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Challenges: Year Long Main 2021
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Pragya's 2017 Survey Homework
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1. What is your name? (First, Last, Middle, Nickname) – Read a book that contains one of your names in some way – author, title, character.2. What is your favourite sport? – Read a book that is either about your favourite sport or one of the characters plays that sport. You could also chose a book where the cover shows that sport.
3. What colour are your eyes? – Read a book where the colour of your eyes is the main colour of the cover, or the word is in the title.
4. Have you ever had a broken bone? – If yes, read a book with the word “Bone” in the title. If no, read a book about archeology (the character may be an archeologist, the book may be set in a museum, etc)
5. What is your favourite movie? – If the movie is an adaptation, read the book that inspired the movie. Or, read a book that is written by the same author. Or, read a book that has the same title. If the movie is not an adaptation, read a book with a similar theme or has the same title.
6. What is your favourite book? – Read it again. Or, read a book that has the same title. Or read a book by the same author. If you can’t find the same title, or the author only has the one book, go to the book page and click on “Readers Also Enjoyed”. Select a book from the list.
7. Pick a number between 1 and 10. – Select a series and read the book that corresponds to that number. Or, read a book with the number in the title.
8. What is your favourite holiday? – Read a book that is about that holiday, set during that holiday, or has the name in the title.
9. What is your relationship status? – Read a book with that word in the title, or where the main character or author shares that status. Or…. Get creative. What kind of book will be representative?
10. Are you right or left handed? – Read a book with that word in the title.
11. What is your birthday month? – Read a book with the selected month in the title, or set during that 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.) – Read a book featuring that type of pet. Or, read a book with that pet in the title.
13. What is your favourite type of food? (Chinese, Italian, Mexican, etc) – Read a book set in the country or region of choice. (Chinese – set in China, Italian – set in Italy, etc.) If you chose a type of food that is not specific to a country, what region would you find it prevalent? Read a book set in that region. For example – Seafood would be prevalent in the coastal areas of Canada, United States, among others.
14. What is something you use daily? (brush, computer, car, get creative) - Read a book with that word in the title. Or, is on the cover. Or…. Get creative. What kind of book will represent that item?
15. What is your shoe size? (No halves; roll up to next number) – Select that number of books on your TBR, put them into the Fruit Machine (or another randomizer), and read the one that is selected. If you used European sizes, convert to US using this site: https://www.softmoc.com/ca/shoesize.asp That will reduce the number of books you need to plug into the Fruit Machine.
16. What is your favourite Ice cream flavour? – Read a book that either represents that flavour by the colour of the cover, or in the title. You may also chose a book that represents that flavour in some way.
17. What is your country of birth? – Read a book set in that country, or written by an author that was also born in that country.
18. What is your favourite season? – Read a book with either the season in the title, or set in that season.
19. What is your current desk top picture? – Interpret that desk top picture any way you like. Read a book that represents that interpretation. For example, mine is a magnified picture of a frozen soap bubble. I could interpret it as ice, or alien landscape, or bubble. I could read a book with “Ice” in the title, a book set on an alien planet, or has bubbles on the cover. The gophering could be endless on this one.
20. What is your preferred mode of transport? – Read a book with your selection on the cover, or in the title, or it plays a significant role in the book.
21. How many candles were on your last birthday cake? – Go to your TBR and order the shelf by number. Read the book that corresponds to your answer. If you picked “none” or “zero” as your answer, your number will be 100.
22. Have you been in an accident? – If yes, read a book set in a hospital, or with the word “accident” in title. If no, read a book that is a thriller, in which an accident is a high probability.
23. Do you prefer a shower or bath? – Read a book with your selected word in the title, or depicted on the cover.
24. Name a place you’d like to visit. – Read a book set in that location.
25. What is your favourite genre? – Read a book in that genre.
26. Do you prefer a car or truck? – Read a book with your selection on the cover or in the title.
27. Do you have a tattoo? – Read a book that represents your tattoo in some way. For example, if you have a tattoo of a rose, your book choice could have a rose on the cover, in the title, or a proper name of the author or character. If you don’t have a tattoo, read a book with a tattoo on the cover, or represents a tattoo that you would want if you were to get one.
