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Challenge #626MY WORDS#62-
ADJUST; BE; FRUGAL; CAN; CLEAN; CONSERVE; COVER; DO; OVER; EDIT; FREEZE; GUARD; POLISH; RECYCLE; REFINISH; RELINE; REMAKE; REPLACE; RESTORE; SALVAGE; SCRUB; SEW; SPLICE; STRAIGHTEN
Challenge #627MY WORDS#63
BUILD; CALCITE; CARVE; CAVERN; CEMENT; CHALK; CONCRETE; CUT; DOLOMITE; FOUNDATIONS; GRAVEL; GRAY; QUARRY; ROADS; ROCK; STALACTITE; STALAGMITE; WALLS; WHITE
TV Series completed and in progress:Completed:
Grace & Frankie
Hap & Leonard
The Kominsky Method
Schitt's Creek
Hollywood
The Amazing Mrs. Maisel
The Durells
The Crown
Longmire
The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Pose
In Progress:
Fleabag
Absolutely Fabulous
Abbot Elementary.
*****COMPLETED 8/13/20*****Challenge #628-ACATT
MEMBER TASK #37: DIANA
DATE: 09/01/20 - 09/30/20
see- https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
MEMBER TASK #37: DIANA
DATE: 09/01/20 - 09/30/20
You all have to look closely....I've switched things up a bit. The bold text may look the same, but the task may be different from before :)
1. DIANA:
✱Read a book in which the author's first name begins with D or the last name begins with A.- The Man Who Saw Everything by Deborah Levy - 8/13/20
2. BOOKS:
Diana has 1,166 books on her shelf.
✱Read a book in which you find the same two numbers listed together in the book's ISBN or ISBN13 (ex: 03078 77 191)- ISBN 0802122558- Euphoria by Lily King-8/3/20
3. GOODREADS/ACATT:
Diana joined Goodreads in July 2011. She has been a member of ACATT since September 2013.
✱Read a book published sometime between July 2011 and September 2013 (inclusive).- Published April 17th 2012- Let's Pretend This Never Happened: A Mostly True Memoir by Jenny Lawson 8/9/20
4. GENRES:
Diana loves all stories.
✱Read a book of your choice.- Barnaby Rudge by Charles Dickens-8/1/20-
5. BONUS:
✱Read a book set in the US.-set in Rhode Island-Death on the Cliff Walk by Mary Kruger 8/1/20-
*****COMPLETED 9/14/20*****TIMELYChallenge #629- WRC
SEPT 2020 FEATURED AUTHOR | Paula McLain
DATE: 09/01/20 - 09/30/20
see- https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
SEPT 2020 FEATURED AUTHOR | Paula McLain
DATE: 09/01/20 - 09/30/20
Our next featured author is Paula McLain.
125p. min.
*****1. PAULA MCLAIN:
☀Read a book by an author whose first and last initials are found in PAULA MCLAIN.- -Poirot Investigates by Agatha Christie-9/19/20
*****2. A TICKET TO RIDE:
Paula McLain's first novel is A Ticket to Ride.
☀Read a book in which the first letter of each title word can be found in A TICKET TO RIDE. No word count limit, but all words count.-
*****3. GENRES:
Ms. McLain writes Historical Fiction, Memoirs and Poetry.
☀Read a book tagged as Historical Fiction, Memoir or Poetry on the book's main page.-Memoir- Golden Bats & Pink Pigeons by Gerald Durrell-9/7/20
*****4. FRESNO TO CLEVELAND:
Paula McLain was born in Fresno, California. She currently resides in Cleveland, Ohio.
☀Read a book set in California - The Refugees by Viet Thanh Nguyen 9/23/20-
or Ohio.
5. BONUS:
Read a book written by Paula McLain.
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SPELL OUT:
Choose something related to this author to spell out by using the following: (1) first letter of the book's title, or (2) first letter of the author's first or last name. Below is a list to choose from, but you are welcome to use something of your own.
F- Goldfinger by Ian Fleming-9/14/20
R- The Island of South Georgia by Robert K. Headland-11/20/20
E- A Brief Conversion and Other Stories by Earl Lovelace-1/26/21
S- Sao Tome And Principe: From Plantation Colony To Microstate by Tony Hodges-
N- The Refugees by Viet Thanh Nguyen 9/23/20
O- Openly Bob by Bob Smith-12/6/20
Challenge #630- WRCRANDOM WTR #1
DATE: 09/01/20 - 00/00/00
125p. min.
see- https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Below is a list of 100 numbers. The challenge is to use these numbers to read books found in that position on your WTR list (Ex: for the number 75 below, you would read book #75 from your WTR list; however, you could also read book #5 and book #7 from your WTR). The order does not matter as long as each number is covered and corresponds to the number from your WTR list.
Posting Example:
90. ➜ 4389
WTR #4 - Books Can Be Deceiving|Jenn McKinlay|09.01.20
WTR #38 - The Royals|Kitty Kelley|10.25.20
WTR #9 - The Betrayal of the Blood Lily|Lauren Willig|11.26.20
List of Numbers:
1. ➜ 75
2. ➜ 149
3. ➜ 166
4. ➜ 210
5. ➜ 242
6. ➜ 250
7. ➜ 251
8. ➜ 288
9. ➜ 321
10. ➜ 366
11. ➜ 445
12. ➜ 484
13. ➜ 522
14. ➜ 645
15. ➜ 714
16. ➜ 718
17. ➜ 724
18. ➜ 778
19. ➜ 844
20. ➜ 922
21. ➜ 994
22. ➜ 1031
23. ➜ 1036
24. ➜ 1043
25. ➜ 1046
26. ➜ 1051
27. ➜ 1119
28. ➜ 1155
29. ➜ 1166
30. ➜ 1254
31. ➜ 1264
32. ➜ 1347
33. ➜ 1370
34. ➜ 1628
35. ➜ 1652
36. ➜ 1688
37. ➜ 1916
38. ➜ 1925
39. ➜ 1932
40. ➜ 2081
41. ➜ 2113
42. ➜ 2147
43. ➜ 2156
44. ➜ 2168
45. ➜ 2175
46. ➜ 2216
47. ➜ 2374
48. ➜ 2433
49. ➜ 2435
50. ➜ 2530
*****COMPLETED 7/21/22***** UNTIMELYChallenge #631- ACATT
see- https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
2020 Locations, A - Z
Date: 09/01/20 - 08/31/21
125p. min.
ACATT-Locations-2020
It's time to start looking for those locations, A to Z!
To complete the challenge, read a book set in a location that begins with a letter of the alphabet, working your way through from A to Z. It can be real or ficitonal.
For the difficult letters - Q, X, Y and Z - the letter need only appear in the name of the location. It does not need to be the first letter.
The challenge begins September 1, 2020 and will end August 31, 2021.
26/26
A-Australia- Blood and Circuses by Kerry Greenwood-1/5/21
B-Bahamas- Thunderball by Ian Fleming-3/4/21
C-Chipping Cleghorn, England- A Murder Is Announcedbook:A Murder Is Announced|16298] by Agatha Christie-1/3/21-
D-Detroit- Abbott by Saladin Ahmed-9/8/21
E-[England-book:Lettice and Lovage: A Comedy|315263] by Peter Shaffer-1/11/21
F-Florida- Goldfinger by Ian Fleming-9/14/20
G- Guinea Bissau: From Liberation Struggle To Independent Statehood by Carlos Lopes 10/16/20-
H- Hamina, Finland- The Man Who Died by Antti Tuomainen-10/30/20
I-Illinois- The Girl He Used to Know by Tracey Garvis Graves-2/27/21
J-Jamaica- For Your Eyes Only by Ian Fleming-1/6/21-
K-Kenya- The River Between by Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o-1/24/21
L-London- The Shoemaker's Holiday by Thomas Dekker 1/10/21
M-Mauritius- Golden Bats & Pink Pigeons by Gerald Durrell-9/7/20
N-New Hampshire- A Separate Peace by John Knowles-10/7/20
O-Oklahoma- That Was Then, This Is Now by S.E. Hinton -12/3/21-
P-Paris- Our Lady of the Flowers by Jean Genet 1/1/21
Q-Queen, NY- Too Much and Never Enough: How My Family Created the World's Most Dangerous Man by Too Much and Never Enough: How My Family Created the World's Most Dangerous Man-10/30/20
R-Rwanda- Baking Cakes in Kigali by Gaile Parkin-4/27/22
S- San Marino, the history in miniature: The very small history by Pierluigi Taddei-9/2/20
T-Trinidad- A Brief Conversion and Other Stories by Earl Lovelace-1/26/21
U-USA- The Amen Corner by James Baldwin-1/21/21
V-Vietnam- The Refugees by Viet Thanh Nguyen 9/23/20-
W-Washington D.C.--Unmanned by Brian K. Vaughan- 7/21/22-
X-New MeXico- Bless Me, Ultima by Rudolfo Anaya 3/3/21
Y-TokYo- My Brother's Husband, Volume 1 by Gengoroh Tagame-9/5/20- 352p.- 5/15/15
Z-SwitZerland-A Palm for Mrs. Pollifax by Dorothy Gilman-1/4/21
*****COMPLETED 12/10/20***** UNTIMELYChallenge #632- WRC
see- https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
HELLO FALL, 2020
DATE: 09/01/20 - 11/30/20
Time to pull out all things pumpkin! Fall is almost here!! Below is a list of some things you might encounter during the fall months. The challenge is to complete as many as you can by the end of the challenge.
There are five ways to complete an item, and these can be mixed/matched; however, you must read a minimum of 15 books in order to complete the challenge. A book may only be used one time.
Ways to Complete an Item:
(1) Title:
The first letter of each title word found in the item; no word count limit, but all words count.
(2) Author:
The author's first and last initials found in the item
(3) Cover:
The item is found on the cover. Please post the cover.
(4) Text:
The item or phrase can be found in the text of the book. Please provide page/location number, and sentence containing the word or phase. Word/phrase must be exact - no substitutions.
(5) Spell Out:
Spell out the item by using the first letter of a book title or the first letter of the author's first or last name. Please Note: If choosing this option to complete your challenge, you must spell out enough words to cover the 15 book minimum. For example: You could not simply spell out FALL, as it only represents four letters. You would need to spell out additional words to reach the 15 book minimum.
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Challenge Rules:
The page limit requirement is 125 pages unless otherwise specified;
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LIST OF ITEMS:
✔1. Apples-Author- A Long Walk to Water: Based on a True Story by Linda Sue Park 10/21/20
✔2. Autumn- Author-Too Much and Never Enough: How My Family Created the World's Most Dangerous Man by Mary L. Trump-10/30/20
*****3. Bonfire-Text- loc. 354 of Kindle edition of The Price of Paradise-"That number isn't even good enough to make a bonfire to warm our asses!" 9/1/20
✔4. Camping-Author- 2001: A Space Odyssey by Arthur C. Clarke-9/26/20
✔5. Cobweb-Text- p.124- Openly Bob-"Cobwebs draped each room like torn stockings..." 12/4/20
✔6. Cozy-pText-p.184- The Austere Academy- "...the evening actually began to feel rather cozy." 10/11/20
✔7. Cranberry-Author- Poirot Investigates by Agatha Christie-9/19/20-
✔8. Falling Leaves- Author- The Miserable Mill by Lemony Snicket-9/15/20- -
✔9. Fireside-Author- Goldfinger by Ian Fleming-9/14/20
✔10. Football- text-p.45- A Separate Peace-"...the Winslow Galbraith Memorial Football Trophy...." 10/3/20-
✔11. Halloween-TEXT-p.236- The Call of the Weird: Travels in American Subcultures-"She had a place in mind. A Halloween theme park." 12/4/20
✔12. Harvest-Author- - Text-p.32- The Man Who Died-"Sanni (chief picker and harvest coordinator)" 10/14/20-
✔13. Hiking-Text-p.169-The Refugees"...a safari hat and a powder blue North Face hiking jersey..." 9/23/20
✔14. October-Text p.109- Sao Tome And Principe: From Plantation Colony To Microstate-"...explained publicly a month later on October 24, Trovoada was accused..." 9/9/20
✔15. Pumpkin Patch-Author- San Marino, the history in miniature: The very small history by Pierluigi Taddei-9/2/20--
✔16. Scarecrow-Text-p.34- The Price of Paradise-"You look like a scarecrow."
