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message 1: by Marie (UK) (last edited Nov 10, 2020 02:22AM) (new)

Marie (UK) (mazza1) | 2279 comments answers

All books must be 175 pages long

1 question from 12 different cards for badge 1
1 question from each of 18 remaining cards for badge 2
5 complete cards for badge 3
another 10 complete cards for badge 4

The rest for badge 5 = 75 books / 15 cards

Report each book as follows:

1. Challenge Progress: Identify where you are in the challenge – Badge 1, book 1 (2, 3, 4, etc.)
2. List Card
3 Specify Yay or Nay, and Category
4. Link to book read. REQUIRED: If the cover is part of the task, link the cover of the edition you read as well.
5. List the number of pages of the edition you read. If an ebook or audiobook also give the number of pages of the paper edition (refer general rules on page numbers).
6. Give a very brief summary of the task.
7. State how the book fits the criteria.
8. Specifications required in the task. Some tasks require that you report a specific thing. IE – a task requires that you read a book from a Listopia. You need to identify which position number the book is on the list so that it can be verified.


WOF Name MAZZA57
BADGE 1
1. Card 10 - Task 6 - YAY SPORT Gingerbread by Helen Oyeyemi
2. CARD 8 Task 4 ART/LIT NAY The Death of Bees
3. CARD 27 Task 4 YAY Art / Lit Anne of Avonlea
4. CARD 17 Task 1 Geography NAY Mrs. Mike
5. CARD 20 Task 4 ART / LIT YAY Stalking Jack the Ripper
6. CARD 12 Task 2 Entertainment YAY Long Way Down
7. CARD 11 Task 6 Video Games YAY. Machines Like Me
8 CARD 4 task 1 Geography NAY. The Island of Dr. Moreau
9. CARD 5 Task6 Sport YAY Indexing
10. CARD 9 Task 6 SPORT YAY Lost Dog: A Love Story
11. CARD 18 Task 6 Sport YAY A Long Petal of the Sea
12. CARD 29 Task 2 Entertainment YAY [book:Hyperbole and a Half: Unfortunate Situations, Flawed Coping Mechanisms, Mayhem, and Other Things That Happened|17571564


message 2: by Marie (UK) (last edited Nov 10, 2020 01:15AM) (new)

Marie (UK) (mazza1) | 2279 comments Card : 19
1. Geography: KAVA YAY
2. Entertainment: Daniel Clowes YAY
3. History: Elizabeth 1 NAY
4: Art/Literature: , an astronaut, YAY
5: Science: Tattoo marker NAY
6. Sport : Flax YAY

5/6

Card : 23
1. Geography: James Smithson YAY
2. Entertainment: Flintstones YAY
3. History: Great Dane YAY
4: Art/Literature: Princess Diana YAY
5: Science: Crab Nebula YAY
6: Sport: koala, YAY

6/6

Card : 24
1. Geography: Vesuvius YAY
2. Entertainment: Jones YAY
3. History: Ann Frank YAY
4: Art/Literature: Irish YAY
5: Science: Dynamite YAY
6: Sport: Sashimi YAY

6/6

Card : 25
1. Geography: Brad Pitt YAY
2. Entertainment:John Carpenter YAY
3. History: Jacques Cartier YAY
4: Art/Literature: Percy Bysshe Shelley NAY
5: Science: Sinkhole YAY
6: Sport: Coppertonem YAY

5/6

Card : 26
1. Geography:Tagine YAY
2. Entertainment: Colin Firth YAY
3. History: Edgar allen Poe YAY
4: Art/Literature: Italy, India and Indonesia YAY
5: Science: Coffee NAY
6: Sport: highland Games YAY

Card : 27
1. Geography: South Sudan YAY
2. Entertainment: Band of Brothers YAY
3. History: Whale YAY
4: Art/Literature: Prince Edward Island YAY
5: Science: Aral Sea YAY
6: Sport: Fishing YAY

Card : 28
1. Geography: Cuba YAY
2. Entertainment: Barbara Streisand YAY
3. History: Kraft foods NAY
4: Art/Literature: Into The Woods YAY
5: Science: Orchids YAY
6: Sport: In Top Hat NAY


message 3: by Janice, Moderator (new)

Janice (jamasc) | 59907 comments You are smoking, Marie. Look at all the Yah's. I think you need to go on Jeopardy! as a contestant.


message 4: by Marie (UK) (new)

Marie (UK) (mazza1) | 2279 comments Janice wrote: "You are smoking, Marie. Look at all the Yah's. I think you need to go on Jeopardy! as a contestant."

