3 on MPG - 178 users

Card 3

2. His Head ~ N
✽ 3. Lincoln ~ Y
4. Wizard of Oz ~ Y
5. Lady Bug ~ Y
✽ 6. 40 Love ~ N

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Card 3 Questions & Recommendations

2. Entertainment: With which part of his body does Mario hit those overhead bricks and blocks during a Nintendo Game?
Nay Task - The word "Body" is in the title.
The Body Farm by Patricia Cornwell

4: Art/Literature: L. Frank Baum wrote which fantasy children's book that was first published in 1900?
Yay Task - The word "Wizard" is in the title.
Off to Be the Wizard by Scott Meyer

5: Science: Which tiny, spotted critter can fly 37 mph at altitudes of 3600 feet when it's not busy defending gardens from pests?
Yay Task - The title contains the name of one of the following a types of beetle: Ladybug, Scarab, Longhorn, Ground, Stag, Firefly.
The Hollow Ground by Natalie S. Harnett



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✽ 3. History: Who was the first member of the Republican Party to be elected U.S. President?
Yay Task - Theme is Abraham Lincoln.
Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders
Completed ~ 4.4.20
Pages ~ 368

✽ 6: Sport: In tennis, when players are tied 40-40, it's called what?
Nay Task - The book is positioned 0-40 on your Goodreads TBR shelf.
Random Number Generator
#18
Unspeakable Things by Jess Lourey
Completed ~ 1.19.20
Pages ~ 287

Card 4

✽ 1. Haiti & Dominican Republic ~ Y
2. NO idea ~ N
3. Pants ~ N
5. Brown Recluse ~ Y
✽ 6. Horseback Riding ~ N

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Card 4 Questions & Recommendations

2. Entertainment: Joss Whedon, the genius behind TV gems Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Firefly and Angel, has his own universe, named what?
Nay Task - The word "Vampire" or "Angel" is in the title.
Vampires in the Lemon Grove by Karen Russell


3. History: Which item made for popes, cardinals, & bishops by Gammerelli tailors since 1798 is now available online for a mere $27 per pair?
Nay Task - The word, "Cardinal", "Pope" or "Priest" is in the title.
The Diary of a Country Priest by Georges Bernanos


5: Science: Which poisonous brown spider sports a violin-shaped mark on its head & neck, which explains its musical nickname, fiddleback spider?
Yay Task - The word of one of the following types of spiders is in the title: Wolf, Cellar, Huntsman, Widow, Crab, or Grass.
Widow, Virgin, Whore by Deanna Lynn Sletten on Kindle Unlimited
The Dying Grass: A Novel of the Nez Perce War by William T. Vollmann

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✽ 1. Geography: Which two countries share the island of Hispaniola?
Yay Task - Book is originally published in Spanish.
Lights on the Sea by Miquel Reina
Completed ~ 1.27.20
Pages ~ 272
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I found this one interesting at first, but the longer it went, the more trivial it became and by the end, I just wanted it to be over.

✽ 6: Sport: The "rational dress" movement in the 19th century gained momentum when women became interested in which sport?
Nay Task - Set in the 19th century (1801 - 1900)
One for the Blackbird, One for the Crow: A Novel by Olivia Hawker
Completed ~ 2.16.20
Pages ~ 493
Wyoming, 1870
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Card 5

1. Florence ~ Y
3. Berkley ~ N
✽4. Sable ~ Y
✽5. Mad Cow ~ Y
6. Earth ~ N

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Card 5 Questions & Recommendations

1. Geography: Firenze is the Italian name for which Tuscan City?
Yay Task - The setting, significant character, or author name is Florence.
or or

3. History: Which university hosts the annual "Ig Nobel Prize Awards, which recognize questionable scientific achievements like the invention of Beano?
Nay Task - Read a book written by a Nobel Prize in Literature winner. You may use this list or this resource as a tool.
Lives of Girls and Women by Alice Munro

6: Sport: What brand of shoe was made popular with the help of Mario Batali?
Nay Task - Theme of the book is food. Yum!
Kitchens of the Great Midwest by J. Ryan Stradal

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✽5: Science: Which crazy illness meant that folks living in Great Britain between 1980 and 1996 couldn't donate blood in the U.S.?
Yay Task - The title contains one of the following British cattle breeds: Highland, Galloway, Longhorn, Red Poll, British White, Aberdeen Angus, South Devon. Any word in the list is allowed, regardless if the breed is two words. eg. You may choose "red" or "poll", "British" or "white", etc. You may not divide a compound word like "longhorn".
White Chrysanthemum by Mary Lynn Bracht
Completed ~ 1.10.20
Pages ~ 320
British White

✽4: Art/Literature: Which kind of animal hair is used to make the finest artist paint brushes?
Yay Task - Title will contain one of the following words: otter, badger, weasel, marten, ferret, mink, or wolverine.
Hunting Badger by Tony Hillerman
Completed ~ 4.9.20
Pages ~ 318

Card 6

1. T (Crocs are an invasive species) ~ Y
2. Not Enough Eyes ~ N
3. 11 ~ N
4. Scone ~ N
5. No idea ~ N
6. No idea ~ N

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Card 6 Questions & Recommendations

1. Geography: Crocodiles and alligators both live in the Florida Everglades. True or False?
Yay Task - There is an Alligator or Crocodile on the cover or in the title.
Swamplandia! by Karen Russell