✔17. Spider- Text-p.206-The Island of South Georgia-"Four species of spider are known from South Georgia..."11/16/20
✔18. Spooky-Text- p.110- Orange Crush- "This is spooky." 12/10/20-
✔19. Thanksgiving- Author- My Brother's Husband, Volume 1 by Gengoroh Tagame-9/5/20-
✔20. Turkey-Text- p.17- Agatha Raisin and the Terrible Tourist-"No, that is Little Turkey." 10/30/20
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*****COMPLETED 3/4/22***** TIMELYLast word= "indolence"
ACATT-Word Search: Watership Down | Part 2 (8/28/20-3/4/22) -554 days; 35 words; 25 sources; last word-"indolence"; 1.4wps; .063wpd
Challenge #633- ACATT
see- https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Word Search: Watership Down | Part 2
Duration: Open
Starting 8/28/20
35/35
WORDS:
✔1. Acquiescence-p.12- The Uttermost Farthing-"...what his acquiescence had cost him." 5/4/21
✔2. Adroit-p.222-Orange Crush-"The adroit demonstration caught the attention of several customers." 12/12/20
✔3. Appraisal-p.648- A Suitable Boy-"Her own appraisal of it was both modest and just." 11/29/20
✔4. Bedraggled-p.40-Ask the Cards a Question-"...she had emerged from the marriage bedraggled..." 11/30/20
✔5. Blithe-p.218-The Call of the Weird: Travels in American Subcultures-"His blithe assertion that success is a state of mind..." 12/4/20
✔6. Candid-p.151- Goldfinger-"There was no melting of the candid blue eyes." 9/13/20
✔7. Concourse-p.152-"...I suddenly came upon a huge concourse of Leaf fish." 9/7/20
✔8. Evasive-p.20- Goldfinger-"Evasive sort of fellow." 9/9/20
✔9. Flaccid-p.144- 2001: A Space Odyssey-"There was no mistaking the flaccid outlines of a suit..." 9/25/20
✔10. Foliage-p.57- Too Much and Never Enough: How My Family Created the World's Most Dangerous Man-"On either side of the steps was more extravagant foliage..." 10/20/20
✔11. Frond-loc. 1455-Kindle edition of San Marino, the history in miniature: The very small history-"...branches remain quite bare rising to the sky only a few fronds unachievable." 8/31/20
✔12. Gregarious-p.224-The Island of South Georgia-"...Fur seals are...polygamous and gregarious..." 11/17/20
✔13. Impiety-p.106-The Sea-"It would be an impiety against God to believe him." 4/19/21
✔14. Indolence-p.110-Clea-I believe the artists are composed of vanity, indolence and self-regard." 3/4/22
✔15. Intermittent- loc. 1694 of Kindle edition of - San Marino, the history in miniature: The very small history-"Sick of intermittent fevers that can no longer work..." 9/1/20
✔16. Iridescent-loc. 273 of Kindle edition of - San Marino, the history in miniature: The very small history-"...and buys a new dress 'cotton to squares', with iridescent background..." 8/29/20
✔17. Lacerate-p.158- Golden Bats & Pink Pigeons-"...and allow the fan to lacerate or blind one." 9/7/20
✔18. Larder-p.244-A Murder Is Announced-"...then I think I see a shadow by the larder door..." 1/2/21
✔19. Lassitude-p.105- Our Lady of the Flowers-"...so that death may issue irremediably from their decision or their lassitude." 12/16/20
✔20. Melancholy-p.56-Waverley-"...deeply affected by that which was melancholy, and transported..." 11/2/20
✔21. Muster-p.18- Poirot Investigates-"...a gentleman, so like him in appearance as to pass muster, entered..." 9/16/20
✔22. Opulent-p. 309- Sodom and Gomorrah-"...with simple fabrics in place of their own opulent plush..." 4/13/21
✔23. Overwrought-p.48- Agatha Raisin and the Terrible Tourist-"I AM NOT OVERWROUGHT!" 12/1/20
✔24. Pensive-p.27- The Man Who Died-"He looks pensive." 10/13/20
✔25. Plausible-p.160-Openly Bob-"I wasn't sure if that was the correct reason but it sounded fairly plausible." 12/5/20
✔26. Reciprocal-p.60- Waverley-"...and sometimes also by reciprocal communications, which interested Mr. Bradwardine..." 11/21/20
✔27. Reconnaissance-loc. 487-Kindle edition of- San Marino, the history in miniature: The very small history-"...after the reconnaissance the Patron Saint solemnly go back to his home..." 8/29/20
✔28. Redolent-p.112- Golden Bats & Pink Pigeons-"The whole forest smelled warm and as redolent as a fruitcake..." 9/7/20
✔29. Scrabble-p.287- Around the World in 50 Years: My Adventure to Every Country on Earth-"This was exacerbated by the hard scrabble situation of millions of Africans..." 12/14/20
✔30. Staunch-p.31- The River Between-"Joshua was such a staunch man of God..." 1/22/21
✔31. Taut-p.14-Hard Rain-"...but inside there runs a taut steel wire, as if..." 9/4/20
✔32. Torpid-p.302- Around the World in 50 Years: My Adventure to Every Country on Earth-"...while that of the Saudi is so torpid and enervating..." 1/7/21
✔33. Tussock -p.54- The Island of South Georgia-"Fur seals tend to kill and erode tussac grass near the beaches by 'nesting' in large tussocks." 11/6/20
✔34. Urbane-p.167- A Separate Peace-"...in Mr. Carhart's urbane murmur, ;Let us pray.'" 10/6/20
✔35. Vagabond-loc. 247-Kindle edition of San Marino, the history in miniature: The very small history-"...to the hungry that are banished like thieves and vagabonds." 8/29/20
*****COMPLETED 11/5/20***** TIMELYChallenge #634-MY WORDS #64-CARD#14
MW#64 (9/1/20-11/5/20)-66 days; (last word="edition"); 25 words; 11 sources; .379wpd; 2.273wps
AGREEMENT; BALANCE; BOOK; COUNCIL; DEFICIT; DISCOUNT; DOLLER; EDITION; GUILD; IT; IN; JOURNAL; LANGUAGE; MAGAZINE; MARK; MARK; NAME; OFF; PAPER; ROUTE; SCHOOL; SECRET; SHOW; UNION; WINDS
*****COMPLETED 12/10/22***** UNTIMELYChallenge #635-CCC
see- https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
September 2020 Scavenger Challenge | Beekeeping in a Honeycomb
September 1 - 30, 2020
150p. min
7/7
Beekeeping has been rising in popularity as headlines warn of the detrimental loss of bee populations. After a little study, and after a little experience, beekeeping is a relatively easy endeavor. The seven items below are a brief glance into apiculture.
*****1. To be able to harvest a good amount of honey by summer’s end, the prospective beekeeper should get their hives set up in early spring. Come June, you want a really healthy colony, one that has many babies (brood) and still more adult bees (about 45,000) ready to begin foraging for nectar and pollen.
🌺 Read a book that takes place in Spring (March, April, May); -as the title suggests, the book is set in late March, early April in Albania- book:Broken April|17902] by Ismail Kadare-3/4/21
tell us when OR read a book involving beekeeping; tell us how if the connection isn't clear.
****2. The American Golden Italian Honeybee (Apis mellifera ligustica) is probably the wisest investment for a homestead apiary. They're great honey producers with gentle dispositions, have a strong resistance to disease and natural enemies, and are well able to withstand wintering-over in colder climates.
🐝 Read a book with a bee on its cover (must be visible in the GR thumbnail); post the cover OR read a book with a character who has a gentle disposition; tell us who.- The author...an animal lover and rescuer,- Golden Bats & Pink Pigeons by Gerald Durrell-9/7/20
*****3. Most packaged bee houses now sell only pure, tested Italian queens and swarms in two and three pound lots. Each lot is called a "nuc," short for "nucleus." The hive must be ready upon receipt of your bees (via parcel post!) and beekeeping equipment at the ready. The new beekeeper will want a hat with veil and gloves at a minimum. A smoker is very helpful in calming the bees.
🍯 Read a book with any type of hat, veil, or gloves clearly visible on its cover; post the cover OR read a book whose location begins with a letter in NUCLEUS; tell us where.-San Marino- San Marino, the history in miniature: The very small history by Pierluigi Taddei-9/2/20-
*****4. The modern beehive is very simple and easy-to-use. While you can build one, factory-made equipment is so inexpensive and well made that you'll probably find it worth the slight extra expense. The bottom layer will be a cypress-wood platform, followed by a reversible bottom board and then the brood chamber (commonly called the "Langstroth movable frame hive"). It looks like an oversized milk crate without top or bottom, and contains 10 foundation frames on which the bees build comb to raise brood or store honey. The ten frames hang side by side in the chamber.
🐝 Read the 10th book in a series OR read a book with an intact "10" in its original YEAR of publication; tell us the pub. year.-pub. 2010- A Long Walk to Water: Based on a True Story by Linda Sue Park 10/21/20
*****5. Directly above the brood chamber is one or more supers, or storage sections. Each is a duplicate of the brood chamber (although often only half as deep) and contains 10 comb frames where surplus honey may be stashed. You can stack as many as five of these supers on a hive and reap the sweet liquid as it comes in, or you can wait until the honey flow ends and do all your collecting at once.
🍯 Read a book that has been in "storage" for some time - i.e. a book that you have owned for more than a year without reading or a book that has been on your TBR for over a year; tell us how long you've had the book on your reading horizon OR read a book that has a "5" in its total page count; tell us how many pages.- My Brother's Husband, Volume 1 by Gengoroh Tagame-9/5/20- 352p.
*****6. A hive's queen spends most of her time in the brood chamber, being fed and gently groomed by young worker bees and laying upwards of 3,000 eggs a day. Apart from this reproductive function, her presence is essential for another reason: she secretes an unidentified "queen substance" which keeps the colony in good, productive spirits and inhibits the workers from laying.
🐝 Read a book involving a queen (queen only); tell us who OR if you have a large TBR, read a book in position 3,000 or higher; tell us the book's position.- Hotel Honolulu by Paul Theroux-12/10/22 - TBR#3067
*****7. The procedure for getting your newly received humming mass of insects safely into their new home is simple: Just follow to the letter the directions on the shipping container and there'll be no trouble. Two hints to make the transfer easier: [1] Feed the bees well before unpacking them so that they'll be gentle and quiet. (Make a syrup by dissolving two parts sugar in one part water and smear this liquid generously over the wire screening.) [2] Install your colony in the late evening to reduce the chance that some of the exploring workers will be lost. With night coming on, they won't go far and will naturally return to the nearby hive.
🌺 Read a book with an evening or nighttime scene on its cover; post the cover OR read a book featuring a dinner party or feast; tell us briefly about the event.- The author describes a dinner party held at the White House for the Trump family in Too Much and Never Enough: How My Family Created the World's Most Dangerous Man by Mary L. Trump-10/30/20
Challenge #636- Wanderlustsee- https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
*****COMPLETED 1/4/21*****
Gaborone Spell Out
September 1, 2020 - September 30, 2020
100p. min.
B- Agatha Raisin and the Terrible Tourist by M.C. Beaton-12/3/20
O-Openly Bob by Bob Smith-12/6/20
T-San Marino, the history in miniature: The very small history by Pierluigi Taddei-9/2/20
S-Sao Tome And Principe: From Plantation Colony To Microstate by Tony Hodges-9/10/20-
W- The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead 1/4/21
A- -Poirot Investigates by Agatha Christie-9/19/20
N-The Refugees by Viet Thanh Nguyen 9/23/20
A- 2001: A Space Odyssey by Arthur C. Clarke-9/26/20
*****COMPLETED 9/26/20***** TIMELYChallenge #637- Wanderlust
see- https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Botswana's Capital: Gaborone
September 1, 2020 - September 30, 2020
6/6
100p. min.
Tasks
*****1. Financial Center and Diamond Technology Park
Gaborone is the home several important financial institutions. among them numerous banks. Among the various corporate headquarters is Debswana, a joint diamond mining venture between De Beers and the Botswana government. The recently opened Diamond Technology Park has enabled other companies dealing in diamonds to establish local operations.
✱ Read a book with diamonds or other jewelry on its cover (post cover) OR
✱ Read a book where some form of modern technology is mentioned (share the text) OR
✱ Read a book where the first word of the title can be found in DIAMOND PARK (ignore "A" or "An" or The).- -My Brother's Husband, Volume 1 by Gengoroh Tagame-9/5/20
*****2. Literary Tour
A local resident and Gaborone expert provides tours of the city, including a literary tour based on the No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency series. This series consists of fictional mysteries set in Gabarone and centers around Precious Ramotswe and her first female-owned detective agency in Botswana.
✱ Read a mystery with a female lead character (share character) OR
✱ Read a book featuring a tour or tour group (briefly tell us about it) OR
✱ Read a book whose author's first and last initial can be found in LADIES DETECTIVE AGENCY.- Poirot Investigates by Agatha Christie-9/19/20
*****3. Game Reserves
There are a few wild game reserves in, or close to, the city. As well, there is Lion Park Resort, which even includes carnival-type rides. Reviews are mixed for the reserves; several have mentioned that there are times most animals are not around. However, those lucky enough to see wild game mention giraffes, zebras, impalas, kudos, monkeys, and a good variety of birds, including ostriches. Lions are the feature of the Resort.
✱ Read a book with any animal on the cover (post cover) OR
✱ A book featuring birds either on the cover or mentioned in the story (post cover or share text) OR
✱ A book whose main character's first initial can be found in WILD GAME RESERVE.- Golden Bats & Pink Pigeons by Gerald Durrell-9/7/20-
*****4. The Three Dikgosi Monument
The Three Dikgosi or Three Chiefs Monument is a bronze sculpture located in the Central Business District. It features 18-foot tall bronze statues of three chiefs who played significant roles in Botswana's independence: Khama III of the Bangwato, Sebele I of the Bakwena, and Bathoen I of the Bangwaketse. Their trip to England to see the Secretary of State for the Colonies and Queen Victoria, and the result of that trip, eventually led to their independence in the 1960's.
✱ Read a book with a statue or sculpture on the cover (post cover) OR
✱ Read a book with "three" or "3" in the title or on the cover (post cover) OR
✱ Read a book where the first word of the title can be found in THE THREE DIKGOSI (ignore "The").- Goldfinger by Ian Fleming-9/14/20
*****5. The National Museum and Art Gallery
The National Museum and Art Gallery opened in 1968 and features items ranging from traditional crafts to original paintings to works of art by local artists. The museum also holds exhibits such as Artists in Botswana and Children's Art Competition. One special exhibit features the San, said to be the earliest inhabitants of southern Africa. The nine-acre National Botanical Garden was opened on the grounds in 2007, with 90% of the plants native to Botswana.