I am no good under stress but with a glass of wine I suddenly get clever


message 5: by Almeta (new)

Almeta (menfrommarrs) | 11457 comments Marie (UK) wrote: "Janice wrote: "You are smoking, Marie. Look at all the Yah's. I think you need to go on Jeopardy! as a contestant."

I am no good under stress but with a glass of wine I suddenly get clever"


Hmmm. That happens to me too!☺lol!


message 6: by Janice, Moderator (new)

Janice (jamasc) | 59907 comments Marie (UK) wrote: "I am not finding this easy should have got more wrong lol so far my hays have got me two ancient tasks and who nows how many strange words to find in the title .

I am aiming for 1 task per card an..."


That's a good approach. I'm going to focus on the 1st two badges as well.


message 7: by Janice, Moderator (new)

Janice (jamasc) | 59907 comments I'm sorry you feel disheartened. Maybe ask for recommendations in the thread set up for the card(s) in question.


message 8: by Cherie (new)

Cherie (crobins0) | 21536 comments Marie (UK) wrote: "i think getting the question right has made everything more difficult how do you search for character names it is very disheartening to have got so many right and then be unable to even start to fi..."

Searching for character names is probably the most difficult of the gophering tasks. I usually depend on luck to happen, unless the name is in the title of the book. I think I need to find an Andy or Don character. I do not have any ideas at this time, but we may luck out. Claire is easy. I have been waiting two years to get to my next Outlander series book.


message 9: by Janice, Moderator (new)

Janice (jamasc) | 59907 comments I'm trying to slot in books that I own or are available at the library. I'm just plugging in obvious ones and will deal with the others if I need to in order to fill a card. It will take me a few months to earn the first two badges anyway and I can worry about completing cards at a later date.


message 10: by Janice, Moderator (new)

Janice (jamasc) | 59907 comments Marie (UK) wrote: "I should keep a list of the character names i need so that if they pop up I can have an AHA moment. I am trying to make my books fit both here and SRC I am also doing other yearly challenges. I rea..."

I did SRC for a couple of challenges, but started to burn out on the gophering.


message 11: by Marie (UK) (last edited Dec 26, 2019 06:45AM) (new)

Marie (UK) (mazza1) | 2279 comments 1. Challenge Progress: Identify where you are in the challenge – Badge 1, book 1 (2, 3, 4, etc.)
2. List Card
3 Specify Yay or Nay, and Category
4. Link to book read. REQUIRED: If the cover is part of the task, link the cover of the edition you read as well.
5. List the number of pages of the edition you read. If an ebook or audiobook also give the number of pages of the paper edition (refer general rules on page numbers).
6. Give a very brief summary of the task.
7. State how the book fits the criteria.
8. Specifications required in the task. Some tasks require that you report a specific thing. IE – a task requires that you read a book from a Listopia. You need to identify which position number the book is on the list so that it can be verified.

BADGE 1


message 12: by Marie (UK) (new)

Marie (UK) (mazza1) | 2279 comments 1. Badge 1, book 1
2. List Card = 10
3 YAY - SPORT
4. Gingerbread
5. 272 Pages
6. The cover has a bird on it
7. Bird on Cover
8. Gingerbread by Helen Oyeyemi


message 13: by Janice, Moderator (new)

Janice (jamasc) | 59907 comments Hey! I don't have my tracking spreadsheet set up yet. LOL! I should have known to be prepared.


message 14: by Marie (UK) (new)

Marie (UK) (mazza1) | 2279 comments Janice wrote: "Hey! I don't have my tracking spreadsheet set up yet. LOL! I should have known to be prepared."

Oh dear Janice I will try to slow down but am not good at it


message 15: by Janice, Moderator (new)

Janice (jamasc) | 59907 comments LOL! Don't worry. I'll get caught up to you soon.

This year I'm adding "notes" to each task on the spreadsheet so that when my mouse hovers over it, the task will be revealed. It saves on space, and I can quickly verify if the task being reported is correct. I'm almost ready to go live with it. It's just time consuming to set it up.


message 16: by Marie (UK) (new)

Marie (UK) (mazza1) | 2279 comments 1. Badge 1, book 2
2. Card 18
3 Art/Literature: NAY
4. The Death of Bees
5. 336 pages
6. cover mainly blue
7.cover over 75% blue
8. The Death of Bees by Lisa O'Donnell #19a6cb 36.0 % Pacific Blue (Blue)
#262750 34.2 % Paua (Blue)
#f3f6f7 9.3 % White Smoke (White)
#0f79b4 8.8 % Curious Blue (Blue)
#6fc4dc 4.9 % Viking (Blue)
#1b4e7e 2.8 % Endeavour (Blue)
#bce6ee 1.8 % Onahau (Blue)
#986ead 1.3 %


message 17: by Cherie (new)

