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

2020 Twisted Trivia

Test Part 1

Card 1
1. Geography: NAY Set in Vietnam or written by Vietnamese author.
2. Entertainment: YAY Genre is Epic or High Fantasy.
3. History: NAY A significant character in the book is a king, or the word "king" is in the title.
4. Art/Literature: YAY The word "Cursed" or "Child" is in the title.
5. Science: YAY There is one or more sheep on the cover.
6. Sport: NAY Setting is during the month of April, or the word "April" is in the title.

2. The Blood Mirror



Card 2
1. Geography: NAY Cover is 75% green.
2. Entertainment: NAY Select a book from this list: Best Opening Sentence. State the position of your book appears on this list.
3. History: NAY Setting is between 1900 and 1920.
4. Art/Literature: NAY Genre is Action/Adventure.
5. Science: YAY The title is one word only, and starts with the letter "D".
6. Sport: YAY Puck was a mythical god. The genre of the book needs to be mythology.


Card 3
1. Geography: YAY Set in Michigan.
2. Entertainment: NAY The word "Body" is in the title.
3. History: NAYThe word "President" is in the title.
4. Art/Literature: YAY The word "Wizard" is in the title.
5. Science: NAY The word "Garden" is in the title.
6. Sport: YAY The word "Deuce", "Double", or "Two" is in the title


Card 4
1. Geography: NAY Book is set on an island. (extra rules)
2. Entertainment: NAY The word "Vampire" or "Angel" is in the title.
3. History: NAY The word, "Cardinal", "Pope" or "Priest" is in the title.
4. Art/Literature: YAY The author's last name starts with W, S, or E.
5. Science: NAY Cover has a musical instrument.
6. Sport: NAY Set in the 19th century (1801 - 1900)


Card 5
1. Geography: YAY The setting, significant character, or author name is Florence.
2. Entertainment: NAY Genre is Paranormal Fantasy.
3. History: NAY Read a book written by a Nobel Prize in Literature winner.
4. Art/Literature: NAY There is a painting on cover.
5. Science: NAY The book is set between 1980-1996.
6. Sport: NAY Theme of the book is food. Yum!


Card 6
1. Geography: YAY There is an Alligator or Crocodile on the cover or in the title.
2. Entertainment: YAY The cover has an earth-like planet on it.
3. History: NAY The author's first or last name is Martin or Luther, or has the initials M.L.
4. Art/Literature: NAY Read another book by C.S. Lewis, or another Irish author.
5. Science: NAY The title contains a word in which "search" is the root word. Eg - Search, Searches, Searched, Searching, etc.
6. Sport: NAY Title contains the word Peanut, Butter, Pretzel, or Fudge.


Card 7
1. Geography: NAY Setting is North or South Korea
2. Entertainment: NAY Genre is historical fiction about WWI.
3. History: YAY The title contains a word in which "hunt" is a root word. Eg - hunt, hunter, hunting, etc.
4. Art/Literature: NAY The book is in a series of 8 primary works.
5. Science: YAY Book is set in Russia, or written by Russian author.
6. Sport: NAY Cover has a glass of wine, or bottle of wine on it. Spilled wine works too.


Card 8
1. Geography: NAY Book is set in Africa or written by an African author.
2. Entertainment: NAY Cover has a feather on it, or title contains the word "Feather" (rules)
3. History: NAY The book is first or second in a series.
4. Art/Literature: NAY The book is set Greece or New York City.
5. Science: NAY The title contains the word "Eye" or "Eyes".
6. Sport: YAY The title of the book starts with Q or Z.


Card 9
1. Geography: NAY The theme is animal research or preservation.
2. Entertainment: NAY The author's name is Homer, Marge, Lisa, or Maggie.
3. History: NAY The title has the word "River" in it.
4. Art/Literature: NAY The genre of the book is historical fiction about the genocide of European Jews during WWII.
5. Science: NAY There is a significant character who is an astronaut or space explorer (think James T. Kirk wannabe).
6. Sport: NAY There is a ship with sails on the cover.


Card 10
1. Geography: YAY The book is set in Scotland, or written by a Scottish author.
2. Entertainment: NAY The genre is Children's Middle Grade.
3. History: NAY The theme is religion.
4. Art/Literature: NAY The author's first or last name is either Richard or Preston.
5. Science: NAY The theme of the book is dinosaurs.
6. Sport: NAY The book was originally published in French.

Test

Card 11
1. Geography: NAY The setting is Switzerland, or written by a Swiss author.
2. Entertainment: NAY The book is set in New Zealand or written by a New Zealand author.
3. History: YAY The book is set in Iran or written by an Iranian author.
4. Art/Literature: NAY The book is set in Spain (with the exception of The Sun Also Rises), or is written by a Spanish author.
5. Science: NAY There is a car or truck on the cover.
6. Sport: NAY The book is set in 2010 to present day.