✱ Read a book featuring an artist, a painting, or crafts (tell us about it) OR
✱ Read a book with a garden or plants on the cover (post cover) OR
✱ Read a book whose author's first and last initial can be found in NATIONAL MUSEUM AND ART GALLERY- The Miserable Mill by Lemony Snicket-9/15/20-
*****6. The Gaborone Dam
The Gaborone Dam on the Notwane River is an expanding recreational area. It currently has a yacht club on the northern side of the reservoir, and a fishing club at the southern end. Also at this end is a new public facility called City Scapes, which has parks, playgrounds, and boating facilities. The dam is also a popular spot for birdwatchers, windsurfers, and anglers, though swimming is not allowed due to crocodiles and parasitic bilharzias.
✱ Read a book with a body of water or a park on the cover (post cover) OR
✱ Read a book that mentions fishing or boating (share line of text) OR
✱ Read a book whose main character's first initial can be found in THE GABORONE DAM.-Dave Bowman in 2001: A Space Odyssey by Arthur C. Clarke-9/26/20
*****COMPLETED 1/29/21***** UNTIMELY(last word= "oldest")
Challenge #638- Wanderlust
see- https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Syria Word Search
September 1, 2020 - November 30, 2020
100p. min.
45/45
✔Alley-p.31- The Refugees-"...playing hide-and-seek in the alleys between the tents..." 9/20/20
✔Alphabet-p.86- A Long Walk to Water: Based on a True Story-"The Arabic alphabet had twenty-eight letters..." 10/18/20
✔Ancient-loc. 1628-Kindle edition of San Marino, the history in miniature: The very small history-"...tales for children coming from the imagination of ancient storytellers..." 8/1/20
✔Archive(s)- loc. 1628-Kindle edition of San Marino, the history in miniature: The very small history-"...as Court and archive offices in some other free usable space for paperwork." 9/1/20
✔Bell- loc. 1628-Kindle edition of San Marino, the history in miniature: The very small history-"...is announced by the sound of a bell indicating the beginning of letter distribution..." 9/1/20
✔Caravan-p.37- Sao Tome And Principe: From Plantation Colony To Microstate-"...had regularly brought caravans of slaves to the coast..." 9/5/20
✔Century-loc. 1702-Kindle edition of San Marino, the history in miniature: The very small history-"...San Marino people in nineteenth century which had difficulty not to confuse him..." 9/1/20
✔Church- loc. 1702-Kindle edition of San Marino, the history in miniature: The very small history-"In church, on Sunday people collect contributions for the poor..." 9/1/20
✔Citadel-p.22- Agatha Raisin and the Terrible Tourist-"...she learned that the Othello Tower was a moated Lusignan citadel built to protect the harbour..." 11/20/20
✔Collection-p.75-Sao Tome And Principe: From Plantation Colony To Microstate-"...one of the earliest poets represented in the collection is Francisco Stockler..." 9/8/20
✔Colony-p.42- Sao Tome And Principe: From Plantation Colony To Microstate-"The colony was to be ruled by a governor appointed for a four-year term." 9/6/20
✔Column-p.157- 2001: A Space Odyssey-"...with its neatly ranged rows and columns of solid-state logic units..." 9/25/20
✔Commercial-p.35- Sao Tome And Principe: From Plantation Colony To Microstate-"...and in sustaining the interest of the Portuguese commercial classes in the empire." 9/5/20
✔Crusade(r)-p.10- Guinea Bissau: From Liberation Struggle To Independent Statehood-"Two factors on top of mercantile interests encouraged this crusade against Islam..." 9/26/20
✔Desert-p.94- Sao Tome And Principe: From Plantation Colony To Microstate-"...while plantation officials began to desert the rocas for the relative safety of the capital." 9/9/20
✔Destruction or Destroyed-p.185- Golden Bats & Pink Pigeons-"It had been destroyed and the rammier chick devoured." 9/7/20
✔Dig-p.109- Golden Bats & Pink Pigeons-"I dig President Kennedy." 9/6/20
✔Extinct-p.123- Golden Bats & Pink Pigeons-"That was one bat who was determined not to become extinct if he could help it!" 9/7/20
✔Governor- p.42- Sao Tome And Principe: From Plantation Colony To Microstate-"The colony was to be ruled by a governor appointed for a four-year term." 9/6/20
✔Grand-p.41- Golden Bats & Pink Pigeons-"...their smiles as wide and as glittering as any concert grand..." 9/5/20
✔Invasion-p.107- Sao Tome And Principe: From Plantation Colony To Microstate-"...and to claim that an invasion was imminent." 9/9/20
✔Language- loc. 1846-Kindle edition of San Marino, the history in miniature: The very small history-"... only in the language you can notice a difference." 9/1/20
✔Mansion-p.85- Sao Tome And Principe: From Plantation Colony To Microstate-"...that they are better described as mansions." 9/8/20
✔Marble-loc. 346- Kindle edition of The Price of Paradise-"The marble staircases gave the place an aristocratic air..." 9/1/20
✔Minaret-p.60-Agatha Raisin and the Terrible Tourist-"...staring stonily out of the window at the minarets of the mosque." 12/2/20
National- p.76- Sao Tome And Principe: From Plantation Colony To Microstate-"He became a deputy in the Portuguese National Assembly." 9/8/20
Oases or Oasis- p.179- Redemption in Indigo-"The oasis with the ruined town was almost as difficult to get to..." 1/19/21
✔Oldest (no variations)-p.234- Atlas Obscura: An Explorer's Guide to the World's Hidden Wonders-"The world's oldest outdoor cinema still screens multiple films per night." 2/29/21
✔Origin(s)-p.79- The Refugees-"...but by accident that they discovered the liver's origin..." 9/21/20
✔Period-p.166- Golden Bats & Pink Pigeons-"...we were moving into a period of smooth weather." 9/7/20
✔Portico-p.3- Too Much and Never Enough: How My Family Created the World's Most Dangerous Man-"We emerged from the shadows of the hallway onto the portico surrounding the Rose Garden..." 10/15/20
✔Province-p.91- Sao Tome And Principe: From Plantation Colony To Microstate-"...propaganda was banned in the colony, officially regarded as a province of Portugal..." 98/8/20
✔Remembering (no variations)-p.61- The Refugees-"...while he sermonized, remembering Emmy Tsuchida's nipple and looking forward only to the end of mass." 9/21/20
✔Restore(d)-p.140- 2001: A Space Odyssey-"...he could think of many ways in which communication could be restored." 9/25/20
✔Rite-p.69- Sao Tome And Principe: From Plantation Colony To Microstate-"It could be said that catholicism in S. Tome has crated a special rite..." 9/8/20
✔Sandstorm-p.140- Around the World in 50 Years: My Adventure to Every Country on Earth-"I anticipated...Saharan sandstorms..." 12/13/20
✔Silk-p.148- Goldfinger-"...her fine breasts out-thrown and unashamed under taut silk." 9/13/20
✔Spice(s)-p.50- The Refugees-"...where the Vietnamese could buy the staples and spices of home..." 9/20/20
✔Sultan-p.264- Around the World in 50 Years: My Adventure to Every Country on Earth-"...and metals worn by His Majesty...since he became the 29th sultan in 1968." 12/16/20
✔Synagogue-p.60-Portnoy's Complaint-"Even if I consider myself too much of a big shot to set foot inside a synagogue for fifteen minutes..." 12/19/20
✔Tablet-p.129- The Man Who Died-"...a spring that pushed out a new tablet each time he finished..." 10/23/20
✔Theater-p.78-Sao Tome And Principe: From Plantation Colony To Microstate-"...another piece of ritualized theater strongly evoking African themes..." 9/8/20
✔Wall-p.40- Golden Bats & Pink Pigeons-"...and the whole troop melted into the wall of Chinese guava..." 9/5/20
✔War- loc. 1644-Kindle edition of San Marino, the history in miniature: The very small history-"...that fed men and animals, triggered wars among poor." 91/20
✔Water Wheel (must be together)-p.86- Sao Tome And Principe: From Plantation Colony To Microstate-"One or two of the rocas had waterwheels to power their machinery..." 9/8/20
*****COMPLETED 3/1/22***** UNTIMELYChallenge #639- Wanderlust
see- https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
International Chocolate Day
September 1, 2020 - November 30, 2020
100p. min.
8/8
✔1. Austria: Sachertorte
This traditional sweet from Austria is a decadent chocolate cake with a topping of silky dark chocolate ganache. It was created in 1832 by 16 year old apprentice chef Franz Sacher for an important visit by Prince von Metternich. Chef Sacher's son went on to found the Hotel Sacher in Vienna, which still proudly serves the chocolate cake that's filled with apricot jam and plated with a side whipped cream.
* Read a book that features a hotel or a chef in some way (tell us which) or read a book whose author's first and last initial can be found in SACHERTORTE. - Sao Tome And Principe: From Plantation Colony To Microstate by Tony Hodges-9/10/20-
✔2. Brazil: Brigadiero
This popular Brazilian chocolate dessert, Brigadeiro is made from condensed milk, cocoa powder, butter and is covered wtih chocolate sprinkles. The chewy yet delightful dessert was invented during World War II when fresh milk and sugar were in short supply. It was discovered that the combination of condensed milk and chocolate makes a delicious treat. It is supposedly named after Eduardo Gomes, who ran for president of Brazil in 1945. Gomes' nickname was the Brigadeiro, which translates in English to "Brigadier"
which was the army rank that Gomes had previously held.
* Read a book with a MC whose first or last name begins with G or B -Goldfinger in Goldfinger by Ian Fleming-9/14/20
or read a book with two of the following numbers in the total page count: 1, 9, 4 or 5.
✔3. Canada: Nanaimo Bars
Nanaimo bars are a super popular treat in Canada. The city of Nanaimo in British Columbia is where nanaimo bars supposedly originated, though the dessert's exact roots are unclear. According to British Columbia Magazine, the first known recipe appeared in 1952. This dessert requires no baking and consists of a crust made of crushed graham crackers and shredded coconut, a yellow custard filling, and a smooth layer of chocolate ganache that brings the whole thing together. Since it's so popular, these bars have countless variations and the town tourism board even has a "Nanaimo Trail" that lists businesses where you can travel to try different interpretations of this classic treat.
* Read a book that takes place in Canada or read a book with something showing layers on the cover (post cover). - Layers of books- I Will Judge You by Your Bookshelf by Grant Snider-3/1/22-
✔4. France: Religieuse
The French are known for their pastry making skills and most of the pastries from around the world can be traced back to French origins. One of the most famous in France is the Religieuse. The word religieuse translates to "nun" and the classic version of the finished pastry supposedly resembles a nun in her habit. It is comprised of chocolate flavored choux buns (a light pastry) that anchor creme patissiere (pastry cream), and chocolate ganache. It was created in the mid-19th century by the famous French chef, Marie-Antoine Carême.
* Read a book that takes place in the 19th century or read a book that has the letters NUN in the title (in any order - but there must be two N's). - Too Much and Never Enough: How My Family Created the World's Most Dangerous Man by Mary L. Trump-10/30/20
✔5. Italy: Bicerin
Created in the Italian city of Turin, bicèrin or bavarèisa torinese is an insanely delicious non-alcoholic drink that marries coffee, dark chocolate, and fresh cream. The chocolate and coffee enhance the taste of one another and the cream adds a refreshing finish to the drink. Made by layering liquid chocolate ganache with espresso, and whipped cream, it is simply to die for. Supposedly first developed in the Caffe al Bicerin, the exact recipe and methods to create the perfect version of this drink remain a closely guarded secret, though versions can be found throughout Italy.
* Read a bool with a drink of some sort on the cover (post cover) or read a book with a title that begins with a letter in BICERIN. - New Caledonia: Essays in Nationalism and Dependency by Michael Spencer-11/1/20
✔6. Japan: Nama Chocolate
Nama Chocolate comes from the Japanese Chocolate company ROYCE, which was established in 1983. In 1995, their famed Nama Chocolate was born. It is basically a really thick and creamy chocolate made of high-quality cacao and cream. It’s then poured into the prepared dish, allowed to set, and then cut into squares and dusted with cocoa powder. It is super rich and is almost like eating a solidified ganache; one square could easily satisfy even the hungriest chocoholic. And to make it even better, they sell
a variety of flavors that are infused with special liqueurs making them even more decadent.
*Read a book published between 1983 and 1995 or read a book that takes place in Japan- My Brother's Husband, Volume 1 by Gengoroh Tagame-9/5/20 or in a location that starts with a letter in NAMA (tell us where).
✔7. Sweden: Kladdkaka
In Sweden, one of the first words you'll learn is fika, which is an important cultural tradition in the area. It's like a coffee break with an emphasis on socializing as you enjoy caffeinated beverages and delicious treats like Kladdkaka which translates into "sticky cake". And that is exactly what this dessert is: the gooey chocolate cake of your dreams. The texture comes from using relatively little flour in relation to its quantities of sugar, butter and egg. The origin of the cake is uncertain though one theory is that it originated during World War II, when baking soda was difficult to get hold of. It is a popular cake that is made often and eaten regularly in the country.