Cherie (crobins0) | 21536 comments You are smoking along already, Marie. Wow!


message 18: by Anne ✨ (last edited Jan 02, 2020 08:58PM) (new)

Anne ✨ Finds Joy (annefindsjoy) | 799 comments Lightening fast out of the gate, Marie! - this will give us good ideas for books by watching what you post to your thread!


message 19: by Marie (UK) (new)

Marie (UK) (mazza1) | 2279 comments Anne ✨ wrote: "Lightening fast out of the gate, Marie! - this will give us good ideas for books by watching what you post to your thread!"

i have found this more difficult Anne but i have something for each of the first 2 badges so far. I really enjoyed The Death of Bees but Gingerbread was so confusing i might never get over it


message 20: by Marie (UK) (new)

Marie (UK) (mazza1) | 2279 comments 1. Badge 1 Book 3
2. CARD 27
3. Art/ Lit YAY
4. Anne of Avonlea
5. 421 pages
6. The book is set in one of the 4 Maritime Provinces of Canada
7. Set in Prince Edward Island


message 21: by Janice, Moderator (new)

Janice (jamasc) | 59907 comments Marie (UK) wrote: "1. Badge 1, book 2
2. Card 18
3 Art/Literature: NAY
4. The Death of Bees
5. 336 pages
6. cover mainly blue
7.cover over 75% blue
8. The Death of Bees by Lisa O'Donnell #19a6c..."


You did the YAY task. The NAY task was drum on cover or "drum" as a root word in title.


message 22: by Marie (UK) (last edited Jan 04, 2020 05:57AM) (new)

Marie (UK) (mazza1) | 2279 comments I will swop it around sorry

1. Badge 1, book 2
2. Card 8
3 Art/Literature: NAY
4. The Death of Bees
5. 336 pages
6. edition you read is between 300 - 350 pages
7. edition i read has 336 pages


message 23: by Marie (UK) (new)

Marie (UK) (mazza1) | 2279 comments 1. Badge 1 book 4
2. Card 17
3. Geography YAY
4. Mrs. Mike
5. 320 pages
6. Set in Canada or by Canadian Author
7. Set in Canadian Wilderness


message 24: by Janice, Moderator (new)

Janice (jamasc) | 59907 comments Marie (UK) wrote: "I will swop it around sorry

1. Badge 1, book 2
2."


No problem. I think it's going to be an easy mistake to make.

What did you think of Mrs. Mike? I read that one a few years ago and it's HF set in my area. I had some issues with the historical inaccuracies in the book. Still, it was an interesting read.


message 25: by Marie (UK) (new)

Marie (UK) (mazza1) | 2279 comments Janice wrote: "Marie (UK) wrote: "I will swop it around sorry

1. Badge 1, book 2
2."

No problem. I think it's going to be an easy mistake to make.

What did you think of Mrs. Mike? I read that one a few years ..."


I wasn't keen to be fair. I cant see myself reading any more in the series


message 26: by Janice, Moderator (new)

Janice (jamasc) | 59907 comments No, one book in the series was enough for me as well. I think the fascination for me was that it was set in my area.


message 27: by Marie (UK) (new)

Marie (UK) (mazza1) | 2279 comments 1. Badge 1 Book 5
2. Card 20
3. Art / Lit YAY
4. Stalking Jack the Ripper
5. 337 Pages
6. Set between 1880 and 1889
7. Set in 1888
8. Each chapter is dated starting with August 1888


message 28: by Marie (UK) (last edited Jan 05, 2020 12:52PM) (new)

Marie (UK) (mazza1) | 2279 comments 1. Badge 1 Book 6
2. CARD 12
3. Entertainment YAY
4. Long Way Down
5. 306 pages
6. Make a 4-letter word or greater from "Angelina Jolie" and read a book with that word in the title.
7. word made is LONG

This is a fabulous, very clever book and a very quick read


message 29: by Janice, Moderator (new)

Janice (jamasc) | 59907 comments ✔️

It sounds really interesting Marie. Imagine a whole book taking place in a matter of seconds.


message 30: by Annerlee (new)

Annerlee | 2871 comments I like the sound of Long Way Down - I may pinch your idea and read it for this task as well.


message 31: by Marie (UK) (new)

Marie (UK) (mazza1) | 2279 comments 1. Badge 1 Book 7
2. CARD 11
3. Task 6 Video Games YAY
4. . Machines Like Me 07/01/2020
5. 320 pages
6. MPG is Science Fiction
7. MPG is Science Fiction

This is another great book


message 32: by Marie (UK) (new)