2. Entertainment: What title of a 007 movie that stars Pierce Brosnan is the English translation of the Bond family's Latin motto, "Orbis non Sufficient"
Nay Task - The book has the same title as one of Pierce Brosnan's movies.
2013 A Long Way Down, by Randall Silvis
A Long Way Down by Nick Hornby



3. History: How many minutes long was Martin Luther King, Jr's stirring "I Have a Dream" speech at the Lincoln Memorial in 1963 - 6, 11, 16?
Nay Task - The author's first or last name is Martin or Luther, or has the initials M.L.
Martin Walker
Charles Martin
The Navigation Log: A Novel by Martin Corrick


5: Science: What was the first Internet Search engine called?
Nay Task - The title contains a word in which "search" is the root word. Eg - Search, Searches, Searched, Searching, etc.
Searching for Sylvie Lee by Jean Kwok



6: Sport: What Ben & Jerry's popular ice cream flavour of peanut butter, pretzels, and fudge was renamed in 2009 to support same-sex marriage?
Nay Task - Title contains the word Peanut, Butter, Pretzel, or Fudge.
When in Doubt, Add Butter by Beth Harbison
(lots of possible cozy mysteries as well)

Card 7

1. Mud ~ Y
✽ 2. Mary, Edith, Cybil ~ Y
3. True ~ Y
✽ 4. Poe ~ N
6. Magnum ~ N

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Card 7 Questions & Recommendations

1. Geography: Which mineral-rich material is trucked into Boryeong, in South Korea, for an annual festival that attracts more than a million people?
Yay Task - Theme of the book is sports related.
Lord of Misrule by Jaimy Gordon
Thinking Racehorse by Jimmy Tudeski on Kindle Unlimited


3. History: Meriwether Lewis was accidentally shot in the butt on his historic expedition when one of the men mistook him for an elk. True or False?
Yay Task - The title contains a word in which "hunt" is a root word. Eg - hunt, hunter, hunting, etc.


6: Sport: Which of these is the biggest size of bottle of wine: Magnum, Imperial, or Nebuchadnezzar?
Nay Task - Cover has a glass of wine, or bottle of wine on it. Spilled wine works too.
Sweetbitter by Stephanie Danler


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✽ 2. Entertainment: What are the first names of the three Crawley sisters in Downton Abbey?
Yay Task - Author is a Mary, Edith or Sybil
Ask Again, Yes by Mary Beth Keane
Completed ~ 2.10.20
Pages ~ 390
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✽ 4: Art/Literature: Which Victorian man of letters wrote a quest poem that inspired Stephen King to write his series, "The Dark Tower"
Nay Task - The book is in a series of 8 primary works.
On a Pale Horse by Piers Anthony
Completed ~ 1.9.20
Pages ~ 325
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Card 8

✽1. Maine ~ Y
2. Big Bird ~ N
3. Purple ~ N
4. True ~ Y
6. Z & Q ~ Y

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Card 8 Questions & Recommendations

2. Entertainment: Which infamous feathered ensemble worn by Bjork was displayed at the Museum of Modern Art in 2015?
Nay Task - Cover has a feather on it, or title contains the word "Feather". Note: Yes, a bird has feathers, but the task is looking for something that is more identifiable as a feather on its own. If the cover is a large wing with detailed feathers, I will accept that.
Grief is the Thing with Feathers by Max Porter
Scarlet Feather by Maeve Binchy



3. History: What was the last of the primary and secondary colours to be named.
Nay Task - The book is first or second in a series.
LOTS OF CHOICES


4: Art/Literature: The Statue of Liberty is taller than the Colossus of Rhodes, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. True or False?
Yay Task - The edition you read has 300-350 pages.
LOTS OF CHOICES


6: Sport: What two Scrabble game tiles are worth 10 points each?
Yay Task - The title of the book starts with Q or Z.
Queen of Broken Hearts by Cassandra King
Queen Sugar by Natalie Baszile


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1. Geography: Which U.S. State is closest to the continent of Africa?
Yay Task - Book is set in Maine.
Olive, Again by Elizabeth Strout
Completed ~ 2.17.20
Pages ~ 289
Setting ~ Crosby and Shirley Falls, Maine. References to Portland.
Setting referenced by The Guardian in paragraph 2.

Card 9

✽ 1. Africa ~ N
✽ 2. His Family ~ Y
4. Pastrami ~ N
5. It's dry ~ Y
✽ 6. Einstein ~ Y

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Card 9 Questions & Recommendations

4: Art/Literature: An old Yiddish proverb states that "a nickel will get you on the subway," but what food will get you a seat?
Nay Task - The genre of the book is historical fiction about the genocide of European Jews during WWII.
Born Survivors by Wendy Holden

5: Science: Why don't astronauts eat bread in space?
Yay Task - Bread is on the cover.
After I Do by Taylor Jenkins Reid


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✽ 1. Geography: Which country is the final resting place of Dian Fossey, the mountain gorilla researcher who inspired the film Gorillas in the Mist?
Nay Task - The theme is animal research or preservation.
Anthill by Edward O. Wilson
Completed ~ 3.31.20
Pages ~ 384

✽ 2. Entertainment: According to The Simpsons series creator, Matt Groening, who are Homer, Marge, Lisa, & Maggie named after?
Yay Task - Theme is family saga.
Family Saga Defined @ Wikipedia ~ The family saga is a genre of literature which chronicles the lives and doings of a family or a number of related or interconnected families over a period of time.
Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant by Anne Tyler
Completed ~ 1.28.20
Pages ~ 303
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How it fits ~ The book covers the lives of Pearl and her family from the time Pearl is a young girl until her death. She has three children, who grow up, marry, and have children of their own. By the end of the book, the story is centering on Pearl's grandson Luke and his relationship with his uncle Ezra.