* Read a book that includes an important cultural tradition in the plot- a history of Sao Tome reveals that men and women here traditionally found it to be a positive to have children from different partners...and plantation owners would gladly acknowledge their illegetimate children and make sure they got an education- Sao Tome And Principe: From Plantation Colony To Microstate by Tony Hodges-9/10/20
or read a book where the MC bakes something (share details of either task).
✔8. USA: Whoopie Pie
Considered both a New-England phenomenon and Pennsylvania-Amish tradition, whoopie pies have been delighting Americans for decades and is even the official treat
of Maine. It is a palm-sized dessert sandwich that consists of two chocolate, cake-like circles filled with fluffy, marshmallow cream. Legend has it that the dessert was originally made using leftover cake batter and got its name because kids would be so excited to have them in their lunchbox that they'd shout the joyous expression, "Whoopee!".
* Read a book that has OO (double O must be together) in the title or the author's name or read a book that made you feel joyous or shout "whoopee!" (tell us why).- The author succeeds in capturing and breeding a few species on the brink of extinction in Mauritius in Golden Bats & Pink Pigeons by Gerald Durrell-9/7/20
*****COMPLETED 6/2/21*****TIMELYChallenge #640- Wanderlust
Riding the Highways: Vermont Scenic Byway 100
September 1, 2020 to Completion
100p. min.
23/23
IMPORTANT: Tasks MUST be completed IN ORDER.
1. Scenic Byway 100 Starting Point: Readsboro
🚙 Read a series #1 OR read #1 from your TBR OR read a book with 1 in the total page count.-125p. San Marino, the history in miniature: The very small history by Pierluigi Taddei-9/2/20-
2. Drive 10 Miles from Readsboro to Harriman Dam
🚙 Read a series #1, #10 or a Half Step series OR read #10 from your TBR OR read a book with 1 AND 0 in the total page count.
Series #1- My Brother's Husband, Volume 1 by Gengoroh Tagame-9/5/20
3. Drive 13 Miles from Harriman Dam to Whitingham
🚙 Read a series #1, #3 or #13 OR read #13 from your TBR OR read a book with 1 AND 3 in the total page count.-173p.- Sao Tome And Principe: From Plantation Colony To Microstate by Tony Hodges-9/10/20
4. Drive 5 Miles from Whitingham to Wards Cove
🚙 Read a series #5 OR read #5 from your TBR OR read a book with 5 in the total page count.-265p.- Poirot Investigates by Agatha Christie-9/19/20
5. Drive 3 Miles from Wards Cove to Wilmington
🚙 Read a series #3 OR read #3 from your TBR OR read a book with 3 in the total page count.-253p.- New Caledonia: Essays in Nationalism and Dependency by Michael Spencer-11/1/20
6. Drive 10 Miles from Wilmington to West Dover
🚙 Read a series #1, #10 or a Half Step series OR read #10 from your TBR OR read a book with 1 AND 0 in the total page count.-102p.- The Shoemaker's Holiday by Thomas Dekker
7. Drive 17 Miles from West Dover to Jamaica State Park
🚙 Read a series #1, #7 or #17 OR read #17 from your TBR OR read a book with 1 AND 7 in the total page count. Series #1- Hard Rain by Irma Venter-2/24/21
8. Drive 5 Miles from Jamaica State Park to Rawsonville
🚙 Read a series #5 OR read #5 from your TBR OR read a book with 5 in the total page count.-352p.- My Brother's Husband, Volume 2 by Gengoroh Tagame-3/2/21
9. Drive 12 Miles from Rawsonville to Weston
🚙 Read a series #1, #2 or #12 OR read #12 from your TBR OR read a book with 1 AND 2 in the total page count.-216p.- Broken April by Ismail Kadare-3/4/21
10. Drive 10 Miles from Weston to Ludlow
🚙 Read a series #1, #10 or a Half Step series OR read #10 from your TBR OR read a book with 1 AND 0 in the total page count.- Biloxi Blues by Neil Simon 3/6/21-104p.
11. Drive 14 Miles from Ludlow to Plymouth Notch
🚙 Read a series #1, #4, #14 OR read #14 from your TBR OR read a book with 1 AND 4 in the total page count.- Last Night at the Lobster by Stewart O'Nan-3/11/21-146p.
12. Drive 11 Miles from Plymouth Notch to Killington Ski Resort
🚙 Read a series #1 or #11 OR read #11 from your TBR OR read a book with 11 (intact) in the total page count.- The Plains by Gerald Murnane-3/14/21-111p.
13. Drive 19 Miles from Killington Ski Resort to Rochester
🚙 Read a series #1, #9 or #19 OR read #19 from your TBR OR read a book with 1 AND 9 in the total page count.-series #1- Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney-3/15/21
14. Drive 8 Miles from Rochester to Moss Glen Falls, Granville
🚙 Read a series #8 OR read #8 from your TBR OR read a book with 8 in the total page count.- Three Blind Mice and Other Stories by Agatha Christie-3/19/21-288p.
15. Drive 20 Miles from Granville to Waitsfield
🚙 Read a series #2 = Aya of Yop City by Marguerite Abouet-3/24/21 -series#2
or Half Step series OR read #20 from your TBR OR read a book with 2 AND 0 in the total page count.
16. Drive 14 Miles from Waitsfield to Waterbury
🚙 Read a series #1, #4 or #14- Games to Keep the Dark Away by Marcia Muller-3/25/21-series#4
OR read #14 from your TBR OR read a book with 1 AND 4 in the total page count.
17. Drive 3 Miles from Ben & Jerry's Factory to Waterbury State Park
🚙 Read a series #3 - The Last Straw by Jeff Kinney-3/26/21-series #3
OR read #3 from your TBR OR read a book with 3 in the total page count.
18. Drive 1 Mile from Waterbury State Park to Cold Cider Mill
🚙 Read a series #1 OR read #1 from your TBR OR read a book with 1 in the total page count.- The Counterfeiter and Other Stories by Yasushi Inoue-3/8/21-128p.
19. Drive 6 Miles from Cold Cider Mill to Stowe
🚙 Read a series #6 OR read #6 from your TBR OR read a book with 6 in the total page count.- Where the Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein-3/31/21-176p.
20. Drive 4 Miles from Stowe to Trapp Family Lodge
🚙 Read a series #4 OR read #4 from your TBR OR read a book with 4 in the total page count.- Winter by Christopher Nicholson-4/11/21-247p
21. Drive 15 Miles from Trapp Family Lodge to Hyde Park
🚙 Read a series #1, #5 or #15 - The Ugly Truth by Jeff Kinney-4/20/21-series #5-
OR read #15 from your TBR OR read a book with 1 AND 5 in the total page count.
22. Drive 25 Miles from Hyde Park to Westfield
🚙 Read a series #2, #5 or #25 OR read #25 from your TBR OR read a book with 2 AND 5 in the total page count.- A Most Peculiar Malaysian Murder by Shamini Flint-6/1/21-295p.
23. Drive 13 Miles from Westfield to Newport
🚙 Read a series #1, #3 or #13 OR read #13 from your TBR OR read a book with 1 AND 3 in the total page count.-Educating Rita by Willy Russell-6/2/21-123p.
COMPLETED 9/3/24 Last word=Sanitize"Challenge #641- TCF
see- https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
I see that at least one other person has used "sanitized" for "sanitize". If that is acceptable, I'm finished.
Bonus Scavenger Hunt: September 1 - October 31
✔Apple- loc. 346 of Kindle edition of The Price of Paradise-"...every type of produce imaginable: cassava, sweet potato, taro, avocados, California apples..." 9/1/20
✔Barn-p.40-The Green Mill Murder-"Then circus bands and such began to play in barns..." 9/28/20
✔Blur-p.138- Golden Bats & Pink Pigeons-"Then, looming up ahead of me, I saw a shape, a dim blur which materialized into a massive rock..." 9/7/20
✔Candles-p.69- Sao Tome And Principe: From Plantation Colony To Microstate-"...it also has those who hold the candle to the rite of baptism..." 9/8/20
✔Candy-p.25- The Austere Academy-"...you have to buy me a large bag of candy and watch me eat it." 10/8/20
✔Cinnamon-p.14- Sao Tome And Principe: From Plantation Colony To Microstate-"...the Portuguese experimented with growing ginger, tamarind, cola and cinnamon." 9/3/20
✔Coffee with cream-p.14- The Red Notebook-"...a greeting to his neighbor Jean Martel...enjoying a cafe creme on the terrace..." 1/14/21
✔Community-p.4 - Sao Tome And Principe: From Plantation Colony To Microstate-"To this day, Ano Bom is inhabited largely by communities of fishermen." 9/3/20
✔Crabby-p.141-The Austere Academy-"Being tired makes me crabby." 10/10/20
✔Creep-p.212- The Three Arrows and the Servants and the Snow-"Your attempts to make my flesh creep are not succeeding very well." 3/23/21
✔Descend-p.43- Poirot Investigates-"We are about to descend after the method of the dustbins..." 9/16/20
✔Dorm-p.118- Too Much and Never Enough: How My Family Created the World's Most Dangerous Man-"As I sat talking...with some kids from my dorm, I saw..." 10/25/20
✔ Fire pit-p.6-The Pearl-"Kino squatted by the fire pit..." 1/21/24
✔Flannel-p.140- The Green Mill Murder-"...clad only in drill trousers and a flannel shirt..." 10/1/20
✔Flashlight-p.122-The Refugees-"There was a heavy, long flashlight in one of the kitchen drawers..." 9/22/20
✔Football-p.33- The Refugees-"...An Englishman and an American Attend a Football Game." 9/20/20
✔Fraternity or sorority-p.56- Goldfinger-"...held by the jewelry trade and the pawnbroking fraternity." 9/11/20
✔Futon-p.176-The Refugees-"She sat on the edge of the futon..." 9/23/20
✔Halloween party-p.74-Murder Once Removed-"...costumes for Walter's and my Halloween party on Saturday?" 8/25/22
✔Hay-p.146- The Green Mill Murder-"Alpine hay cushioned the floor." 10/1/20
✔Hunt-p.37- Golden Bats & Pink Pigeons-"The day on which we decided to go and hunt Pink pigeons dawned..." 9/5/20
✔Mountains-loc. 1644-Kindle edition of San Marino, the history in miniature: The very small history-"...distant migrations in remote valleys on the Apennines mountains..." 9/1/20
✔Opal-p.99- The Island of South Georgia-"...the expedition departed aboard Southern Opal at the end of the whaling season." 11/9/20
✔Orange article of clothing-p.67- The Refugees-"Mrs. Hoa answered the door wearing an orange tank top and a pair of shorts..." 9/21/20
✔Resume-p.179- Golden Bats & Pink Pigeons-"...to bask in the sun and resume their small lives." 9/7/20
✔Roasted-p.74- Golden Bats & Pink Pigeons-"...and so we sat and roasted in a minute carpet of shade..." 9/6/20
✔Rocky- loc. 1719-Kindle edition of San Marino, the history in miniature: The very small history-"...at the foot of what Titano Mountain licking its rocky slopes with little interest..." 9/1/20
✔ Sanitize-p.41-Déjà Dead-"They looked different now, Sanitized." 9/3/24
✔Sapphire-p.130- Golden Bats & Pink Pigeons-"...and turned the flat, still lagoon transparent sapphire." 9/7/20
✔Scale-p.48- Golden Bats & Pink Pigeons-"...the best tree climber, would scale one of the adjacent trees..." 9/5/20
✔School bus-p.214- New Caledonia: Essays in Nationalism and Dependency-"...no longer depending on the school bus has brought about a change." 10/31/20
✔Section-p.39- Golden Bats & Pink Pigeons-"...showing us great shining sections of sea..." 9/5/20
✔Shower Curtain-p.152- The Refugees-"...which always smelled vaguely of mildewed plastic shower curtains and ammonia." 9/22/20
✔Sunflower-p.162- 2001: A Space Odyssey-"It lifted it face like a sunflower seeking the Sun." 9/26/20
✔Table lamp-p.47- The Cheshire Cat's Eye-"...and table lamps stood on makeshift shelves..." 1/31/21
✔Toilet paper-p.106-Ask the Cards a Question-"...enough toilet paper to supply a small army." 12/1/20
✔Watching a sport on TV-p.227- 2001: A Space Odyssey-"Then he changed the channels. In the next five minutes he got a symphony orchestra...three news commentaries, a football game, a lecture..." 9/26/20
✔Waterfall- loc. 2017-Kindle edition of San Marino, the history in miniature: The very small history-"...and to supply from that waterfall coming out inexhaustible..." 9/2/20
✔Web-p.72- Golden Bats & Pink Pigeons-"...as though he were stroking a spider's web." 9/6/20
✔Windy-p.84- A Long Walk to Water: Based on a True Story-"...isolated in the middle of a dry, windy desert." 10/18/20
*****COMPLETED 10/30/20***** UNTIMELYChallenge #642- CCC
OLYMPICS #15 - DIVING
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Duration: Sep 01, 2020 - Sep 30, 2020
150p. min.
Completed: 5/5
*****1. Diving was first introduced in the official program of the Summer Olympic Games at the 1904 Games of St. Louis and has been an Olympic sport since. It was known as "fancy diving" for the acrobatic stunts performed by divers during the dive (such as somersaults and twists).
🏅Read a book with plot twists -The Man Who Died by Antti Tuomainen-10/30/20
or- read a book with a cover you think is fancy (post the cover).