28. Do you prefer Classic or Contemporary? – If Classic, read a book published in 1800 – 1899. If Contemporary, read a book published in 2000 – 2017.
29. What is your favourite flower? – Read a book with that selection on the cover or in the title. Or, read a book that you feel represents that flower in some way.
30. Have you been to Europe? Where? – Read a book set in that location. If you haven’t been to Europe, read a book set in a European country you would like to visit.
31. If you could meet anyone famous, infamous, notorious… who would it be? – read a biography, autobiography, memoir, or historical fiction about that person. Or, read a book that is representative of that person.
32. What is the feature you are most often complimented on? – Read a book with that feature on the cover or in the title.
33. Would you rather encounter a ghost, an alien, or neither? – If ghost, read a ghost story. If alien, read a story with aliens in it. If neither, read a book about another supernatural being other than a ghost or alien (werewolf, vampire, witch, succubus, etc).
34. What is your favourite animal (other than domestic pets)? – Read a book with that creature on the cover, in the title, or in the story.
35. What type of holiday do you prefer? (Beach, Mountain, Camping, exotic, etc) – Read a book in that setting or that represents your choice.
36. If you had to lose one of the 5 senses, which would you prefer it to be? – Read a book with that word in the title, or read a book where a character is afflicted by that same loss.
37. Who is your favourite author? – Read either a book by that author, or a book recommended by that author.
38. Do you prefer tea, coffee, or water? – If tea or coffee, read a book with the word in the title, or set in a country where that beverage is a huge export (ie China for tea, Brazil for coffee). If water, read a book with the word in the title, or set on/near a large body of water.
39. What is your birthstone using the US 2016 listing: (https://www.americangemsociety.org/en...) – Read a book with that gemstone on the cover, in the title, or the colour of that gemstone is the colour of the cover.
40. What is your favourite fruit? – Read a book with that fruit on the cover, in the title, or the colour of that fruit is the colour of the cover.
41. Issue you are passionate about (abortion, euthanasia, animal rights… etc) – Read a book where this issue is prominent or is represented in some way. It may be fiction or non-fiction.
42. Would you rather explore in space or undersea? – Read a book in that setting.
43. To what time period would you like to time travel? – Read a book either set in that time period, or published in that time period. Or, read a book about time travel where the character’s time travelled to that period.
44. Do you prefer shoes or bare feet? – Read a book where your selection is on the cover or in the title, or get creative and find a book that represents your choice.
45. Do you prefer green or black olives? Neither? Read a book with either a predominantly green or black cover depending on your answer. If you said “neither”, read a book with a predominantly white cover. Aim for at least 75% of the cover so that when you look at the cover, it screams green, black or white depending on your choice.
46. What is your Zodiac sign? – This one is wide open. Read a book that represents your zodiac sign in some way. Mine is Sagittarius (the archer). I could read a book with Sagittarius in the title, Archer in the title, author named Archer, bow and arrow on the cover, horse on the cover, a Western with Indians (bow & arrow).
47. What is your height in inches? – Go to your TBR shelf and sort by number. Read the book that matches your answer. If you don’t have that many books on your TBR, select a listopia on a topic you are interested and read the book with the corresponding number to your height.
48. Who is someone you miss? – Read a book that represents that person in some way. I miss my mother, so I could read a book with “Mother” in the title, a biography of Mother Theresa, where the main character is a mother, a book with a mother holding her baby on the cover, etc.
49. What is your hobby? – Read a book that represents that hobby in some way.
50. What language would you like to learn to speak? – Read a book that was translated from that language to one you do speak. Or, chose a book where a character speaks that language. For example, if you chose Gaelic, you could read any of the books in the Outlander series.
rules: Part 1: The challenge is to read 12 books throughout the year based on the answers you made to the survey. You will receive a badge for completion of the challenge.