✽ 6: Sport: Which physicist loved sailing, and did it for 50 years, but ran aground, lost direction, and had many near miss collisions?
Yay Task - The genre is non-fiction or humour.
Hope Rides Again by Andrew Shaffer
Completed ~ 1.31.20
Pages ~ 288
Humor ~ listed as a MPG
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Card 10

1. Switzerland ~ N
2. Saved by the Bell ~ N
3. Pope John ~ N
4. Ebola ~ Y
5. Jellyfish ~ N

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Card 10 Questions & Recommendations

1. Geography: The flag of which country is known as the Saltire or St Andrew's Cross?
Nay Task - The cover has a flag on it.
A Dog Like Daisy by Kristin O'Donnell Tubb
Ragtime by E.L. Doctorow
Deer Hunting with Jesus: Dispatches from America's Class War by Joe Bageant on LIBBY


2. Entertainment: Ryan Gosling & Justin Timberlake appeared in which TV show together as kids?
Nay Task - The genre is Children's Middle Grade.
GRAB A JUNIOR FICTION NOVEL OFF THE SHELF



3. History: What religious leader was named Jorge Mario Bergoglio?
Nay Task - The theme is religion.
Empty the Pews: Stories of Leaving the Church by Chrissy Stroop
The Sacrament by Olaf Olafsson



4: Art/Literature: Richard Preston's 1994 book, "The Hot Zone", is about which modern-day pandemic?
Yay Task - The genre is dystopia brought about by a virus/illness. Dystopia must show on the main book page.
Find Me by Laura van den Berg



5: Science: Which "living fossil" is harvested by the millions each year so its blood can be used to test new medicines?
Nay Task - The theme of the book is dinosaurs.
Raptor Red by Robert T. Bakker

Card 11

1. Belize ~ N
2. Game of Thrones ~ N
3. England ~ N
4. Hemingway - Y
6. Video Games - graphic violence ~ Y

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Card 11 Questions & Recommendations

1. Geography: Which nation, often called "the Switzerland of Central America", has no standing army and an ex-president who won the Nobel Peace Prize?
Nay Task - The setting is Switzerland, or written by a Swiss author.

2. Entertainment: New Zealander Lucy Lawless rose to stardom for her role as sword-wielding royalty in what TV series?
Nay Task - The book is set in New Zealand or written by a New Zealand author.

3. History: Mohammed Mosaddaq was the democratically appointed leader of the parliament of which nation?
Nay task - Two of the words in the title start with the letter M.
Will My Cat Eat My Eyeballs? Big Questions from Tiny Mortals About Death by Caitlin Doughty

4: Art/Literature: Which American author's first novel is set in Pamplona, Spain?
Yay Task - Read The Sun Also Rises or another book by Hemingway.

6: Sport: Which form of entertainment was deemed free speech after the 2011 Supreme Court case Brown v. Entertainment Merchants Assn?
Yay Task - The genre is science fiction.

Card 12

1. Paris ~ Y
2. Aubrey Hepburn ~ N
3. Tony Blair ~ Y
5. Venus ~ N
6. Too Late, Don't Remember ~ N

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Card 12 Questions & Recommendations

1. Geography: In which European city would you find the Luxembourg Gardens and the Latin Quarter?
Yay Task - The book is set in Paris.
The Lying-Down Room by Anna Jaquiery

2. Entertainment: Which actress is recognized by her humanitarian work as special envoy of the U.N. Commissioner for Refugees?
Nay Task - Theme of the book is refugees.

3. History: Which politician dubbed Diana, Princess of Wales, "The People's Princess" in the days following her death in 1997?
Yay task - There is a cathedral on the cover or the word "Cathedral" is in the title.

5: Science: What is generally the brightest star in the night sky?
Nay Task - There are stars on the cover.
The Midnight Watch: A Novel of the Titanic and the Californian by David Dyer

6: Sport: What does the acronym "TL:DR" stand for?
Nay Task - The first and last name of the author start with T, L, D, or R. You may only use the letter once in the combo. The author's initials may not be TT, LL, DD, or RR.

Card 13

1. Iceland ~ Y
2. The Twist ~ Y
4. Pride & Prejudice & Zombies ~ Y
5. 212 degrees ~ Y
✔6. Fascinator ~ Y

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Card 13 Questions & Recommendations

1. Geography: What chilly Island nation straddles two tectonic plates, subjecting it to occasional fiery volcanic action?
Yay Task - The book is set in Iceland, or written by an Icelandic author.
Author ~ Halldór Laxness ~ several library choices
Completed ~
Pages ~
The Draining Lake by Arnaldur Indriðason
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2. Entertainment: Which 1960 dance hit sits at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 Songs of All Time?
Yay Task - The title contains a word in which "Twist" is the root word. Eg. - Twist, Twisted, Twisting, Twister.