*****2. The first Olympic diving events were contested by men and consisted of a platform diving event and also a plunge for distance event, in which the diver who could reach the farthest underwater while remaining motionless after a ground-level standing dive was the winner. Women's diving debuted at the 1912 Summer Olympics in the platform event and was expanded to springboard diving at the 1920 Summer Olympics.
🏅Read a book with a person standing still on the cover (the whole person must be seen, post the cover) -or- read a book in which someone goes underwater for any length of time (they must come back alive!)-The author scuba-dives in Mauritius- Golden Bats & Pink Pigeons by Gerald Durrell-9/7/20-
*****3. At the 1908 Summer Olympics, men's springboard diving was added to the program replacing the plunge for distance, regarded as uninteresting. A parallel platform diving event for men, called "plain high diving", was presented at the 1912 Summer Olympics. No acrobatic moves were allowed, only a simple straight dive off the platform. It was last contested at the 1924 Summer Olympics after which it was merged with "fancy high diving" into one competition renamed "highboard diving" (or just "high diving"). Currently, the list of events stands at eight events, which includes synchronized diving where two divers perform dives simultaneously.
🏅Read a book with an 8 in its year of publication (let us know the year) -1987- Guinea Bissau: From Liberation Struggle To Independent Statehood by Carlos Lopes 10/16/20
-or- read a book about a topic you think is uninteresting.
4. Usually a score considers three elements of the dive: the approach, the flight, and the entry. Some of the factors affecting the scoring are: if a hand-stand is required, the length of time and quality of the hold; the properly defined body position of the diver according to the dive being performed, including pointed toes and feet touching at all times; the proper amounts of rotation and revolution upon completion of the dive and entry into the water; angle of entry – a diver should enter the water straight, without any angle; the amount of splash, etc.
🏅Read a book with something flying on the cover (living or non-living, both are okay) -or- read a series book that is not #1 (tell us the series and the number of your book). #4 in the Series of Unfortunate Events series- The Miserable Mill by Lemony Snicket-9/15/20
*****5. Another important change to the sport occurred in the 1984 Summer Olympics, when China was first allowed to compete, ending the ban imposed upon them by FINA (International Swimming Federation in English) because of their nation's government. China has become one of the strongest diving nations since then, and is second only to the USA in the number of gold and overall medals won.
🏅Read a book which is set in China or features an MC of Chinese origin -or- read a book in which a corrupt government is featured (tell us how your book fits).- Sao Tome And Principe: From Plantation Colony To Microstate by Tony Hodges-9/10/20...a history of these islands from Portuguese colony to independent state relates several corrupt governments.
*****COMPLETED 7/27/22***** UNTIMELYChallenge #643- CCC
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OBSCURE WORDS A TO Z
Duration: Sep 01, 2020 - Feb 28, 2021
150p. min
Completed: 26/26
✔1. Alectryomancy: divination by means of a rooster encircled by grains of corn placed on the letters of the alphabet which are then put together in the order in which the grains were eaten.
Read a book with a character who has a vision -a tarot card reader has a vision of the murder of her neighbor in Ask the Cards a Question by Marcia Muller-12/2/20-
-or- read a book with an item of food on the cover (post the cover).
✔2. Baisemain: (in feudalism), a kissing of the hand; thus, a sign of respect.
Read a book with ROMANCE on the main GR page -or- read a book whose author you respect (not favorite necessarily, maybe they're an activist with a cause you identify with, they come up with the best tales etc). - respect for zoologist author- Golden Bats & Pink Pigeons by Gerald Durrell-9/7/20
✔3. Crepuscular: of, relating to, or resembling twilight.
Read a book with a night sky on the cover (post the cover) -or- read a book with a word in the title beginning with CR.
✔4. Decadist: A writer of a book divided into decades.
Read a book from a series that has spanned at least 10 years from beginning to the latest book (or ending book if the series is finished, tell us which series) - Poirot Investigates by Agatha Christie-9/19/20
-or- read a book whose plot spans decades.
✔5. Eellogofusciouhipoppokunurious: (slang) good.
Read a book with a long title (8 words or more) - Why My Cat Is More Impressive Than Your Baby by Matthew Inman--7/27/22-
or- read a book with an intact 30 in the number of pages (post the number of pages).
✔6. Ferronnière: a pendant jewel worn (as by women in 15th century Italy and early 19th century England) in the middle of the forehead.
Read a book with some form of jewelry shown prominently on the cover (post the cover) -or- read a book with an accent mark in either the title or its author's name.- The River Between by Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o-1/24/21
✔7. Galeanthropy: (rare) a mental condition of thinking that one has become a cat, usually manifest in the adoption of feline mannerisms and habits.
Read a book in which a character suffers from a mental illness (tell us how the book fits)- clinical narcissisim-Too Much and Never Enough: How My Family Created the World's Most Dangerous Man by Mary L. Trump-10/30/20
-or- read a book in which a cat is important to the plot or is shown on the cover (post the cover if choosing that option).
✔8. Hekistotherm: a cold-tolerant plant of polar regions.
Read a book set in a country within the arctic circle or in Antartica (tell us where, the book doesn't need to take place within the Arctic)
-Norway- Marta Oulie by Sigrid Undset-7/22/21
-or- read a book with a conifer on the cover (post the cover)-
✔9. Irreption: (usually in text) an act or instance of entering by stealth or inadvertence.
Read a book in which someone breaks and enters -the MC enters his rivals business without permission in The Man Who Died by Antti Tuomainen-10/30/20
or- read a book with a character involved in the writing/printing industry in some fashion (tell us what the character's profession is).
✔10. Jumelle: twin, paired, used of objects made or formed in pairs (like glasses, double doors or windows).
Read a book with twins in the plot -or- read a book whose cover shows a man-made paired object (like glasses, binoculars, windows with two doors etc.,)- glasses- The Miserable Mill by Lemony Snicket-9/15/20
Cover Examples: Leah on the Offbeat (Creekwood, #2) by Becky Albertalli The Uninvited Corpse by Debra Sennefelder
✔11. Koniology: a science that deals with atmospheric dust and its effects on plant and animal life.
Read a book that has been on your TBR for a long time (tell us when you added it) added Dec. 2016- 2001: A Space Odyssey by Arthur C. Clarke-9/26/20
-or- read a nonfiction science book.
✔12. Lucubration: laborious or intensive study.
Read a book with a subject that takes more concentration than usual
a bad translation- San Marino, the history in miniature: The very small history by Pierluigi Taddei-9/2/20
-or- use a book you couldn't put down.
✔13. Mabble: to wrap up.
Read the last book of a completed series (tell us the series) -or- read a book that finishes a challenge (tell us which challenge, you can go meta and leave this task for the end and read whichever book you choose).- completed my 2020 Pop Sugar challenge- Openly Bob by Bob Smith-12/6/20-
✔14. Nemoricolous: living in groves or forests.
Read a book whose cover shows many trees (post the cover) -or- read a book in which a forest is involved in the plot (someone gets lost on a trail, a body is buried in the woods, anything works. Let us know how the book fits).- The author travels through the jubgle forest of Burma in The Trouser People: A Story of Burma in the Shadow of the Empire by Andrew Marshall-12/12/21-
✔15. Omphaloskepsis: contemplation of one's navel as an aid to meditation.
Read a book you think is so much navel-gazing (first person POV books are a good bet :P) -or- read a book with a religious character (they must practice it as a living, like priests, monks or nuns).- Aramis, a musketeer is also a Bishop in The Vicomte de Bragelonne by Alexandre Dumas-4/18/22
✔16. Petrichor: a distinctive, earthy, usually pleasant odor that is associated with rainfall especially when following a warm, dry period.
Read a book with a non-sunny weather on the cover (post the cover)
Last Night at the Lobster by Stewart O'Nan-3/11/21-
-or- read a book from the list Books to Read on a Rainy Day (tell us the position of the book on the list).
✔17. Quiddity: whatever makes something the type that it is, essence.
Read a book that is a classic of a genre of your choice (tell us the genre) -or- read a book whose title ends with a Y.- The Austere Academy by Lemony Snicket 10/11/20
✔18. Resipiscence: change of mind or heart, reformation, return to a sane, sound, or correct view or position.
Read a book in which a character atones for their mistakes - A Separate Peace by John Knowles-10/7/20
-or- reread a book that you rated against its GR rating (that is, if GR rated it high and you rated it low or vice versa, let us know if resipiscence occurred!)
✔19. Sastruga: a wavelike ridge of hard snow formed by the wind —usually used in plural (sastrugi).
Read a book with snow on the cover - The Island of South Georgia by Robert K. Headland-11/20/20-
or the title (post the cover if choosing that option, title word can be plural but no other variation) -or- read a book written by two and only two authors (the authors can use just one name. For example, James S. A. Corey is Daniel Abraham & Ty Franck. In such a case, let us know who the two authors are).
✔20. Tramontane: lying on or coming from the other side of a mountain range. Broadly, foreigner.
Read a translated book (tell us the source language) -original in Japanese- My Brother's Husband, Volume 1 by Gengoroh Tagame-9/5/20
or- read a book with a mountain shown on the cover (post the cover).
✔21. Ultracrepidate: to go beyond one's scope, especially to criticize beyond one's sphere of knowledge.
Read a book in which there is an ultracrepidate character -the title character persists in acting as a detective when she has no background in the field in Agatha Raisin and the Terrible Tourist by M.C. Beaton-12/3/20
or- read a book in which all the words of the title begin with a letter in ULTRACREPIDATE (3 word minimum, all words count).
✔22. Veitchberry: a bushy plant that is a hybrid of a raspberry and a blackberry.
Read a book that has a fruit in the title -or- read a book whose cover is black and red only (title and author name can be in a different color, post the cover).- Orange Crush by Tim Dorsey 1/1/21-2001
✔23. Wayment: (archaic) lament, grieve.
Use a book that you were sorry to reach the end of - enjoy this series- The Green Mill Murder by Kerry Greenwood-10/8/20
-or- read a book with a funeral in the plot.
✔24. Xebec: a usually 3-masted Mediterranean sailing ship with long overhanging bow and stern.
Read a book with a ship on the cover (post the cover) -or- read a book set around the Mediterranean sea.-set in Italy- The House by the Medlar Tree by Giovanni Verga-5/28/21
✔25. Yegg: a safecracker, robber.
Read a heist book -or- read a book whose author's first or last name is 4 letters long and consists of a continuous double consonant (eg.: maTT haig, j d roBB, aNNe tyler).- Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney-3/15/21
✔26. Zufolo: a little flute, especially one used to teach birds.
Read a book with a musical instrument on the cover (post the cover) -or- read a book in which a prominent character works with animals or birds (tell us which animal or bird).- The MC, Phyrne Fisher works as a trick horse rider in Blood and Circuses by Kerry Greenwood-1/5/21
*****COMPLETED 1/3/24***** Just three years late.UNTIMELY
Last word= corrode"
(9/1/20-1/3/24)- 1220 days; last words="corrode"; 100 words; 24 sources; .082wpd; 4.167wps
Challenge #644- CCC
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I'm starting on 9/1/20....I'll give myself until Dec. 31, 2020 to complete although I recognize the challenge here ends on 9/30/20
2020 Random Treasure Hunt #2
150p. min.