Part 2: Read an additional 12 books
Part 3: Read all 50 books.
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When you complete a book for the challenge, you need to leave a new message in your personal thread explaining the following:
- a countdown of the badges you read - Part 1: 1/12, 2/12, 3/12, etc. If you are working on subsequent badges, you will need to preface with Part 2 or Part 3.
- the book you read, link to it and the cover
- the question it relates to
- an explanation as to how the book you chose relates to your answer to the question
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General Rules:
1. You must read 12 different books. You may not count one book for two questions. You may not repeat a question. For example, you can't read two books for question 1 and leave out question 2.
2. You may not combine books with the Monthly Challenge.
3. The challenge is from January 1, 2017 to December 31, 2017. You must start and complete your books within the year AND within the time that you start the challenge. If you are late to start the challenge, you may not count books prior to when you start even if they were started/read after January 1.
4. Books must be at least 175 pages long. They may be any genre (unless specified in a task) and in any format (audiobook, ebook, hardcover/paperback). In the case where the edition you read does not specify page numbers, we will go with the edition from the Goodread’s search function.
5. If a task refers to the title, the subtitle doesn’t count.
6. If a task refers to the cover, it will be based on the cover of the issue you decide to read.
7. You will need to start your own reporting thread in this folder to track your progress. There will be a thread set up to report your success in completing the challenge and requesting your badge.
You'd like to visit Ireland too Pragya?Me too.
I would love to visit Ireland, too. Long ago now, I got to visit England and Scotland for 10 days with my grandmother. That was back in 1983. She was 80, and I was 21. She passed away 4 years later. I still miss her so much. Glad to see you back here more, Pragya. My spouse is also Leo. I like your answer about wanting to meet Leo Tolstoy. I love trains, too, very much. But love even more when I can walk to places in my every day life... to buy groceries, mail letters, go to a park, etc.
siriusedward wrote: "You'd like to visit Ireland too Pragya?Me too."
Let's go together. :D
Tejas Janet wrote: "I would love to visit Ireland, too. Long ago now, I got to visit England and Scotland for 10 days with my grandmother. That was back in 1983. She was 80, and I was 21. She passed away 4 years later..."I'm very sorry to hear about your grandmother, TJ.
I went to England and Scotland in 2015 but could not travel to Ireland then. After watching P.S. I love you, it has been on the top of my list to travel to. Hopefully someday soon.
Oh I love walking too but it's so chaotic and people are everywhere which makes me not enjoy walking unless I'm on the hills or a sparsely populated country.
Part 1#1- 3. What colour are your eyes? Black
Black cover
#2 -13. What is your favourite type of food? (Chinese, Italian, Mexican, etc) Indian
Book set in India
#3-16. What is your favourite Ice cream flavour? Choco chip
Brown and black color -
#4 -17. What is your country of birth? India
Book set in India
#5 -18. What is your favourite season? Winter
word in title
#6- 20. What is your preferred mode of transport? Train
In the title
#7 - 22. Have you been in an accident? Yes
Set in a place where the patient is cared for - akin to hospital
#8 - 25. What is your favourite genre? Young Adult
young adult genre
#9 - 28. Do you prefer Classic or Contemporary? Contemporary Contemporary genre
#10- 30. Have you been to Europe? Where? (If you live in Europe, specify country other than your own.) United Kingdom
Set in London
#11 - 35. What type of holiday do you prefer? (Beach, Mountain, Camping, exotic, etc) Beach
Crucial role of sea
#12 - 38. Do you prefer tea, coffee, or water? Green tea
Based in China
Part 1#1- Task 3. What colour are your eyes? Black
Black cover
Part 1#2 -Task 13. What is your favourite type of food? (Chinese, Italian, Mexican, etc)
Indian
Book set in India
Part 1#3- Task 16. What is your favourite Ice cream flavour?
Choco chip
Brown color
Part 1 (4/12)#4 - Task 17. What is your country of birth?