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Pages ~


4: Art/Literature: What literary mash-up features Jane Austen's Elizabeth Bennett and Mr. Darcy fighting against a growing tide of reanimated dead?
Yay Task - The theme of the book is zombies.
Zombie, Ohio by Scott Kenemore
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Pages ~


5: Science: At sea level, at which temperature in Fahrenheit, does water boil?
Yay Task - The book is on your tbr as any combination of digits found in 212. It may be 1, 2, 12, 22, 21, 122, 212.

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6: Sport: Which women's fashion piece, popularized by British royals, is a cross between a hair accessory and a mini hat?
Yay Task - The cover has a woman wearing a hat.
The Downstairs Girl by Stacey Lee
Completed ~ 4.21.20
Pages ~ 374

Card 14 ~ For Badge #3

✽1. Israel ~ N
3. Beets & Potatoes ~ Y
4. Wolf Hall ~ Y
5. 14 ~ Y
6. Dorothy Hamil & Kurt Browning ~ N

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Card 14 Questions & Recommendations

3. History: From which root vegetable were Jack-o-lanterns originally made?
Yay Task - The cover has vegetables on it.

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Pages ~


4: Art/Literature: Hilary Mantel's Bring Up the Bodies about Thomas Crowell and the downfall of Anne Boleyn is the sequel to which book?
Yay Task - There is a wolf on the cover or the word "Wolf" is in the title.
A Wolf Called Romeo by Nick Jans
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5: Science: Nearly how many billions of years ago did the universe expand, according to the theme song on TV's The Big Bang Theory - 10, 14, or 18?
(view spoiler)
Yay Task - The cover has more than one woman on it.

Completed ~
Pages ~


6: Sport: Which two former figure skaters teamed up as NBC commentators for the Olympic Games and the Kentucky Derby?
Nay Task - There is a horse on the cover.
The Sport of Kings by C.E. Morgan
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✽1. Geography: What country's flag features a cedar tree?
Nay Task - The cover has a large tree on it.
In the Shadow of the Banyan by Vaddey Ratner
Completed ~ 4.8.20
Pages ~ 322
edit this to 250

Card 15

1. 7 ~ N
2. I do not know ~ N
3. Dahli Lama ~ Y
5. Chrysalis ~ Y
6. Smoother ~ N

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Card 15 Questions & Recommendations

1. Geography: How many time zones does China use - 1, 3, 5, or 7?
Nay Task - The book is set in China or written by a Chinese author.

2. Entertainment: What is the first anime film to win an Academy Award?
Nay Task - The genre is listed as anime or manga OR read a book from Books for Anime Manga Lovers list. Specify position on list.

3. History: Which religious figure, always seen in red and yellow, is the spiritual leader of Tibet?
Yay Task - The book is set in Tibet or written by a Tibetan author.

5: Science: What is the name of the hard case that protects a butterfly which it matures into an adult?
Yay Task - Read a book with "Chrysalis" or "Cocoon" in the title.

6: Sport: What is the name of the vehicle used to resurface the rink in an ice hockey game?
Nay Task - There is ice on the cover or the word "Ice" is in the title.

Card 16

2. The Simpsons ~ Y
3. Buckles (one two buckle my shoe) ~ N
4. IDNK ~ N
5. Steam Engine ~ Y
6. Toronto ~ N

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Card 16 Questions & Recommendations

2. Entertainment: What TV show's 522 episodes were aired on FXX on August 21, 2014, and played for 12 straight days for your binge-watching pleasure?
Yay Task - There is a season in the title - Summer, Winter, Spring, Fall.

4: Art/Literature: What is the name of the time travelling protagonist in Diana Gabaldon's Outlander series?
Nay Task - The book's genre is time travel.

5: Science: Which type of engine uses the same basic technology as a pressure cooker?
Yay Task - The cover of the book has a steam powered train, with smoke on it.

6: Sport: Which city, chosen to host the 2022 Winter Olympic Games, became the first to be selected to host both the Summer and Winter Games?
Nay Task - The book is set in summer or winter.


** Key was wrong for #1. I double checked my answer when I missed it! **
Janice edited the question to be correct for the NP, but my answer is correct for the question as it was asked when I answered it.


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3. History: What method of fastening shoes was patented by Whitcomb Judson in the 1880's - laces, buckles, or zippers?
Nay Task - There are shoes on the cover.
The Home for Unwanted Girls by Joanna Goodman
Completed ~ 4.28.20
Pages ~ 364

Card 17

1. Canada ~ Y
2. Donny Osmond ~ Y
3. Margaret Thatcher ~ Y
4. Isis ~ N
5. Rhea ~ N

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Card 17 Questions & Recommendations

1. Geography: What large, cold country has more than half of all the natural lakes in the world?
Yay Task - Set in Canada or written by a Canadian author.

2. Entertainment: Which TV variety show star tangoed away on Dancing With the Stars to become the oldest winning champ in 2009, at age 52?
Yay Task - The title has the word "Rock", "Roll", or "Country" in it.

3. History: Who served as British Prime Minister from 1979 to 1990?
Yay Task - The title has the word "Iron" in it. Sub-titles are included in this task.

4: Art/Literature: In Egyptian hieroglyphs, the symbol of a decorated eye most commonly represents the Eye of which god?
Nay Task - The cover has a pyramid on it or the word "Pyramid" is in the title.

5: Science: Which bird's extinct relative, whose bones were found in Antarctica, stood as tall as LeBron James and weighed about as much, too?
Nay Task - Some of the animals on the list of the top 10 most endangered animals are leopard, tiger, gorilla, sea turtle, and rhino. The book has one of those animals in the title. Note "Sea" & "Turtle" may be separated.