Card 12
1. Geography: YAY The book is set in Paris.
2. Entertainment: NAY Theme of the book is refugees.
3. History: NAY The main character is a princess.
4. Art/Literature: NAY The book is set in a small town.
5. Science: NAY There are stars on the cover.
6. Sport: YAY Read a chunkster over 500 pages long.


Card 13
1. Geography: YAY The book is set in Iceland, or written by an Icelandic author.
2. Entertainment: NAY Dance is the theme of the book.
3. History: NAY The cover has a stormy sky.
4. Art/Literature: YAY The theme of the book is zombies.
5. Science: NAY The cover depicts stormy seas.
6. Sport: NAY The genre is Historical Fiction set in Britain.


Card 14
1. Geography: NAY The cover has a large tree on it.
2. Entertainment: NAY The genre is horror.
3. History: NAY he cover has a pumpkin on it, because I bet you answered like me - Pumpkin.
4. Art/Literature: NAY Read the sequel (book 2) in any series.
5. Science: YAY The cover has more than one woman on it.
6. Sport: NAY There is a horse on the cover.


Card 15
1. Geography: YAY Read the first book in a 5-book series.
2. Entertainment: NAY The genre is listed as anime or manga OR read a book from Books for Anime Manga Lovers list. Specify position on list.
3. History: YAY The book is set in Tibet or written by a Tibetan author.
4. Art/Literature: NAY The book is written from an animal's point of view.
5. Science: YAY Read a book with "Chrysalis" or "Cocoon" in the title.
6. Sport: NAY There is ice on the cover or the word "Ice" is in the title.


Card 16
1. Geography: YAY Book is set during Christmas.
2. Entertainment: NAY The book is in any series with 12 or more primary works.
3. History: YAY Any word in the title starts with Z, including a one letter word.
4. Art/Literature: YAY The book's author or character is named Claire, Beauchamp, Randall, or Fraser.
5. Science: NAY The genre is non-fiction excluding memoir, biography, or autobiography.
6. Sport: NAY The book is set in summer or winter.


Card 17
1. Geography: YAY Set in Canada or written by a Canadian author.
2. Entertainment: NAY The title has the word "Tango" or "Dance" in it.
3. History: NAY The book is set in England or written by an English author.
4. Art/Literature: YAY Set in Ancient Eqypt.
5. Science: NAY Some of the animals on the list of the top 10 most endangered animals are leopard, tiger, gorilla, sea turtle, and rhino. The book has one of those animals in the title. Note "Sea" & "Turtle" may be separated.
6. Sport: NAY The title contains the word "Across" or "Down".


Card 18
1. Geography: NAY There is a cookie on the cover or the word "Cookie" is in the title.
2. Entertainment: NAY The cover has a face in profile. The face must be turned so that the character would be looking to the left or right. The character cannot be looking even partially forward. Think of a cameo pendant.
3. History: NAY The book is a prize winner of one of the following awards: Pulitzer, Audie, National Book, Booker, Hugo, Nebula, Edgar, Rita, Scotia Giller, or Bram Stoker Award.
4. Art/Literature: NAY The cover has a drum, or the word "Drum" is in the title. You may use words in which drum is the root word (drummer, drumming, etc.)
5. Science: NAY There is a sun on the cover or the word "Sun" is in the title.
6. Sport: YAY The book was translated from another language to English.


Card 19
1. Geography: YAY The title starts with the letter K.
2. Entertainment: NAY The book is a ghost story.
3. History: NAY The story is about the American Civil War.
4. Art/Literature: NAY There is a globe or map on the cover.
5. Science: NAY The word "Electric" (exact) is in the title, or there is lightning on the cover.
6. Sport: NAY The cover has plants other than trees or bushes on it.


Card 20
1. Geography: YAY Cover has a unicorn, or any horned animal.
2. Entertainment: NAY The book is set in the 1980's.
3. History: NAY The book is about the Russian ruler or his family.
4. Art/Literature: NAY The word "Leaves" or "Grass" is in the title. The sub-title may be used in this task.
5. Science: NAY The genre is Scandinavian mystery.
6. Sport: NAY The title contains the word "Kite", "Torch", "Plow", or "Chair".