Marie (UK) (mazza1) | 2279 comments 1. Badge 1 Book 8
2. CARD 4
3. Task 1 Geography NAY
4. The Island of Dr. Moreau
5. 184 pages
6. Set on a Small Island
7. Unnamed Island Setting


message 33: by Marie (UK) (new)

Marie (UK) (mazza1) | 2279 comments 1. Badge 1 book 9
2. CARD 5
3. TASK 6 YAY
4. Indexing
5. 404 pages
6. Title is one word only
7. Title is "Indexing'


message 34: by Janice, Moderator (new)

Janice (jamasc) | 59907 comments ✔️


message 35: by Marie (UK) (new)

Marie (UK) (mazza1) | 2279 comments 1. Badge 1 Book 10
2. CARD 9
3. TASK 6 YAY
4. Lost Dog: A Love Story
5. 288 pages
6. Genre is non fiction or humour
7. MPG is non-fiction


message 36: by Janice, Moderator (new)

Janice (jamasc) | 59907 comments Just two more to go for the first badge!


message 37: by Marie (UK) (new)

Marie (UK) (mazza1) | 2279 comments 1. Badge 1 Book 11
2. CARD 18
3. TASK 6 YAY
4. A Long Petal of the Sea
5 353
6. Originally published in another language
7. original language is Spanish


message 38: by Janice, Moderator (new)

Janice (jamasc) | 59907 comments ✔️


message 39: by Marie (UK) (new)

Marie (UK) (mazza1) | 2279 comments 1. Badge 1 Book 12
2. CARD 29
3. Task 2 Entertainment YAY
4. [book:Hyperbole and a Half: Unfortunate Situations, Flawed Coping Mechanisms, Mayhem, and Other Things That Happened|17571564
5 371
6. The book won a Goodreads award in any year.
7. Goddreads Humour award 2013


message 40: by Marie (UK) (new)

Marie (UK) (mazza1) | 2279 comments Is there a link for requesting badges


message 41: by Jayme, Moderator (last edited Jan 13, 2020 05:09AM) (new)

Jayme | 4522 comments Janice is still working on the link. She's been out with the flu, so she's been very busy catching up with everything. :)


message 42: by Janice, Moderator (new)

Janice (jamasc) | 59907 comments Congrats on finishing the first badge! I will make a Badge Request thread right away. Sorry!


message 43: by Marie (UK) (new)

Marie (UK) (mazza1) | 2279 comments Janice wrote: "Congrats on finishing the first badge! I will make a Badge Request thread right away. Sorry!"

no rush Janice hope you are feeling better soon


message 44: by Marie (UK) (new)

Marie (UK) (mazza1) | 2279 comments Jayme wrote: "Janice is still working on the link. She's been out with the flu, so she's been very busy catching up with everything. :)"

Thanks Jayme


message 45: by Janice, Moderator (new)

Janice (jamasc) | 59907 comments I feel a little more human every day.


message 46: by Marie (UK) (new)

Marie (UK) (mazza1) | 2279 comments Janice wrote: "I feel a little more human every day."

that great Janice it has been a bad year here for Pneumonias and flu


message 47: by Marie (UK) (last edited Feb 11, 2020 08:00AM) (new)

Marie (UK) (mazza1) | 2279 comments TRACKING for BADGE 2
1. CARD 1 Task6 Sport NAY All The Rage
2. CARD 19 Task 6 Sport YAY Beyond the Sea
3. CARD 2 Task 5 Science YAY Dominicana
4. CARD 14 Task 6 Sport YAY Divorce Hotel
5. CARD 16 Task 6 Sport YAYStrangers in Death
6. CARD 23 Task 6 Sport YAY Cooking the Books
7. CARD 3 TASK 2 NAY The Body: A Guide for Occupants
8. CARD 15 Task 2 YAY Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage
9. CARD 30 Task 4 ART /LIT YAY Tagged for Murder
10. CARD 7 TASK 2 YAY The Ghost Stories of Edith Wharton
11. CARD 26 TASK 2 Entertainment YAY Frenchman's Creek


message 48: by Marie (UK) (new)

Marie (UK) (mazza1) | 2279 comments 1. Badge 2 Book 1
2. CARD 1
3. TASK 6 SPORT NAY
4. All The Rage
5. 416 pages
6. Takes place in month of april
7. Events take place in month of April starts 01 April 2018 Page 6 Adam Fawley 1 April 2018 09.15


message 49: by Marie (UK) (new)

Marie (UK) (mazza1) | 2279 comments 1. Badge 2 Book 2
2. CARD 19
3. TASK 6 Sport YAY
4. Beyond the Sea
5. 304 pages
6. Someone with flaxen coloured hair
7. Women with flaxen coloured hair
8. Beyond the Sea by Melissa Bailey


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Janice (jamasc) | 59907 comments ✔️


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