Card 18

1. Norway ~ Y
✽2. Brad Pitt ~ N
3. Peace Corps ~ N
5. The Asteroid Belt ~ Y
6. English ~ Y

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Card 18 Questions & Recommendations

1. Geography: Which country is the home of the cookie-like krumkake?
Yay Task - The book is set in Norway or written by a Norwegian author.



3. History: Which international humanitarian organization has won the Nobel Peace Prize three times, in 1917, 1944, & 1963?
Nay Task - The book is a prize winner of one of the following awards: Pulitzer, Audie, National Book, Booker, Hugo, Nebula, Edgar, Rita, Scotia Giller, or Bram Stoker Award.

5: Science: What’s the name of the region between Mars and Jupiter where large, irregularly shaped objects orbit the sun?
Yay Task - There is an asteroid (not a planet) on the cover.

6: Sport: In which style of horseback riding should the rider post during a trot - English or Western?
Yay Task - The book was translated from another language to English.


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2. Entertainment: Which Academy Award nominated actor made a 1999 cameo on Sex and the City as one of Carrie's dates?
Nay Task - The cover has a face in profile. The face must be turned so that the character would be looking to the left or right. The character cannot be looking even partially forward. Think of a cameo pendant.
The House Girl by Tara Conklin
Completed ~ 4.13.20
Pages ~ 370

Card 19

1. Coffee ~ N
3. Queen Victoria ~ Y
4. A Globe ~ N
5. Dremel Tool ~ N
✽6. Flax ~ Y

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Card 19 Questions & Recommendations.

1. Geography: Which drink, popular in Polynesian culture, numbs the mouth and is said to have soothing qualities?
Nay Task - There are lips on the cover.

3. History: Which English Monarch was on the throne at the time of the American Civil War?
Yay Task - The genre is Steampunk set in Victorian England.

4: Art/Literature: In 1971, astronaut Dave Scott left a small metal sculpture on the Moon that depicts what - a Coke bottle, an astronaut, or a globe?
Nay Task - There is a globe or map on the cover.

5: Science: Edison's Electric Pen became the inspiration for which modern-day tool?
Nay Task - The word "Electric" (exact) is in the title, or there is lightning on the cover.

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✽6: Sport:Linen fabric is made from the fibres of which plant?
Yay Task - The cover depicts a person with flaxen coloured hair (yellowish).
The Last Year of the War by Susan Meissner
Completed ~ 1.22.20
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Card 20

1. Unicorn ~ Y
3. Peter the Great ~ Y
✽4. Walt Whitman ~ Y
5. The Kraken ~ Y
6. Kite ~ N

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Card 20 Questions & Recommendations

1. Geography: What mythical horned creature is the national animal of Scotland?
Yay Task - Cover has a unicorn, or any horned animal.

3. History: Which forward thinking Russian ruler taxed any citizen with a beard, because being clean-shaven was all the rage in Europe in 1698?
Yay Task - The author's name is Peter, or the word Peter or Great is in the title.

5: Science: What was the mythical sea beastie described in 17th-century Scandaniavian accounts that may have been inspired by the elusive giant squid?
Yay Task - A main character is a pirate.

6: Sport: Which of the following is not a yoga pose - kite, torch, plow or chair?
Nay Task - The title contains the word "Kite", "Torch", "Plow", or "Chair."


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4: Art/Literature: The 293 poems in the book Leaves of Grass were penned by which American poet?
Yay Task - The book is set between 1880 and 1889.
The Last Woman Standing by Thelma Adams
Completed ~ 4.14.20
Pages ~ 298
Takes place in Tombstone, AZ during Wyatt Earp's reign as sheriff. He's already there when she gets to town, so at least 1880 to 1882.

Card 21

2. Pink Floyd ~ N
3. Kate Middleton ~ Y
4. Clockwork Orange ~ Y
5. Sweden ~ Y
6. Left ~ Y

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Card 21 Questions & Recommendations



2. Entertainment: The 1980's hit film Pretty in Pink was based on a song by which band of the same name?
Nay Task - The cover is 75% pink.

3. History: Who became the Duchess of Cambridge upon her marriage in April 2011?
Yay Task - The word Duchess or Cambridge is in the title.

4: Art/Literature: Which 1963 Anthony Burgess novel depicts a nightmarish future, aptly portrayed in the 1971 film starring Malcolm McDowell as a "droog"?
Yay Task - Read the book, A Clockwork Orange. Or, there is a clock on the cover.

5: Science: In which Scandinavian country is the 13-foot Norwegian Spruce that's the oldest tree on earth, having seen 9500 birthdays?
Yay Task - The book is set in Sweden or is written by a Swedish author.

6: Sport: On which side of his face does Mike Tyson sport a tribal tattoo?
Yay Task - The word "Left" is in the title.

Card 22

1. Westminster Abbey ~ Y
2. the Bear ~ Y
3. 1970 ~ N
4. Paul ~ Y
6. Royal Flush ~ Y

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Card 22 Questions & Recommendations

1. Geography: Britain's Prince William married Katie Middleton in which London church?
Yay Task - The book is set in an abbey or the word "Abbey" is in the title.
The Crowfield Curse by Pat Walsh
A Morbid Taste for Bones by Ellis Peters

2. Entertainment: What part did the stuntman Glenn Ennis play in the award-winning film, the Revenant?
Yay Task - There is a bear on the cover, or the word "Bear" is in the title.
BearTown by Fredrik Backman

3. History: In which year was the first successful human heart transplant performed? - 1967, 1970, or 1977?
Nay Task - The cover has a heart on it, or the title has the word "Heart" in it.