Duration: September 1, 2020-December 31/2020
100/100
✔abject-p.93- Orange Crush-"The abject poverty had seemed kinda pretty..." 12/10/20
✔aboriginal-p.1- New Caledonia: Essays in Nationalism and Dependency-"...and even Australia cannot now easily ignore its one per cent Aboriginal population." 10/17/20
✔abusive-p.24- Too Much and Never Enough: How My Family Created the World's Most Dangerous Man-"Symptoms of sociopathy include a lack of empathy...abusive behavior and a lack of interest in the rights of others." 10/17/20
✔adjoining-p.141-Goldfinger-"There they would take adjoining rooms..."9/13/20
✔adjustment-p.172-2001: A Space Odyssey-"The final orbit adjustments would be somewhat tedious..." 9/26/20
✔amusing-p.20- Poirot Investigates-"Her husband was amusing himself elsewhere." 9/16/20
✔animate-p.104-Waverley-"...to exhort, and entreat, and animate those who were present." 4/18/21
✔assorted-p.115- The Green Mill Murder-"Phryne packed her case and assorted goodies into the empty copilot's seat..." 9/30/20
✔attractive-p.36- Goldfinger-"It was a low, attractive, girl's voice..." 9/10/20
✔bait-p.110-Golden Bats & Pink Pigeons-"...completely ignoring us and our odoriferous bait..." 9/7/20
✔balance-p.35-Sao Tome And Principe: From Plantation Colony To Microstate-"...and permanent problems with the balance of payments." 9/5/20
✔banana-p.14- Sao Tome And Principe: From Plantation Colony To Microstate-"Citrus, however, did well, as did cashews, bananas, breadfruit, and coconut." 9/3/20
✔boil-p.127- Poirot Investigates-"The kettle was on the boil..." 9/18/20
✔busy-p.63- Golden Bats & Pink Pigeons-"Busy as we were, the elements were collecting their forces..." 9/6/20
✔callous-p.86- Golden Bats & Pink Pigeons-"...and the jeering cries of callous lizards." 9/6/20
✔cherry- p.99- 2001: A Space Odyssey-“.radiating fins, that would glow cherry red when Discovery was accelerating…" 9/25/20
✔cloistered-p.221- Our Lady of the Flowers-"...they all went into the cloistered yard..." 12/18/20
✔conscious-p.35- 2001: A Space Odyssey-"...he was conscious of a rising tension..." 9/24/20
✔cool- p.7- Sao Tome And Principe: From Plantation Colony To Microstate-"...and bringing with them dry, cool, and stable air." 9/3/20
✔ corrode-p.39-Focus: Found Faces: Your World, Your Images-"It's exposed to damp coastal winds that corrode anything metal..." 1/3/24
✔cough-p.179- The Miserable Mill-"'It's unbelievable,' Mr. Poe said, after a short cough..." 9/15/20
✔curious-p.51- The Miserable Mill-"...and you may be curious as well, but you will have to take that curiosity to your grave..." 9/14/20
✔descriptive-p.156- New Caledonia: Essays in Nationalism and Dependency-"...the questions relating to economic inequality invite only a descriptive, even tautological approach..." 10/28/20
✔development-p.120-Sao Tome And Principe: From Plantation Colony To Microstate-"...the country became a member of the African Development Bank..." 9/9/20
✔digestion-p.285- The Ballad of Peckham Rye-"Bad for the digestion while you're eating..." 12/12/20
✔disastrous- p.38- Sao Tome And Principe: From Plantation Colony To Microstate-"....was in the throes of its disastrous sleeping sickness epidemic..." 9/5/20
✔dock-p.98- Golden Bats & Pink Pigeons-"La Volant docks with a cargo of 4000 tortoises." 9/6/20
✔drab-p.183- The Refugees-"...hundreds of ordinary folk wearing drab clothes and fanning themselves..." 9/23/20
✔drag-p.87- Goldfinger-"...the sweet smell of the beginning of a knock-down-and-drag-out game of golf..." 9/11/20
✔dusty-p.152- Goldfinger-"In the middle of the courtyard stood the dusty Silver Ghost. 9/13/20
✔edge-p.6- Sao Tome And Principe: From Plantation Colony To Microstate-"...and the whole island to the water's edge is apparently covered..." 9/3/20
✔enthusiastic-p.129- A Separate Peace-"For our dormitory was less enthusiastic about almost everything..." 10/5/20
✔flesh-p.32- Goldfinger-"...contemplated the ranks of pink and brown and white flesh laid out below him..." 9/10/20
✔foregoing-p.202- The Black Prince-"...may feel impatient with the foregoing lyricism." 6/22/21
✔gabby-p.183- A Separate Peace-"Dr. Stanpole was gabby too." 107/20
✔gleaming-p.36- Goldfinger-"Other wires ran from the box to a gleaming indoor aerial..." 9/10/20
✔hands- p.41- Golden Bats & Pink Pigeons-"...as they engulfed our puny hands in their gigantic, gentle paws..." 9/5/20
✔horses-p.41- Golden Bats & Pink Pigeons-"...they moved slowly and benignly, like Shire horses..." 9/5/20
✔hose-p.52- The Refugees-"...my mother would keep wearing the hose until the run nipped at her heels." 9/20/20
✔houses-p.34-Sao Tome And Principe: From Plantation Colony To Microstate-"...and it is probable that the tradition of building magnificent plantation houses...took root at this time." 9/5/20
✔humdrum-p.101- For Your Eyes Only="Life in the Colonial Servise is very humdrum." 12/27/20
✔hush-p.25- The Refugees-"'Hush' Parish frowned." 9/20/20
✔knowing-p.222- Goldfinger-"...not yet homosexual, but confused, not knowing what they were." 9/14/20
✔languid-p.188- A Separate Peace-"...not bored, not energetic and not languid." 10/7/20
✔latch -p.126- Goldfinger-"He pressed a hidden latch and they walked through." 9/12/20
✔lay-p.91-Goldfinger-"The ball pulled up and lay a yard past the hole." 9/11/20
✔listen-p.60- The Refugees-"How come you never listen to me?" 9/20/20
✔lock-p.35- Goldfinger-"He tried his pass-key in the various locks..." 9/10/20
✔lunchroom- p.175- Home Fire-"...to rattle the windows and the plates in the studio's communal
lunch room." 12/15/21
✔macho-p.120- Around the World in 50 Years: My Adventure to Every Country on Earth-"...only three tasks are considered sufficiently macho for African men to perform..." 12/13/20
✔manage-p.95- Golden Bats & Pink Pigeons-"...equipment we could manage without." 9/6/20
✔melodic-p.128-A Separate Peace-"...one of his voices, the low-pitched and evenly melodic one..." 10/5/20
✔merciful-p.228- Goldfinger-"They were giving an excellent performance- dutiful, merciful..." 9/14/20
✔multiply-p.117- Guinea Bissau: From Liberation Struggle To Independent Statehood-"Declarations of faith in principles...multiply along with he growth of corruption..." 10/11/20
*****COMPLETED 12/3/20*****UNTIMELYChallenge #645- CCC
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FROM SEA TO SHINING SEA - COLORADO
150p. min
Duration: Sep 01, 2020 - Oct 31, 2020
Completed: 9/10
From Sea to Shining Sea - Colorado
Duration: Sep 01, 2020 - Oct 31, 2020
✔1. The 38th state of the United States is Colorado, joining the United States on August 1st, 1876. Its capital is Denver. Its name comes from the Spanish, "ruddy" or "red". The early Spanish explorers in the Rocky Mountain region named a river they found Rio Colorado for the reddish silt that the water carried down from the mountains. Colorado is nicknamed Centennial State, because it became a state 100 years after the signing of the Declaration of Independence.
✒ Read a book with a word synonymous to Red in the title -or- read a book with a mountain/s on its cover (post the cover) - The Island of South Georgia by Robert K. Headland-11/20/20-
-or- read a book with 2 zeroes in its number of pages (mention the number of pages).✔2. Colorado's state tree is the Colorado Blue Spruce, the state rock is Yule Marble, the state gemstone is Aquamarine. The state animal is Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep, the bird is Lark Bunting. The state fossil is the Stegosaurus, the first ever in the world was found here. Colorado's motto is Nil sine Numine, which is Latin for "Nothing without the Deity".
✒ Read a book with a mostly blue cover (post the cover) - The Refugees by Viet Thanh Nguyen 9/23/20-
or- read a book in which gods are present as characters -or- read a book with a word in the title ending in -ing. (sing, sleeping, anything).
✔3. The Colorado region has been inhabited by Native Americans for more than 13,000 years, with the Lindenmeier Site containing artifacts dating from approximately 11200 BC to 3000 BC. The eastern edge of the Rocky Mountains was a major migration route for early peoples who spread throughout the Americas. The Mesa Verde National Park features an elaborate four-story city carved in the cliffs by the Ancestral Pueblo people between 600 and 1300 A.D. It is one of the richest archaeological preserves with amazing cliff dwellings and more than 4,000 ancient sites.
✒ Read a book set before 1300 AD (tell us when the book is set) -or- read a book whose author has a color word in their name -or- read book #4 of a series (tell us the series).-The Series of Unfortunate Events series-#4- The Miserable Mill by Lemony Snicket-9/15/20-194p
✔4. The inside of Colorado's State Capitol building is adorned with what is believed to be the entire known supply of Colorado Rose Onyx, one of the rarest stones in the world. It was once called Beulah red marble, but is not really marble. It is metamorphosed limestone tinged with iron oxide. The stone was discovered in a small deposit in the town of Beulah in 1893. The Beulah quarry remains the only known source of the stone in the world. There is a reserve supply of the quarried rose onyx in the Capitol's underground vaults, for repairing any damage.
✒ Read a book in which the main character's name contains an X (tell us the name) -or- read a book whose cover shows something made of stone (post the cover, and yes, it has to be a man-made stone artifact) -or- read a book with a woman's name in the title.- Agatha Raisin and the Terrible Tourist by M.C. Beaton-12/3/20
✔5. Red Rocks Amphitheatre is an open-air amphitheater built into a rock structure near Morrison, ten miles west of Denver. There is a large, tilted, disc-shaped rock behind the stage, a huge vertical rock angled outwards from stage right, and several large outcrops angled outwards from stage left. In 1927, the City of Denver purchased the area of Red Rocks and construction of the amphitheater began in 1936. It was opened to the public in June 1941. Since then, many notable performances have taken place here, including the Beatles, Jimi Hendrix, Jethro Tull (which got out of hand and led to a five-year ban of rock concerts) and the Grateful Dead.
✒ Read a book in which a musician/band plays an important role -the Tintagel Stone's Jazzmakers, a band, is a major focus in The Green Mill Murder by Kerry Greenwood-10/8/20-
or- read a book with a predominantly red cover (post the cover) -or- read a book with the word DEAD in the title (no variations).
✔6. The first ever car license plate in the United States was issued in Denver in 1908. SuperMax, aka the U.S. Penitentiary Administrative Maximum (ADX), is the highest-security federal prison in the country, and is located in the small town of Florence, only two hours south of Denver. The first rodeo in the United States was held on July 4th, 1869 in Deer Trail. Weirdly, Colorado is home to the world’s largest alligator farm. It’s called ‘Colorado Gators Reptile Park’ and a geothermal well on the property gives the gators the perfect year-round temperature of 87 degrees.
✒ Read a book in which an important scene takes place in a prison -or- read a book from which you learned something you didn't know before (tell us what!) in colonial days in Sao Tome it was a positive attribute for men AND women to have many children from different partners- Sao Tome And Principe: From Plantation Colony To Microstate by Tony Hodges-9/10/20
-or- read a book in which an independence day is celebrated (if it's not the US independence, tell us which country and when it is celebrated).
✔7. Colorado contains 75 percent of the land area of the U.S. with an altitude over 10,000 feet. There are 52 Fourteeners (mountain peaks over 14,000 ft. in elevation) in the state, but Mt. Elbert is the highest. Leadville, CO is the highest incorporated city in the United States, at an elevation of 10,430 feet. Alpino Vino at Telluride Ski Resort is the highest fine dining restaurant and wine bar in the country. The 13th step of the state capitol building in Denver is exactly 1 mile high above sea level and there’s a little gold medallion telling you so. The highest suspension bridge in the nation is the Royal Gorge Bridge near Cañon City with a height of 956 ft. The Imperial Express Superchair at Breckenridge Ski Resort is the highest chairlift in North America, at an elevation just shy of 13,000 feet. It’s not slow either; it’s a high-speed quad lift.
✒ Read a book set in a mountain town (let us know where!) -or- read a book with a metal in its title/subtitle or series title -Gold in Goldfinger by Ian Fleming-9/14/20
or- read a book with a chair of some kind on the cover (post the cover).
✔8. NORAD's Santa tracker program originated before the actual formation of NORAD (North American Aerospace Defense Command), as an annual event on December 24, 1955. According to legend, a Sears department store placed an advertisement in the Colorado Springs newspaper The Gazette, which told children that they could place a call to Santa Claus and included the number ME 2-6681. A call allegedly came through to Colorado Springs' Continental Air Defense Command (CONAD) Center as one digit was misprinted. Colonel Harry Shoup, who was a Crew Commander on duty, answered the first call and supposedly told his staff to give all children who called in later a "current location" for Santa Claus.
✒ Read a book marked CHRISTMAS on the main GR page -or- read a book in which a main character works for a company or organization more commonly known by its short form (like NORAD, NOAA, FBI, CIA etc., tell us what it is) -or- read a book with numbers on the cover (that are not part of the title or subtitle or author's name, post the cover).- Roman numerals on cover- Ask the Cards a Question by Marcia Muller-12/2/20-
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✔9. Mike the Headless Chicken, also known as Miracle Mike, was a Wyandotte chicken that lived for 18 months after his head had been cut off. On September 10, 1945, farmer Lloyd Olsen of Fruita, Colorado, was sent out to the yard by his wife to bring back a chicken for supper. Olsen chose a five-and-a-half-month-old chicken named Mike. The ax removed the bulk of the head, but missed the jugular vein, leaving one ear and most of the brain stem intact. Due to Olsen's failed attempt to behead Mike, the chicken was still able to balance on a perch and walk clumsily. He ate small grains of corn and worms and was given a mixture of milk and water via an eyedropper. Once his fame had been established, Mike began a career of touring sideshows. He was also photographed for dozens of magazines and papers, and was featured in Time and Life magazines. Today, he is commemorated by the 'Mike the Headless Chicken Day', celebrated in Fruita on the third weekend of May every year.
✒ Read a book featuring a celebrity (real or fictional) -or- read a book in which someone headless is featured on the cover (the head can either be really cut off or just beyond the cover but hidden behind something like a newspaper won't work, post the cover) -or- read a book in which someone is murdered, with blood involved (poison won't work!)-at least one victim shot dead in Poirot Investigates by Agatha Christie-9/19/20
✔10. In Pueblo, it is illegal to allow a dandelion to grown within the city limits. You may not abuse rats in Denver. It’s illegal to crash into a ski lift tower or sign when skiing in Vail (which means I'd never go on a skiing vacation to Vail, because I'd be spending all of it in jail). In Aspen, it is illegal to throw a snowball at a person or a building (bye bye Aspen vacation also). In Sterling, it is illegal for pet cats to run loose without having been fit with a taillight. (HAHAHA, good luck with that cat owners!).
✒ Read a book with a cat's tail shown on the cover (post the cover, big cats okay, whole cat bodies are fine too, but cat must be pictured with the tail visible) -or- read a book in which a character goes skiing - Leper goes cross country skiing in A Separate Peace by John Knowles-10/7/20
or- read a book with a main character works with flowers in some way (tell us what they do).
