You'll love this one...!! A book club & more discussion

In order to participate in the 2017 Annual Challenge, you must complete this survey first.

I would recommend that you set up your own personal thread in this folder and answer the questions there. If you would prefer to maintain anonymity, you may answer them privately using a spreadsheet or word document on your computer/device. Please note that once you have answered the questions, you may not change them. We will use the honour system and trust that everyone will comply.

How will these questions relate to books? You'll have to wait until the remainder of the challenge is posted.

Here goes:

1. What is your name? (First, Last, Middle, Nickname – you only need to pick one if you prefer. Feel free to list them all.)
2. What is your favourite sport?
3. What colour are your eyes?
4. Have you ever had a broken bone?
5. What is your favourite movie?
6. What is your favourite book?
7. Pick a number between 1 and 10.
8. What is your favourite holiday?
9. What is your relationship status?
10. Are you right or left handed?
11. What is your birthday month?
12. Do you have a pet? What is it? Don’t have a pet? Adopt a pet that someone in your immediate circle has (mother, brother, sister, friend, etc.)
13. What is your favourite type of food? (Chinese, Italian, Mexican, etc)
14. What is something you use daily? (brush, computer, car, get creative)
15. What is your shoe size? (No halves; roll up to next number)
16. What is your favourite Ice cream flavour?
17. What is your country of birth?
18. What is your favourite season?
19. What is your current desk top picture?
20. What is your preferred mode of transport?
21. How many candles were on your last birthday cake?
22. Have you been in an accident?
23. Do you prefer a shower or bath?
24. Name a place you’d like to visit.
25. What is your favourite genre?
26. Do you prefer a car or truck?
27. Do you have a tattoo?
28. Do you prefer Classic or Contemporary?
29. What is your favourite flower?
30. Have you been to Europe? Where? (If you live in Europe, specify country other than your own.)
31. If you could meet anyone famous, infamous, notorious, who would it be?
32. What is the feature on you are most often complimented?
33. Would you rather encounter a ghost, an alien, or neither?
34. What is your favourite animal (other than domestic pets)?
35. What type of holiday do you prefer? (Beach, Mountain, Camping, exotic, etc)
36. If you had to lose one of the 5 senses, which would you prefer it to be?
37. Who is your favourite author?
38. Do you prefer tea, coffee, or water?
39. What is your birthstone using the US 2016 listing: (https://www.americangemsociety.org/en...)
40. What is your favourite fruit?
41. Issue you are passionate about (abortion, euthanasia, animal rights… etc)
42. Would you rather explore in space or undersea?
43. To what time period would you like to time travel?
44. Do you prefer shoes or barefeet?
45. Do you prefer green or black olives? Neither?
46. What is your Zodiac sign?
47. What is your height in inches?
48. Who is someone you miss?
49. What is your hobby?
50. What language would you like to learn to speak?


Oh by the way - interpret these any way you chose. It's all about you.

Never have I looked forward to homework so much :D The challenge sounds like great fun already!

It will be so much fun reading everybody's answers to these questions :)

I read through them quickly, question about #30: I visited many countries in Europe, should I pick just one?

Peggy wrote: "I read through them quickly, question about #30: I visited many countries in Europe, should I pick just one?
..."

It's up to you. Pick one, pick two, or pick as many as you like.

I feel an evil laugh coming on....

I have a feeling that whatever it is I'm thinking right now will get a serious twist.

Some questions make sense for the challenge, some not at all.

I made a minor change to the first question - you may list as many or as few of your names as you like. You need at least one.

Exciting. I'll have a think on this and I'll submit my answers tomorrow. Is there a deadline for the answers?

Oh and I am looking forward to being nosy reading through everyone's answers.

This is the first piece of homework I have actually been looking forward to completing! :)

Can't wait to have a peek at everyone's answers.

Janice wrote: "Peggy wrote: "I read through them quickly, question about #30: I visited many countries in Europe, should I pick just one?
..."

It's up to you. Pick one, pick two, or pick as many as you like."

Does this apply to other questions as well? Such as favorite sport or hobby or language you want to speak, etc? Or should we just pick one?

I started answering these in a separate document. Some of them are difficult for me! My favorite food? Depends on my mood. lol I'm just going to have to choose one for several of the questions. :) I'm having fun filling it out.

Kristie, number 37 is definitely the hardest! My favorite author? I might be able to pick one for each genre.