4: Art/Literature: Which of the Beatles asked Isaac Asimov to write a screenplay for a sci-fi movie musical in 1974?
Yay Task - A main character is a knight.

6: Sport: In poker, what is it called when your hand includes an ace, king, queen , jack and ten all in the same suit?
Yay Task - The theme is about a royal family.

Card 23

1. no idea ~ N
2. the Flintstones ~ Y
3. Wolfhound ~ N
4. Princess Diana ~ Y
5. Crab Nubula ~ Y
6. Walrus ~ N

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Card 23 Questions & Recommendations

1. Geography: Whose body was buried in the Smithsonian in 1905, making it the first time the British gent who founded the museum ever "visited" the US?
Nay task - The setting is a museum.

2. Entertainment: On which animated 1960's TV series were the household appliances powered by animals?
Yay Task - A main character's name is Fred, Wilma, Barney, or Betty.

3. History: What canine breed is not only the state dog of Pennsylvania, but was also used by nobility in the 16th Century to hunt boar?
Nay Task - The book is set in Pennsylvania.

4: Art/Literature: Whose 1981 engagement ring, valued then at $47,000, is a 12 carat blue sapphire surrounded by 14 diamonds in a white gold setting?
Yay Task - The cover has a crown on it.

5: Science: What "leggy" cluster of space dust in the Taurus constellation is the remains of a star that exploded in 1054?
Yay Task - The cover has a grouping of stars depicting a nebula or galaxy.

6: Sport: Which one of these critters was added to Barnum's Animal Crackers per a 2002 consumer poll - koala, penguin, or walrus?
Nay Task - There is a wild animal on the cover
Mama's Last Hug: Animal Emotions and What They Tell Us about Ourselves by Frans de Waal

Card 24

✽1. Vesuvius ~ Y
2. Garfield ~ N
3. Joseph Mengela ~ N
4. Irish ~ Y
6. No Sushi ~ N

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Card 24 Questions & Recommendations

2. Entertainment: What is the name of the ginger tabby in the 1979 film, Alien?
Nay Task - The main character has ginger coloured hair (red).

3. History: Who was captured on Aug 4, 1944 in a warehouse on the Prinsengracht Canal in Amsterdam?
Nay Task - The book is set in the Netherlands, or is written by a Dutch author.

4: Art/Literature: What is the nationality of Bram Stoker, the author of Dracula - German, Irish, or Transylvanian?
Yay Task - Book is set in Ireland, or is written by an Irish author.

6: Sport: What is the name of the Japanese dish of slivered raw fish served without rice?
Nay Task - There is fish on the cover, or the word "Fish" is in the title.



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✽1. Geography: The ancient Roman town of Pompeii was destroyed - and preserved - by the eruption of which volcano in 79 C.E.?
Yay Task - There are mountains on the cover.
The Bitterroots by C.J. Box
3.24.20
Pages ~ 311

Card 25

1. Brad Pitt ~ Y
2. not Hitchcock ~ N
3. LaSalle ~ N
✽5. Sinkhole ~ Y
✽6. Coppertone ~ Y

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Card 25 Questions & Recommendations

1. Geography: Which actor was effectively banned from China after portraying Heinrich Harner in the 1997 movie Seven Years in Tibet?
Yay Task - Read a book with the same title as one of Brad Pitt's movies. Brad Pitt Filmography
~ No Way Out
~ No Man's Land
~ The Favor
~ Troy
~ God Grew Tired of Us
~ Year of the Dog
~ The Tree of Life
~ True Story (Kate Reed Petty)

2. Entertainment: Which director has cameos in his classic films, Halloween, Escape from New York, and The Thing?
Nay Task - The title has the word "Halloween", "Escape", or "Thing" in it.
The Next Thing on My List by Jill Smolinski

3. History: What French explorer claimed what is now known as Canada for France in 1534?
Nay Task - The book is set in the 1500's.



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✽5: Science: What is the term for a natural depression in a land surface formed by the dissolution and collapse of a cavern roof?
Yay Task - In Mexico, it's called a cenote. The book is set in Mexico or is written by a Mexican author.
The Murmur of Bees by Sofía Segovia
Completed ~ 3.5.20
Pages ~ 471

✽6: Sport: Which product's labelling once depicted an image of a Native American chief with the politically incorrect slogan, "Don't be a Paleface"?
Yay Task - The cover has a beach scene.
Floating Twigs by Charles Tabb
Completed ~ 4.6.20
Pages ~ 398

Card 26

1. Ragu ~ N
2. Colin Firth~ Y
3. Edgar Allan Poe ~ Y
4. Italy, India, .... ~ N
5. Chocolate ~ Y
6. no idea ~ N

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Card 26 Questions & Recommendations

1. Geography: What North African stew is also the name of the dish it is cooked in?
Nay Task - Cover has a stove, oven, or cooking pots on it.

2. Entertainment: Who played George VI in The King's Speech?
Yay Task - The book was made into a movie that won an academy award.
Terms of Endearment by Larry McMurtry

3. History: Who is the Pre-Civil War author of a short story about a beating heart beneath the floorboards?
Yay Task - Read an anthology of Poe's stories, or a book about Poe.