*****COMPLETED 4/13/21***** UNTIMELY(last word="obese")
Challenge #646-Booktivity
see- https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
September 2020 Scavenger Hunt
Begins: 01Sep20 / Ends: 30Sep20
20/20
BASIC word list
✔bombshells-p.52- Lettice and Lovage: A Comedy-"He was known in college as the Blond Bombshell." 1/11/21
✔chicken-p.15-Sao Tome And Principe: From Plantation Colony To Microstate-"...European domestic animals- cattle, donkeys, horses, goats, pigs, chickens, ducks..." 9/3/20
✔delight-p.27- The Price of Paradise-"...she got up off the towel and, to the delight of the other beachgoers, stretched like a cat..." 9/1/20
✔fingerprint-p.106- Poirot Investigates-"...a specially prepared surface - for finger-prints." (British variation) 9/17/20
✔hint-p.85- Sao Tome And Principe: From Plantation Colony To Microstate-"Other houses contain a hint of the oriental..." 9/8/20
✔ignorance-p.11- The Refugees-"...she snorted, annoyed by my ignorance of the needs of ghosts." 9/20/20
✔junk-p.133- 2001: A Space Odyssey-"I'll file it as N/G and drop it in the junk store." 9/25/20
✔knowledge-p.32- Poirot Investigates-"...that he himself has no guilty knowledge to conceal." 9/16/20
✔laboratory-p.33- Ruddy Gore-"The laboratory can test it." 2/14/21
✔natural-p.5- 2001: A Space Odyssey-"...the natural weapon which the other man-apes did not possess." 9/3/20
✔obese-p.219- Maybe the Moon-"...and waved an obese joint in my face."
✔partner-p.53- Poirot Investigates-"You are Monsieur Poirot's partner..."9/16/20
✔research-p.51- Goldfinger-"...this man Smithers is head of the Bank's research department." 9/11/20
✔tuition-p.86- Too Much and Never Enough: How My Family Created the World's Most Dangerous Man- "...the big expenses, such as school, camp tuition, and medical insurance..." 10/23/20
✔virus-p.38- 2001: A Space Odyssey-"...there had been talk of radio-hypnosis from satellite transmitters, compulsion viruses and blackmail..." 9/23/20
Optional/BONUS word list
✔anesthesia-p.191-A Separate Peace-"...around 5 o'clock, he had said, when Finny should be coming out of anaesthesia." 10/7/20
✔embryo-p.36-Guinea Bissau: From Liberation Struggle To Independent Statehood-"The embryo of institutional power was decisively created..." 9/27/20
✔gas station (filling station or petrol station)-p.40- Too Much and Never Enough: How My Family Created the World's Most Dangerous Man-"...Freddy pulled into a gas station to fill up the tank." 10/19/20
✔massacre-p.90- Sao Tome And Principe: From Plantation Colony To Microstate-"...forro society was shaken by the bloody Batepa massacre in February 1953..." 9/8/20
✔souffle-p.130- Goldfinger-"An excellent cheese souffle came and was followed by coffee." 9/12/20
Moved from p. 16Words being searched for:(Update 1st and 15th ever month)
CARD #1- Completed 7/12/20
Card #4- Completed 10/14/20
Card#16-Completed 12/11/21
Card #6-Completed 12/22/22
Card #2-Completed 3/17/23
Card#8- Completed 3/20/23
Card#18- Completed 10/8/23
Card #10- Completed 4/7/24
Card #3-Completed 7/7/24
Card #27- Completed 7/7/24
MY WORDS #28-card5
ALPHABETIZE;
CHALLENGE #142-P.7-card5
CHRISTMAS WEDDING
SONG TITLE
NITE; NUTHIN'; PIMPIN'
p.94- If This World Were Mine-"Now, Boo, you know that don't nuthin' go on in this place that I don't hear about." 4/16/23
MY WORDS #14-card5
EPILATION;
MY WORDS #16-card5
TEKKADON
CCC CH. #23-card5
CATTLE PENS; CITRINE
MY WORDS #42-card7
MOISTURIZERS;
ACATT: WORD SEARCH - A CHRISTMAS CAROL-card7
Date: 12/01/19 - 00/00/00
see- https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
WORDS:
122. Retentive
MEGA Scavenger Hunt-p.19 #385-card9
Begins: 01Jan20 / Ends: 30June20
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
.
kringle
Challenge #537-ACATT-card11
Word Search: Watership Down | Part 1-ACATT
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
19. Lollop;
Challenge # 572- My Words #58-Begun 5/27/20 (Card 12)
CUED
CHALLENGE #928-CCC-CARD#26
2022 Random Treasure Hunt #1
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Word List:
dispensable; impeach
Challenge #965- TCF-CARD#28
see- https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Hard Scavenger Hunt X
Munger; Oboe; Overwatch
Bonus Words
Kermit the Frog; Progeria; Tambor
Challenge #967- Booktivity-CARD#28
see- https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
MEGA Scavenger Hunt V
outtakes; pavlova
Challenge #988- MW #96-CARD #29
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
HAUPTMANN; HEINE; ROCHE; SACHS
Challenge #990- TCF-CARD#29
see-https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
The Incredible Challenge Factory Scavenger Hunt XLIV
Duration: October 1 - December 31, 2022
Bonus list
Double vision
Challenge #1112- TCF-CARD #37
see-https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
TCF-Hard Scavenger Hunt XI!
The challenge runs from October 31, 2023- April 30, 2024
*****The Twist*****
For each bonus word you find, you can replace TWO (2) of the regular list words! Be sure to list which 2 words you are choosing to replace.
Ice cream truck; Pastrami; Side-eye; Stymied
Bonus Words
Kibosh
Challenge #1113- TCF- CARD #37
see- https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
The Challenge Factory
Hard Scavenger Hunt XII
Duration: Oct. 31, 2023- April 30, 2024
********** THE TWIST*****
For each bonus word you find, you can replace TWO (2) of the regular list words! Be sure to list which 2 words you are choosing to replace.
Boorish; Finicky
Bonus Words
Denigrate
Challenge #1115-TCF
Starting today 11/2/2023-CARD #37
see- https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
TCF November/December 2023 Bonus Scavenger Hunt
Hoodie
Challenge #1128- Booktivity-CARD #38
see- https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
MEGA Scavenger Hunt VII
hedonist; hoyden; propulsion; tactical
Challenge #1140- BOOKTIVITY-CARD #38
See- https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
February 2024 Word Search Scavenger Hunt
Optional / BONUS words
valedictorian
The Challenge Factory Scavenger Hunt XLIX-CARD #38
Duration: January 1 - March 31, 2024
see-https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Reboot
Bonus list
Carwash or car wash
Travel Trivia: Unusual Global Vending Machines
Challenge #1147- Wanderlust-CARD #40
see- https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Namibia Word Search
Campsite; Modern life (must be together); Restricted (no variations); Uncontaminated
Challenge #1152-TCF-CARD #40
see- https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
TCF March/April 2024 Bonus Scavenger Hunt
Bonus Scavenger Hunt: March 1 - April 30, 2024
Riptide
Challenge #1153- Booktivity- CARD #40
see- https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
April 2024 Word Search Scavenger Hunt
Optional / BONUS words
hexes; honeycomb
Challenge #1158-TCF- CARD #40
see- https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
The Challenge Factory Scavenger Hunt L
Duration: April 1 - June 3, 2024
Digit; Jangle; Upgrade; Vapor
Bonus list
Wild Rice
Challenge #1161- Wanderlust-CARD #40
see-https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Paris BinGO
Line 5
Je t'aime
Ooh La La
Challenge #1162- Booktivity- CARD #40
see- https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
May 2024 Word Search Scavenger Hunt
emphatically; improve
Challenge #1164-Wanderlust
Patagonia Word Search-Card #40
see-https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
June 1, 2024 - August 31, 2024
Gable; Glacial; Immigrant; Monolith; Sustainable
Challenge #1167-Booktivity-CARD #40
see-https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
June 2024 Word Search Scavenger Hunt
obstructed
Challenge #1166-Wanderlust-CARD #40
see- https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
#3- someone eats chocolate
Challenge #1172-Booktivity MEGA Scavenger Hunt X=CARD#41
see- https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
anthracite; babbled; callow; claustrophobia; crunchy; disco; dole; eggnog; festive; fishbowl; forecast; gasoline; herbivore; high-rise; immersed; institute; invaded; knitwear; maim; majorette; obfuscate; pandemic; pliers; pram; quota; taser; technical; terminal; undertaker; unicorn; varicose; yucca; zoot suit
Challenge #1173-July 2024 Word Search Scavenger Hunt-CARD#41
Begins: 01July24/ Ends: 31July24
see- Jhttps://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Optional / BONUS word list
kismet; tyke
Challenge #1174-TCF-CARD #41-
see- https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
The Challenge Factory
TCF July/August 2024 Bonus Scavenger Hunt
Addition* (to a building, or abutting land added to real estate already owned); Livestock; Shuttle; Tweet
Challenge #1175-TCF -CARD #41
see- https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Hard Scavenger Hunt XIV
Azaleas; Batik; Crocus; Cyber; Lentil; Lintel; Obtuse; Plethora; Stollen
Bonus Words
Bric-a-brac; Numinous; Annulus; Squeegee
Challenge #1176-TCF-CARD#41
TCF - Factory Scavenger Hunt LI
see- https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Adept; Belle; Crumpet; Danish (the pastry); Dote; Funk; Glitz; Hypnosis; Keypad; Kudzu; Mosey; Root beer; Security camera; Viable
Challenge #1181-Wanderlust-CARD #41
see- https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
#3- a grand opening or new business
Challenge #1184-Booktivity-CARD #42
see-https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Optional (BONUS) word list
aqua
Challenge #1188- Wanderlust- CARD #41
see-https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Honolulu Bingo
Line 1
Lei
Pineapple
Line 2
Aloha
Battleship
Coral
Line 3
Banana Tree
Iolani Palace
Line 4
Hula Dancer
Luau
Line 5
Poke Bowl
Surf Board
Challenge #1218-TCF-CARD #43
The Challenge Factory Scavenger Hunt LIII
Duration: January 1 - March 31, 2025
see- https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
*Notes:
3. Creative uses of the items is highly encouraged! Example: if the hunt item is National Park, you can either find "National Park", or I'll take something like "Yellowstone", or "Yosemite" instead.
Android; Blip; Brie; Charter; Churn; Feral; Fluke; Garment; iPhone; Khaki; Muted; Nonchalant; Picky; Relay; Stow; Yuck
Bonus list
Attaché; Conundrum; Curbside; Outcropping; Pastrami; Peppercorn; Somersault
Challenge #1219-TCF- CARD #43
see- https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Hard Scavenger Hunt XV
For each bonus word you find, you can replace TWO (2) of the regular list words! Be sure to list which 2 words you are choosing to replace.
Ablutions; Apoplectic; Avatar; Beset; Compartmentalize; Ethereal; Penultimate; Quark; Rime; Wayside
Bonus Words:
Bifurcated; Heath; Quasar
MY WORDS PART 2Challenge #618-Card#13
MY WORDS#62- https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
RELINE
Challenge #633- TCF-CARD #14
see- https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Sanitize
Challenge #664- TCF-CARD #15
see- https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
The Incredible Challenge Factory Scavenger Hunt XXXVI
Duration: October 1 - December 31, 2020
Turkey fryer
MY WORDS #70- CARD #17
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
IMAGINEERING
Challenge #997- CCC-CARD #30
see- https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
2022 Random Treasure Hunt #3- CARD#30
Duration: Oct 1, 2022 - Jan 31, 2023 (actually started on10/2/22)
150p. min,
Word List:
abhorrent; motivate
p.5- Ch.#86- CARD#38- https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Vespucci
Challenge #1009-Wanderlust-CARD#31
see-https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Mexico Word Search
Outdoor Area (must be together)
Challenge #1025- Booktivity
see-https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
MEGA Scavenger Hunt VII-CARD#31
100p.min.