India
Book set in India
Part 1 (5/12)#5 -18. What is your favourite season?
Winter
Word in title
Part 1 (6/12)#6- 20. What is your preferred mode of transport?
Train
In the title
Part 1 (7/12)#7 - Task 22. Have you been in an accident?
Yes
Set in a place where the patient is cared for - akin to hospital
Part 1 (8/12)#8 - Task 25. What is your favourite genre?
Young Adult
Young adult genre
Part 1 (9/12)#9 - Task 28. Do you prefer Classic or Contemporary? Contemporary
Contemporary genre
Part 1 (10/12)#10- Task 30. Have you been to Europe? Where? (If you live in Europe, specify country other than your own.)
United Kingdom
Set in London
Part 1 (11/12)#11 - Task 35. What type of holiday do you prefer? (Beach, Mountain, Camping, exotic, etc)
Beach
Crucial role of sea
Congratulations on finishing the challenge, Pragya! Are you going to continue with part 2?
Thank you so much, Cherie, Rusalka and TJ.I have never completed a yearly challenge so this is new to me. I will definitely try for part 2, Cherie. Part 3 is not do-able. Haha.
Well, technically, you have finished the challenge. :o)As Janice set it up, you could be done with 12 books and get a badge, or do another 12 and get a second badge for part 2. Knowing the rest of us though, she created a 3rd badge for finishing the rest of the 26 books left from the list of 50 questions.
There are groups where there are 50 + book challenges for a season, every quarter of the year. I can't even finish the 50 tasks in this challenge spaced over the entire year.I design the annual challenges to account for most reading speeds. That's why we have badges at 12, 24 & beyond.
And thats great..esp. with yhe monthly challenges and the topplers ....Thanks to the moderators for coming up with such great tasks .
Yes, I thank you, Janice from the bottom of my heart to have made it do-able for people like me. :DYay, Cherie, my first annual challenge finish! :D
Part 2 (1/12)#1 - Task 5. What is your favourite movie? – If the movie is an adaptation, read the book that inspired the movie. Or, read a book that is written by the same author. Or, read a book that has the same title. If the movie is not an adaptation, read a book with a similar theme or has the same title.
P. S. I love you
Read a book by the same author
The Gift
Part 2 (2/12)#2 - Task 39. What is your birthstone using the US 2016 listing: (https://www.americangemsociety.org/en...)
Peridot (green color)
Green cover
Way to Go
Part 2 (3/12)#3- Task 40. What is your favourite fruit?
Mango (yellow cover)
Yellow cover
Tuck Everlasting
Part 2 (4/12)#4 - Task 41. Issue you are passionate about (abortion, euthanasia, animal rights… etc)
Rights for the homosexual
Is a book based on coming out including discrimination, bullying etc
Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda
Part 2 (5/12)#5 - Task 45. Do you prefer green or black olives? Neither?
Black
Black cover
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
Part 2 (6/12)#6- Task 46. What is your Zodiac sign?
Leo
Lion is an important part of the story.
Part 2 (7/12)#7- Task 48. Who is someone you miss?
A-Love of my life
love in the title
Of Love and Other Demons
Part 2 (8/12)#8- Task 49. What is your hobby?
Reading
Book about reading
Pragya wrote: "Part 2 (4/12)#4 - Task 41. Issue you are passionate about (abortion, euthanasia, animal rights… etc)
Rights for the homosexual
Is a book based on coming out, not really about the rights.
Your ve..."
I would think the person coming out would encounter issues and discrimination, so it would count.
Janice wrote: "Pragya wrote: "Part 2 (4/12)#4 - Task 41. Issue you are passionate about (abortion, euthanasia, animal rights… etc)
Rights for the homosexual
Is a book based on coming out, not really about the ..."
Yes, true. Thank you. :D
Part 2 (10/12)#10 Task 9. What is your relationship status? – Read a book with that word in the title, or where the main character or author shares that status. Or…. Get creative. What kind of book will be representative?