4: Art/Literature: Which trio of countries, all starting with the same letter, does Elizabeth Gilbert journey to in her memoir Eat Pray Love?
Nay Task - The title has the word "Eat", "Pray", or "Love" in it.

5: Science: The cacao tree, whose botanical name translates to "food of the gods" produces a bean used to make what?
Yay Task - The title has the word "Cocoa" or "Chocolate" in it.

6: Sport: Which Scottish competition includes contests in Highland dancing, hammer throwing, and caber tossing?
Nay Task - The story has a competition/contest in it. It doesn't need to be a main theme, just so long as the event is significant.

Card 27

1. Rwanda ~ N
2. Band of Brothers ~ Y
3. Whale ~ Y
4. PEI ~ Y
5. DNK ~ N
6. Fishing ~ Y

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Card 27 Questions & Recommendations

1. Geography: Which African country gained its independence from Sudan in 2011?
Nay Task - The book was originally published in 2011.
The Bird Sisters by Rebecca Rasmussen

2. Entertainment: Which HBO World War II miniseries stars a bunch of Brits as American soldiers in the US Army's Easy Company?
Yay Task - Title has the word "Band" or "Brother" in it.
Brother Betrayed by Danielle Raver

3. History: Historically, parts from which animal were used to stiffen corsets?
Yay Task - The cover has a whale on it, or the word "Whale" is in the title.

4: Art/Literature: In which Canadian Province does Anna of Green Gables live?
Yay Task - The book is set in one of the 4 Maritime Provinces of Canada (Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland/Labrador).

5: Science: Which lake in Central Asia, once the fourth largest in the world, has shrunk by 90% because of drought and diversion of the rivers that once fed it?
Nay Task - The word "Lake" is in the title.

6: Sport: Jigs, spoons, and flies are used in which sport?
Yay Task - The title contains a word in which ""Fish" or "Lure" is the root word. Eg. Fishes, Fishing, Luring, Lured.

Card 28

1. Bahamas ~ N
2. Barbara Streisand ~ Y
3. Jello ~ Y
4. Grimm ~ N
6. Steering Wheel ~ N

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Card 28 Questions & Recommendations

1. Geography: The capital city of which island was the starting point of Diana Nyad's epic 103 mile swim to Key West in 2013?
Nay Task - The book was originally published in 2013.
The Little Paris Bookshop by Nina George

2. Entertainment: What legendary singer, absent from the late night talk show circuit for 47 years, paid Jimmy Fallon a visit in 2014?
Yay Task - Main character is Barbara or Johnny.

3. History: Which company gave away free dessert molds to Ellis Island Immigrants in the early 1900's as a welcoming gift?
Yay Task - The title's first word starts with a J.

4: Art/Literature: Which Broadway musical and 2014 movie is based on Grimm Brother's fairy tales?
Nay Task - Genre is a retelling of a fairy tale.
The True Story of Hansel and Gretel by Louise Murphy
Completed ~ 4.7.20
Pages ~ 320

6: Sport: In 2013, which Monopoly piece was replaced with a cat?
Nay Task - The cover has a housecat on it.

Card 29

1. :shrug: ~ N
✽ 2. Helen Miren ~ Y
3. Tiennamen Square ~ Y
4. Amadaus ~ Y
6. Madame Curie ~ Y

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Card 29 Questions & Recommendations

1. Geography: What flag is yellow and white and features two crossed gold keys that were mentioned in the New Testament?
Nay Task - The cover has a key on it.


3. History: Which June 4, 1989 Chinese military crackdown effectively ended a vibrant student democracy movement?
Yay Task - The book is set in Modern Day China.

4: Art/Literature: Which play won a Tony Award in 1980 that depicted the rivalry between Salieri & Mozart?
Yay Task - The title is a single word starting with "A".

6: Sport: What scientist wore her blue lab dress instead of a wedding gown when she married her husband Pierre in 1895?
Yay Task - The book is set in Poland or is written by a Polish author.
Skeletons at the Feast by Chris Bohjalian
Completed ~ 4.9.20
Pages ~ 372
Setting is western Prussia, which would be Poland today.
(alternative slot card #12, Task refugees)

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2. Entertainment: Which actress claims she cried when she was shown her wardrobe for the role of the monarch in the 2006 film, The Queen?
Yay Task - The book won a Goodreads award in any year.
Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid
Completed ~ 3.29.20
Pages ~ 355

Card 30

✽1. The Louvre ~ N
2. Moonrise Kingdom ~ N
3. Galileo ~ Y
4. Bradbury ~ Y
5. Love ~ N

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Card 30 Questions & Recommendations


2. Entertainment: Which of the following is not a Wes Anderson movie - Fantastic Mr Fox, Moonrise Kingdom, or Napoleon Dynamite?
Nay Task - There is a fox on the cover, or the word "Fox" is in the title.

3. History: Which 16th-century Italian astronomer's middle finger is displayed at the Florence History of Science Museum?
Yay Task - The word "Universe" is in the title.

4: Art/Literature: What author of Something Wicked This Way Comes is descended from a Salem witch, who luckily avoided the hangman's noose in 1692?
Yay Task - The book is set in Illinois.
Where the Forest Meets the Stars by Glendy Vanderah

5: Science: Which unlikely phrase describes the creepy feeling we might get when we see a robot the looks just a little too human?
Nay Task - Theme is artificial intelligence.