bindle; tres leches cake
MW#98- CARD #31
see- https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
BATH TUB; WASH CLOTH
Challenge #1045- Booktivity-CARD #32
see-https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
February 2023 Scavenger Hunt
Optional (BONUS) word list
bindi
Challenge #1047- TCF-CARD #32
see- https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
The Incredible Challenge Factory Scavenger Hunt, Part XLV
Corrosion; Undue
Bonus list
Histrionic; Orthopedic
Challenge #1056-TCF-CARD#33
see- https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Bonus Scavenger Hunt: March 1 - April 30
Backstab
Challenge #1057- MW#101-CARD#33
OFFSIDE
Challenge #1062-CCC- CARD#33
see- https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
2023 TREASURE HUNT #1
150p. *****DIFFERENT FORMS ALLOWED*
density; exposure; litigation; update
Challenge #1063-Booktivity=CARD#33
see- https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
April 2023 Word Search Scavenger Hunt
Optional (BONUS) word list
riptide
Challenge #1064-TCF-CARD#33
see-https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
The Challenge Factory Scavenger Hunt XLVI
Auditorium
Challenge #1074-CCC-CARD #34
see- https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
2023 TREASURE HUNT #2
generate
Challenge #1180- Booktivity-CARD #41
see- https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
August 2024 Word Search Scavenger Hunt
Basic word list
haircut
Optional / BONUS word list
teem(s)
Challenge #1185- Wanderlust-CARD #42
see-https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Greece Word Search
Words
Autonomous; Controversial; Hiker; Imaginative (no variations); Orthodox; Priestess; Prohibited (no variations); Public transport (must be together); Rebuilt
Challenge #1228- Booktivity- CARD #43
see- https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
March 2025 Scavenger Hunt
Begins: 01March25 / Ends: 31March25
vulture
Challenge #1224-WANDERLUST-CARD #44
see-https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Quebec Word Search
Accessible; Breathtaking; Crepe(s); Curd(s); Dinghy; Ecosystem; Etched; Headland(s); License; Nonexistent (hyphenated ok); Pierced
Challenge #1228- TCF March/April 2025- CARD #44
see- https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Cork; Daffodil; Dog sled; Mardi Gras; Reuben; Suckle; Tee box; Volunteer
Challenge #1234-Wanderlust-Card #44
see-https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Kyoto Bingo
April 1, 2025 - July 31, 2025
0/25
(view spoiler)
Line 1
Fan
Bento Box
Sakura
Koi
Line 2
Bonsai Tree
Zen Garden
Line 3
Maneki-Neko
Samurai
Origami Crane
Bullet Train
Line 4
Fushimi Inari
Buddha
Kimono
Line 5
Tea Ceremony
Mochi
Geisha
Bamboo Forest
Challenge #1235-Booktivity- CARD #44
see-https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
April 2025 Scavenger Hunt
Begins: 01April25 / Ends: 30April25
BASIC Scavenger List
expectant; oppressive; responsible; saliva
BONUS
apoplectic; jubilee; voile
Challenge #1237-Booktivity- CARD #44
May 2025 Scavenger Hunt
see- https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
BASIC Scavenger List
joggers; unexpected
BONUS
audacious; kitsch; wrestle
Challenge #1170-Wanderlust- CARD #44
see- https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Olympic Games Host Cities
#10-a book that mentions a TV show or broadcast (share text)
Challenge #1243 Booktivity-CARD #44
see- https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
June 2025 Scavenger Hunt
aisle; demon; included; orphan; untied; viewing
BONUS words
coupon; gullet; limo; turban
Challenge #1244-TCF-CARD #44
see-https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
TCF - Scavenger Hunt May/June 2025
1..Achievement; 3. Award; 10. Class ring; 16. Fiesta; 20. Hobby; 25. Ranch; 27. Recreate; 30. Roadtrip; 32. Seashell; 37. Tenure
Challenge #1246-Booktivity-CARD #44
see- https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
MEGA Scavenger Hunt XII
anatomy; automatic; bourgeois; bowling; carafe; cauldron; chimpanzee (chimp okay); cologne; divan; divinity (candy); dulcet; duvet; Elvis; enigma; espadrilles; fedora; fortune cookie; fracas; fraught; gestate; gingham; hostage; hungover; jamboree; jetty; jolt; karma; kudzu; libido; luscious; lyrics; macrame; marbles (the game); mules (shoes); New Year's Eve; nursing home; obligated; obstacle; ophthalmologist; panda; perfection; polyester; quartz; quinine; raconteur; retina; ; sorbet; soupçon; stagnant; subway; temperance; ultrasound; venom; vigil; votive; walrus; Yorkshire; zillions; zip code
Challenge #1247-Booktivity- CARD #45
see- https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
July 2025 Scavenger Hunt
Begins: 01July25 / Ends: 31July25
attic; deposit; final; pregnant; thread
BONUS words
cocoon; etiquette; velvet
Challenge #1248-TCF-CARD #45
see-https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
The Challenge Factory Scavenger Hunt LIV
The List
Atrium; Breaker; Bypass; Cascade; Celebration; Coupon; Doodle; Fodder; Goofy; Makeup bag; Naive; Overlap; Pouch; Stitches; Sweet tea; Tuft; Twirl
Bonus list
Botox; Commemoration; Crystal ball; Drinking game; Jubilee; Septic tank; Smorgasbord; Spelling bee; Xerox
Challenge #1249-TCF-CARD #45
see- https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
July/August 2025 Bonus
Chug; Concert; Display case; Emergency room; Extravaganza; Ignite; Jubilee; Lost pet; Militia; Nozzle; Passport; Puffy; Salve; Skim; Sprinkler; Staycation; Swirl; Tackle box; Tart; Ticket; Wedge
Challenge #1253-Wanderlust-CARD #44
see-https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
#8-Read a book set primarily in a hotel or similar establishment (share name) OR read a book where the MC makes or eats pie or cake (share text).
Challenge #1254- Booktivity- CARD #45
see- https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Augus 2025 Scavenger Hunt
BASIC Scavenger List
easel; research; unconscious; weekend
BONUS words
futility; nachos; quail; vertebra (-ae)
Challenge #1256-TCF-CARD #45
see-https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Hard Scavenger Hunt XVI
The List
Assiduously; Canon; Cubit; Demarcation; Dickensian; Diode; Existential; Extol; Fecund; Fetid; Hubris; Mellifluous; Quonset Hut; Snood; Somnolent; Torque; Transcendental; Transom; Trencher; Trifecta
Bonus Words
Challenge coin; Mogul; Chatelaine; Effigy; Snooker
Challenge #1257- Wanderlust- Card #42
see-https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Malta's Capital: Valletta
#4-Underground
Challenge #1258- Wanderlust-Card #42
see-https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
#6-Division
Challenge #1259- Booktivity- Card #45
see- https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
BASIC Scavenger List
safe; season; shadow; shop; sky;; slave; smells; snowfall; spent; squeak; social; stove
BONUS words
scrimping; shrugged; slumber; snuggle; swarm
Challenge #1260- TCF-CARD #45
see- https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
TCF September/October 2025 Bonus Hunt
Apple; Awry; Cacophony; Cadet; Cello; Cloak; Clog; Dilute; Doorbell; Elastic; Fetid; Flannel; Foul; Frock; Heckle; Horror movie; Irrational; Jumble; Loot; Macabre; Mildew; Nemesis; Owl; Paint; Robot; Scurry; Secret passage; Series; Spook; Stash; Superhero; Turntable; Union; Vent; Warden; Wily; Witch; Yield
Challenge #1171-Wanderlust-CARD #45
see- https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Travel Trivia: Air Travel Facts & Trivia
#8- Lightning
#16-someone eats something that tastes bad or doesn't taste right for some reason
#17-fatal accident occurs (briefly share details; murder doesn't count).
My Words Part 3Challenge # 770-CARD #20
See- https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
MY WORDS #78
HICKOK;
Challenge #789- CCC-CARD #20
see- https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
2021 RANDOM TREASURE HUNT #1
150 p. min.
direful
Challenge #795- https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
MY WORDS #82 - CARD #21
SANDER
Challenge # 856- Booktivity-Card #22
see- https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
MEGA Scavenger Hunt IV
Begins: 01July21 / Ends: 31December21
100p. min.
.
kickoff
Challenge # 858- TCF-CARD #23
see- https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
TCF-Hard Scavenger Hunt VIII!
Bonus Words
Dongle
MW#92-Ch. #861-CARD #23
SHORT-HAIRED
Challenge #867- MW#93-CARD #23
CHENNAULT; FRYE; GRISSOM; SCHIRRA
CHALLENGE #882- MY WORDS # 94-card 24
see-https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
ELLIPTIC
CHALLENGE #905- TCF-CARD #25
see- https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Bonus Scavenger Hunt: November 1 - December 31
Antacid
CHALLENGE #908- Wanderlust-CARD #25
see- https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Western Canada Word Search
Toll Road (must be together)
CH.#736-P.30- Lunar eclipse (CARD#19)
Challenge #1086-Booktivity-CARD #35
see- https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
MEGA Scavenger Hunt VIII
biohazard; cooties; javelina; joist; obstreperous; squeegee; yeet; zap
Challenge #1087- TCF-CARD #35
see- https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Felipe
Nathan
Challenge #1089-MW#103-CARD#35
CLOSEUP
Challenge #1093- Wanderlust - CARD #36
see- https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Rajasthan (India) Word Search
September 1, 2023 - November 30, 2023
Underway
Challenge #1095- Booktivity-CARD #36
see- https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
September 2023 Word Search Scavenger Hunt
Begins: 01Sept23 / Ends: 30Sept23
Optional (BONUS) word list
dungarees
Challenge #1101- CCC-CARD #36
see- https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
2023 Treasure Hunt #3
Duration: Oct 01, 2023 - Jan 31, 2024 (Beginning 10/2/23)
The Words
dismiss; offset
Challenge #1111- TCF-CARD #37
see- https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
The Challenge Factory Scavenger Hunt XLVIII
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Timeout
Challenge #1116-TCF-CARD #37
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Hard Scavenger Hunt IX!
Gander; Mange; Schematic; Stealth
Bonus Words
Adit; Snollygoster
Challenge #1135- MS# 105-CARD #39
Started 1/30/24; 23 words
WORKBOOK
Challenge #1145-MW#106-CARD #39
Begun 2/14/24-
HEDY; LAMARR
Challenge #1209- MW #107-CARD #39
BONUS; GRADUATION; OSCAR; RAISE
Challenge #1227- MW #108- CARD 39
EMMA; MYSTIC; NOMINATIONS; PELICAN
Challenge #1250- MW #109-CARD #39
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BOUT; EN GARDE; EPEE; FOIBLE; FORTE; GLIDE; JURY; LUNGE; PARRY; RAPIER; RIPOSTE
Challenge #1261-MW#11O
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BEADS; BORDERS; CARPETS; COUCHED; COVERLETS; DESIGNS; EDGES; FABRIC; GARMENTS; GEMS; POINT; HOBBY; KITS; LINENS; NEEDLES; PATTERN; PICTURES; SAMPLERS; THREADS; UNIFORMS; UPHOLSTERY
Challenge #1190- Booktivity- CARD #42
October 2024 Word Search Scavenger Hunt
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Optional (BONUS) word list
cobra; guffaw; monsoon
Challenge #1191- TCF-CARD #42
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TCF September/October 2024 Bonus Scavenger Hunt
Coastline; Complimentary; Genuflect; Gumbo; Multiply; Pumpkin spice; Smog; Squish
Challenge #1193-TCF- CARD #42
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The Incredible Challenge Factory Scavenger Hunt, Part LII
Fake ID; Fetching (adj.); Foil; Glee; Jingle; Limousine; Unicorn; Vented; Viable
Bonus list
Hollandaise; Largesse; Opulent; Rambunctious
Shindig; Transcendental; Whimsy
Challenge #1195- Wanderlust- CARD #42
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Fifty Nifty US States: Louisiana
November 1, 2024 - January 31, 2025
#8-gumbo
Challenge #1196- Bokktivity-CARD #42
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November 2024 Word Search Scavenger Hunt
Optional (BONUS) word list
ennui
Challenge #1197-TCF- CARD #42
TCF November/December 2024 Bonus Scavenger Hunt
Duration: November 1, 2024 - December 31, 2024-
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Brie; Cinnamon; Cryptic; Mousse; Picky; Probe; Stereo; Store front; Sucker; Tribe; Veto; Woof
Challenge #1201- Wanderlust-Card#42
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Day #5-"nuclear"
Challenge #1203- Wanderlust-CARD #42
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French Polynesia Word Search
December 1, 2024 - February 28, 2025
Actor; Adventurous (no variations); Atoll; Balsa; Competition; Fallout; Fenced (no variations); Florists; Fragrant; Guesthouse; Hips; International; Military base (must be together); Missionary; Mutineers; Necklace; Nuclear; Pearl; Poisonous; Polynesian; Spit of land (must be together); Tiki; Uninhabited
Challenge #1203- Booktivity-CARD #42
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December 2024 Scavenger Hunt
joyous; knitting
BONUS (Optional) List
gnome; rolling pin; yule
Challenge #1204- TCF- CARD #43
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The Challenge Factory
Hard Scavenger Hunt XIII
The List
Clout; Commode; Eon; Hallowed; Poppet; Redact, Utopia; Xenophilia
Bonus Words; Fusion Quay; Rigour
Challenge #1207-Booktivity- Card # 43
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January 2025 Word Search Scavenger Hunt
alley
Challenge #1208-Booktivity-CARD #43
MEGA Scavenger Hunt VII
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brassiere; crème brûlée; destitute; doyenne; duet; earthenware; eau de toilette; fluorescent; ginseng; grubby; haberdasher(y); handyman; heirloom; hip-hop /or/ hip hop; ignore; involuntarily; jackass; jolly; Kodak; leech(es); menthol; muumuus; notecard; osteoporosis; pelican; reggae; rhinestones; righteous; soccer; squid; threatening; trustworthy; unfair; uptown; velocity; ventriloquist; vomit; waif; woodpecker; zither
Challenge #1212- Booktivity- CARD # 43
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February 2025 Word Search Scavenger Hunt
Optional (BONUS) word list
arsenic; jambalaya; pimento; trollop
Challenge #1217-TCF- CARD #43
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TCF Jan/Feb Scavenger Hunt
Activist; Carnation; Celebration; Confetti; Countdown; Cupid; Garnet; Hockey; Pisces; Playoffs; Protest; Semester; Skiing; Sledding; ; Snow angel; Toast
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2/10/22-Belgium- Belgian fries with garlic mayonnaise
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2/12/22- Philippines- Canton Pancit (Canton Noodles)
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2/13/22- India- Idli
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