Test Part 3

Card 21
1. Geography: YAY The book is set in Modern Day Egypt or Algeria.
2. Entertainment: NAY The cover is 75% pink.
3. History: YAY The word Duchess or Cambridge is in the title.
4. Art/Literature: YAY Read the book, A Clockwork Orange. Or, there is a clock on the cover.
5. Science: YAY The book is set in Sweden or is written by a Swedish author.
6. Sport: NAY The title contains a word in which "Tattoo" is the root word. Eg. - Tattoo, Tattooist, Tattooing. Sub-titles count for this task


Card 22
1. Geography: NAY The book is set in London.
2. Entertainment: NAY The theme of the book is survival that does not involve war situations. You may use this resource. Required that you justify that the book fits the task.
3. History: NAY The cover has a heart on it, or the title has the word "Heart" in it
4. Art/Literature: NAY The genre is classic science fiction.
5. Science: NAY The theme of the book is medical.
6. Sport: YAY The theme is about a royal family.


Card 23
1. Geography: NAY The setting is a museum.
2. Entertainment: NAY The cover depicts one of these animals: Elephant, Sheep, Bird, or Turtle.
3. History: NAY The book is set in Pennsylvania.
4. Art/Literature: YAY The cover has a crown on it.
5. Science: NAY The genre is space opera.
6. Sport: YAY The book is set in Australia, or written by an Australian author


Card 24
1. Geography: YAY There are mountains on the cover.
2. Entertainment: NAY The main character has ginger coloured hair (red).
3. History: NAY The book is set in the Netherlands, or is written by a Dutch author.
4. Art/Literature: YAY Book is set in Ireland, or is written by an Irish author.
5. Science: NAY The cover has a tool on it. Does not include cutlery or writing implements.
6. Sport: NAY There is fish on the cover, or the word "Fish" is in the title.


Card 25
1. Geography: YAY Read a book with the same title as one of Brad Pitt's movies. Brad Pitt Filmography
2. Entertainment: NAY The title has the word "Halloween", "Escape", or "Thing" in it.
3. History: NAY The book is set in the 1500's.
4. Art/Literature: NAY The genre is classic romance.
5. Science: NAY The title has the word "Cavern" or "Cave" in it.
6. Sport: NAY The theme is North American aboriginal people.


Card 26
1. Geography: YAY Setting is Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, or Libya
2. Entertainment: YAY The book was made into a movie that won an academy award.
3. History: NAY The genre is anthology or short stories.
4. Art/Literature: NAY The title has the word "Eat", "Pray", or "Love" in it.
5. Science: YAY The title has the word "Cocoa" or "Chocolate" in it.
6. Sport: YAY The cover has telegraph, telephone, or electric poles on it


Card 27
1. Geography: NAY The book was originally published in 2011
2. Entertainment: NAY Theme is WWII.
3. History: NAY The cover has a corset on it.
4. Art/Literature: NAY There is a house on the cover.
5. Science: NAY The word "Lake" is in the title.
6. Sport: YAY The title contains a word in which ""Fish" or "Lure" is the root word. Eg. Fishes, Fishing, Luring, Lured.


Card 28
1. Geography: NAY The book was originally published in 2013.
2. Entertainment: NAY Title contains the word "Legend" or "Legendary".
3. History: NAY The theme is immigrant experience.
4. Art/Literature: NAY Genre is a retelling of a fairy tale.
5. Science: YAY The title has the word "Orchid" on it, or there are Orchids on the cover.
6. Sport: NAY The cover has a housecat on it.


Card 29
1. Geography: YAY The book is set in Rome.
2. Entertainment: NAY The main character is a queen.
3. History: NAY A main character is a student.
4. Art/Literature: YAY The title is a single word starting with "A".
5. Science: NAY The book is set in South America or is written by a South American author.
6. Sport: YAY The book is set in Poland or is written by a Polish author.


Card 30
1. Geography: YAY Genre is historical fiction set in France.
2. Entertainment: YAY The book is set between 1760 and 1820.
3. History: YAY The word "Universe" is in the title.
4. Art/Literature: NAY The genre is historical fiction about witches.
5. Science: NAY Theme is artificial intelligence.
6. Sport: NAY There is a mask on the cover.

Books planned for Badge 1 and Badge 2

Card 1: Entertainment: The Blood Mirror
Card 2: Entertainment: The Crow Road
Card 3: Art/Literature: A Wizard of Earthsea
Card 4: Sport: Great Expectations
Card 5: History: Steppenwolf
Card 6: Entertainment: The War of the Worlds
Card 7: Science: Crime and Punishment
Card 8: History: Foundryside
Card 9: ?
Card 10: Sport: Père Goriot
Card 11: Geography: Homo faber
Card 12: Sport: Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell
Card 13: History: The Count of Monte Cristo
Card 14: Entertainment: Dracula
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