... I take it 'holiday' means celebration i.e. Christmas, Easter etc? (not seaside / walking holiday etc)

lol! I know! Favorite book, movie, author... I'm struggling with those. Some of them are easy though. Someone I miss was easy for me and others where there is really only one answer, at least for me. lol I do know people that are ambidextrous or have two different colored eyes, etc. I'm guessing different people will find different questions easy or hard.

Those are exactly the ones I'm also struggling with Kristie. Also place I'd like to visit (how can I choose?) and famous person I want to meet.

Yes some will definitely be tricky to answer especially as I'm really indecisive.

I've done mine. Some were tricky but I got there in the end :)

Homework! Yay! o.O

Sarah wrote: "Exciting. I'll have a think on this and I'll submit my answers tomorrow. Is there a deadline for the answers?"

Not really. You'll need this completed before you start gophering. I will post the remainder of the challenge next Sunday. If I don't forget.

Kristie wrote: "Does this apply to other questions as well? Such as favorite sport or hobby or language you want to speak, etc? Or should we just pick one? "

I think you're safe to name multiples except where it asks for "favourite".

Homework ready for handing in ; )

I'm intrigued

Thanks Janice. Just been running through the questions with my partner for some additional insight.

A quick question about meeting someone famous - can they be fictional? As in a character from a film, series or book?

Sarah wrote: "A quick question about meeting someone famous - can they be fictional? As in a character from a film, series or book?"

I hope so... mine is (at the moment)

Janice wrote: "Kristie wrote: "Does this apply to other questions as well? Such as favorite sport or hobby or language you want to speak, etc? Or should we just pick one? "

I think you're safe to name multiples ..."

Thanks. :) I'll just pick one of my favorites then. I'm just picking one for most of them now anyway.

Sarah wrote: "A quick question about meeting someone famous - can they be fictional? As in a character from a film, series or book?"

You could do a fictional character, but you might make gophering pretty tough. But what's a challenge if it's too easy. Go for it.

Ok, I'm done, and totally curious.

These questions remind me of something we used to do as kids. We would prepare a pretty notebook with some questions and give it to friends to fill in. You had to answer the questions, but also draw some stuff and make "your" page in your friend's notebook pretty and unique.

I like that, Kirila. What a fun memory.

Homework done....looking forward to the big reveal :-)

My homework is done and my thread is posted.

My homework is finished too!

Janice...

I've answered the questions and posted my thread.

Lanelle wrote: "Janice...

"

Funny! The book I'm currently reading has a unicorn in it. He speaks with a Scottish accent. LOL!

Homework's complete and turned in.

I think I'm finished with my homework too. Some of it was quite difficult (best book...), some of it was really easy (olives? Yuk!). Looking forward to hearing the rest.

I am loving reading everyone's answers.

My homework is complete now too.

Kirila wrote: "These questions remind me of something we used to do as kids. We would prepare a pretty notebook with some questions and give it to friends to fill in. You had to answer the questions, but also dra..."
we had one too, my mum just found it recently in old boxes, that was a fun memory...

Kirila wrote: "These questions remind me of something we used to do as kids. We would prepare a pretty notebook with some questions and give it to friends to fill in. You had to answer the questions, but also dra..."

We did the same, Kirila! It was called "Friendship Notebook".

Kirila wrote: "These questions remind me of something we used to do as kids. We would prepare a pretty notebook with some questions and give it to friends to fill in. You had to answer the questions, but also dra..."

My children still have a book like that. My daughter took hers to school today to give to her teacher.

Sarah wrote: "I am loving reading everyone's answers.

My homework is complete now too."

Me, too! I really like that you get to know everyone a little better (well, supposing everyone's answers are at least a little honest;)!)

It's great fun looking at everyone's answers! :)

I am very curious now what the homework will mean for us and what we will be required to read as a result. We will all have very individual and unique challenges.

Me too! I can figure something out for some questions (like reading a book that has the thing you use every day on the cover), but have no clue about others (like having been in an accident). Oh! Maybe some are trick questions!

I am curious too. So, we will have the challenge on Sunday?

Ariane wrote: "I am curious too. So, we will have the challenge on Sunday?"

Yes, I think Janice said she will post the challenge on Sunday :) Can't wait!

Survey filled out, that was stressful and made my grumpy! lol

Mine is mostly filled out, but I haven't put it in my thread just yet. I'm only having a few minutes here and there to get things done. I probably won't finish it until this weekend because we moved yesterday and we are going out of town for a few days tomorrow. I'm a bit swamped with real life. lol I'll make sure I finish before looking at the challenge though. I can't wait to gopher! I'm working on finishing this year's challenge now. Almost there!

Filled mine in last night. Can't wait to see what's in store for us!