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April 2026 Spell Challenge - April Fool's Day
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Edison
cereal
Copenhagen
painted dog
Sidd Finch
baseball
Plimpton
Surrey
Branson
radio
Little
Taco Bell
Liberty
Switcheroonie
comics
Blondie
Tesco
carrot
WestJet
luggage
Taipei
panda

April 2026 Scavenger - April Fools’ Day
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1. 1878 – Edison turns soil into cereal, water into wine
🔸 Read a book where someone eats cereal OR drinks wine; tell who -or- a book whose author's first and last initial are found in THOMAS EDISON; post a link to the author's GR page.

2. 1965 – New law - black dogs to be painted white
🔸Read a book where a dog plays a major role; tell the dog's name - or - a book with a predominantly black and white cover; post cover.

3. 1985- Sidd Finch pitches 168 mph while wearing one heavy hiker's boot
🔸 Read a book with a subtitle - or - a book where someone wears boots; tell who.

4. 1989 – British police investigate UFO and little green men
🔸 Read a book whose cover shows something glowing in the night sky; show cover - or - a book with a character who is full of "hot air"; tell who.

5. 1992 – Disgraced Richard Nixon enters the presidential race - again
🔸Read a book with the letter "X" in either the book title or author's name; if using author's name, provide a link to their GR page - or - a "little" book with between 150 and 225 pages; give page count.

6. 1996 – Taco Bell buys Liberty Bell
🔸 Taco Bell currently has over 8,400 locations worldwide. Read a book with over 8,400 ratings; tell the number of ratings - or - a book where the MC visits a landmark, monument or national park; tell which one.

7. 1997 – “Great Comics Switcheroonie”
🔸 Read a book where a character has blond hair; tell who - or - a book where a parent gives advice; tell what advice he/she gives.

8. 2002 – "Whistling Carrots"
🔸 Read a book with a predominantly orange cover; show cover - or - a book with double consonants in the title, such as those found in "caRRot."

9. 2008 – WestJet Airlines offers "sleeper cabins" in overhead luggage bins
🔸 Read a book where someone falls asleep in a public or unusual place; tell who and where - or - a book with a directional word in the title (e.g. West, up, left, right, over, under).

10. 2009 – Too much sex reveals pandas are actually painted brown bears
🔸 Read a book that features a zoo animal; tell what animal - or - a book whose location begins with a letter in PANDA; tell location.