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✽1. Geography: At which French landmark would you find the Hall of Mirrors?
Nay Task - The cover has a historic or landmark building on it.
They Both Die at the End by Adam Silvera
Completed ~ 2.7.20
Pages ~ 373
One World Trade Center (NYC) is on the cover

I'm finished with the first 10 card responses. I'm going to stop there and rest my weary brain cells.

I'm kind of surprised how good a GUESSER I am. LOL

I liked the multiple choice questions. At least I had a chance to guess correctly.

Janice --

Double check the answer to #1 for card #16. I'm pretty sure that it's the equator. I taught earth science for several years. The numbers for latitude get bigger as you move toward the poles.

Stopping at 18 for now. It's past my bedtime!

♞ Pat wrote: "Janice --

Double check the answer to #1 for card #16. I'm pretty sure that it's the equator. I taught earth science for several years. The numbers for latitude get bigger as you move toward the p..."

I googled and the North Pole is 90 degrees north. Trivial Pursuit made an error! I will change the question to "what is 90 degrees north" instead of zero. It will make the least impact on the challenge. If I change the answer to "equator", I'll have to rewrite the task and people have already been selecting books for Christmas theme.

Thanks for bringing that to my attention.

COMPLETION POST
BADGE 1 BOOK 1
Card 2 ~ Task 1

1. Geography: Which city became the first to die its river green on St. Patrick's Day, a tradition that dates back to 1962?
Nay Task - Cover is 75% green.

Trail of Broken Wings by Sejal Badani
~ 378 pgs
97.9% Green as assessed by "Tin Eye"
Completed ~ 1.1.20
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COMPLETION POST
BADGE 1 BOOK 2
Card 18 ~ Task 4

4: Art/Literature: Which bald, mute drumming sensation got their start creating impromptu performance art on the streets of NYC in the late 80's?
Yay Task - Cover is 75% blue.

Things You Save in a Fire by Katherine Center
~ 320 pgs
80.1% blue as assessed by Tin Eye
Completed ~ 1.2.20
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COMPLETION POST
BADGE 1 BOOK 3
Card 9 ~ Task 3

3. History: Name the German aviator in a red Fokker tri-plane, shot down over the Somme River, on Apr 21, 1918 in WW1?
Yay Task - The cover has an airplane on it.

The Girl They Left Behind by Roxanne Veletzos
~ 353 pgs
Completed ~ 1.2.20
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COMPLETION POST
BADGE 1 BOOK 4
Card 19 ~ Task 2

2. Entertainment: The film Ghost World, which features Scarlett Johansson and Thora Birch as two outsider teens, is based on a graphic novel by whom?
Nay Task - The book is a ghost story.

Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo
~ 458 pgs
Wikipedia says, "...The novel follows unlikely Yale University freshman 20-year-old Galaxy "Alex" Stern, a high school drop out and homicide survivor who can see ghosts called "grays". "
Completed ~ 1.5.20
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COMPLETION POST
BADGE 1 BOOK 5
Card 20 ~ Task 2

2. Entertainment: What band smashed the Billboard record for most weeks at the top of the charts with their 80's inspired anthem, "Shut Up And Dance"?
Nay Task - The book is set in the 1980's.

Magic America by C.E. Medford
~ 244 pgs
Hope lives in an alternative Trenton, New Jersey of the 1980s
Completed ~ 1.6.20
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JANICE ~

I am SO sorry. I thought I understood how this worked, but when I went back and reread the information on reporting, I see that I didn't understand AT ALL. I've been keeping everything in a single thread post and was going to put them all together at once.

SO SORRY!

I'm on board now and promise you won't have to deal with this again. :-( I feel terrible.

No problem, Pat. It looks like you have it sorted for the most part. One correct is to state which badge you are working on - So badge 1, book 1.

The reason for this is that you are allowed to read ahead. If you read another task under card 20 (for example), you can report it as Badge 3, and whatever sequential book number it fits. You don't need to wait till you're finished badge 1 & 2.

I'll come back and verify your books tomorrow. I'm trying to fight off the flu and I think.. no, I won't say it.

Janice wrote: "No problem, Pat. It looks like you have it sorted for the most part. One correct is to state which badge you are working on - So badge 1, book 1...."

Done.

Also - for my own tracking purposes, once I finish a task can I delete it or move it in the question post so that I can keep track better of which ones are done and which ones are left to do?

For example, in my post #4 here, can I delete the Task #1 or move it out of the way to the bottom of that post?

And just to help you keep track, you're verifying posts #38-42....

You can organize your thread any way you like, just don't delete your reporting posts.

You can delete the task or strike it out using the < s > text < /s >. Remove the spaces in the formatting and it will look like test

✔️ - verified to here.

COMPLETION POST
BADGE 1 BOOK 6
Card 29 ~ Task 5

5: Science: In Argentina in the 1890's, which type of evidence was first used to accurately solve a crime?
Yay Task - The genre is crime that is solved by the police. "Crime" needs to be on the main book page and it's required that you explain that it is a police procedural.

Echo Park by Michael Connelly
~ 405 pgs
Harry Bosch, main character, is a detective for the LAPD Cold Case Unit. The book is about his solving an old homicide. Tagged as Crime by 362 users. Mystery/Crime appears on the book's main page.
Completed ~ 1.8.20
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Wow! Six books read already! That's impressive, Pat!