Beautiful Disaster
This book is about a relationship which is beautiful but disastrous at the same time which is exactly what my relationship is like, at present.
You're missing the explanation as to how the book fits your answer.
Yes, Janice. I wasn't sure how to explain it. Have tried and edited.
Part 2 (11/12)#11. Task #19. What is your current desk top picture? – Interpret that desk top picture any way you like. Read a book that represents that interpretation. For example, mine is a magnified picture of a frozen soap bubble. I could interpret it as ice, or alien landscape, or bubble. I could read a book with “Ice” in the title, a book set on an alien planet, or has bubbles on the cover. The gophering could be endless on this one.
Mine is peanuts and characters playing in the snow.
Snow Country
Part 2 (12/12)#12 Task #1. What is your name? (First, Last, Middle, Nickname) – Read a book that contains one of your names in some way – author, title, character.
I share last name with the author.
Family Life
Congratulations on finishing Part 2!!!
Thank you so much, Cherie, Rusalka, and Lori. For the first time ever, I finished an annual challenge. Pretty proud of myself, haha. :D
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2. What is your favourite sport? Basketball
3. What colour are your eyes? Black
Nocturnes: Five Stories of Music and Nightfall4. Have you ever had a broken bone? No, thankfully
5. What is your favourite movie? P.S. I love you
6. What is your favourite book? Anna Karenina
7. Pick a number between 1 and 10. 8
8. What is your favourite holiday? Diwali
9. What is your relationship status? Dating
10. Are you right or left handed? Right
11. What is your birthday month? August
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.) Turtle
13. What is your favourite type of food? (Chinese, Italian, Mexican, etc) Indian
One Part Woman14. What is something you use daily? (brush, computer, car, get creative) Spoon
15. What is your shoe size? (No halves; roll up to next number) 8
16. What is your favourite Ice cream flavour? Choco chip
The Master and Margarita
17. What is your country of birth? India
Em and The Big Hoom18. What is your favourite season? Winter
19. What is your current desk top picture? Snoopy
20. What is your preferred mode of transport? Train
21. How many candles were on your last birthday cake? 4
22. Have you been in an accident? Yes
23. Do you prefer a shower or bath? Shower
24. Name a place you’d like to visit. Ireland
25. What is your favourite genre? Young Adult
26. Do you prefer a car or truck? Car
27. Do you have a tattoo? No
28. Do you prefer Classic or Contemporary? Contemporary
The Distance from Me to You29. What is your favourite flower? Orchid
30. Have you been to Europe? Where? (If you live in Europe, specify country other than your own.) United Kingdom
31. If you could meet anyone famous, infamous, notorious, who would it be? Leo Tolstoy
32. What is the feature on you are most often complimented? Nails
33. Would you rather encounter a ghost, an alien, or neither? Neither
34. What is your favourite animal (other than domestic pets)? Penguin
35. What type of holiday do you prefer? (Beach, Mountain, Camping, exotic, etc) Beach
36. If you had to lose one of the 5 senses, which would you prefer it to be? Smell
37. Who is your favourite author? Leo Tolstoy
38. Do you prefer tea, coffee, or water? Green tea
39. What is your birthstone using the US 2016 listing: (https://www.americangemsociety.org/en...) Peridot, Sardonyx, Spinel (Peridot-green)
40. What is your favourite fruit? Mango (yellow cover)
41. Issue you are passionate about (abortion, euthanasia, animal rights… etc) Rights for the homosexual
42. Would you rather explore in space or undersea? Undersea
43. To what time period would you like to time travel? 2030
44. Do you prefer shoes or barefeet? Barefeet
45. Do you prefer green or black olives? Neither? Black
46. What is your Zodiac sign? Leo
Moon Mountain47. What is your height in inches? 64
48. Who is someone you miss? A
49. What is your hobby? Reading
Tolstoy and the Purple Chair: My Year of Magical Reading50. What language would you like to learn to speak? French