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General Rules:

2020 Annual Challenge - Twisted Trivia

Trivia Answers:

Card 1
1. GEOGRAPHY: Nay Set in Vietnam or written by Vietnamese author.
✔️ 2. ENTERTAINMENT: Nay Read a book that is in a trilogy. It may be book 1, 2, or 3.
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

Card 2
✔️ 1. GEOGRAPHY: Nay Cover is 75% green.
2. ENTERTAINMENT: Yay The theme is the American Civil War.
3. HISTORY: Yay There is fire on the cover.
4. ART/LITERATURE: Nay Genre is Thriller.
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: Nay The book is any book in a series of 5 primary works.
2. ENTERTAINMENT: Nay The word "Body" is in the title.
3. HISTORY: Yay Theme is Abraham Lincoln.
4. ART/LITERATURE: Yay The word "Wizard" is in the title.
5. SCIENCE: Yay The title contains the name of one of the following a types of beetle: Ladybug, Scarab, Longhorn, Ground, Stag, Firefly.
6. SPORT: Nay The book is positioned 0-40 on your Goodreads TBR shelf.

Card 4
1. GEOGRAPHY: Nay Book is set on an island. (see description)
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: Nay The book is set in Italy, or written by an Italian author.
✔️ 2. ENTERTAINMENT: Nay Genre is Paranormal Fantasy.
3. HISTORY: Yay Select from Harvard Book Store Top 100 Books list. Required: specific position of book on the list.
4. ART/LITERATURE: Nay There is a painting on cover. It does not need to be an actual painting like the Mona Lisa just as long as it clearly a painting.
❤️ 5. SCIENCE: Yay The title contains one of the following British cattle breeds: Highland, Galloway, Longhorn, Red Poll, British White, Aberdeen Angus, South Devon. (see description)
6. SPORT: Nay Theme of the book is food.

Card 6
🌹 1. GEOGRAPHY: Nay Book is set in Florida.
2. ENTERTAINMENT: Nay The book has the same title as one of Pierce Brosnan's movies. Pierce Brosnan Filmography
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: Yay Author is a Mary, Edith or Sybil
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: Yay Book is set in Prehistory up to Birth of Christ

Card 8
1. GEOGRAPHY: Nay Book is set in Africa or written by an African author.
2. ENTERTAINMENT: Yay Cover has a swan on it, or title contains the word "Swan".
✔️ 3. HISTORY: Nay The book is first or second in a series.
4. ART/LITERATURE: Yay The edition you read has 300-350 pages.
5. SCIENCE: Nay The title contains the word "Eye" or "Eyes".
6. SPORT: Nay The book is originally published in 2010.

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: Yay The cover has an airplane on 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: Nay The cover has a flag on it.
2. ENTERTAINMENT: Yay The book was made into a Disney movie or tv show. Specify name of movie/tv show if different from the title of the book.
🌹 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.

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: Nay Two of the words in the title start with the letter M.
❤️ 4. ART/LITERATURE: Nay he 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: Nay The title has the word "Garden" or "Quarter" in it.
2. ENTERTAINMENT: Yay Make a 4-letter word or greater from "Angelina Jolie" and read a book with that word in the title.
3. HISTORY: Yay There is a cathedral on the cover or the word "Cathedral" is in the title.
4. ART/LITERATURE: Yay There is a character named Andy or Don in the book.
5. SCIENCE: Nay There are stars on the cover.
🌹 6. SPORT: Nay The first and last name of the author start with T, L, D, or R. You may only use the letter once in the combo. The author's initials may not be TT, LL, DD, or RR.

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: Yay The book was a prize winner in 2007. It may be any prize.
❤️ 4. ART/LITERATURE: Nay The genre is classic literature and must have been written by a woman.
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 The 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: Nay The book is set in China or written by a Chinese author.
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 he 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: Nay The cover has a butterfly on it.
6. SPORT: Yay The book is set between 1939 and 1949.

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: Nay There are shoes on the cover.
❤️ 4. ART/LITERATURE: Nay The book's genre is time travel.
❤️ 5. SCIENCE: Yay The cover of the book has a steam powered train, with smoke on it.
❤️ 6. SPORT: Yay The book was originally published in 2008.

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: Yay The title has the word "Iron" in it. Sub-titles are included in this task.
4. ART/LITERATURE: Nay The cover has a pyramid on it or the word "Pyramid" is in the title.
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: Yay The book is about childhood friends.

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.
🌹 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: Nay There are lips on the cover.
🌹 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: Nay The book is set in Scotland or written by a Scottish author.
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".

Card 21
❤️ 1. GEOGRAPHY: Nay The book was originally published in 2018.
❤️ 2. ENTERTAINMENT: Nay The cover is 75% pink.
❤️ 3. HISTORY: Yay The word Duchess or Cambridge is in the title.
✔️ 4. ART/LITERATURE: Nay The genre is dystopia.
5. SCIENCE: Nay Read the book that has been on your TBR the longest.
6. SPORT: Yay The word "Left" is in the title.

Card 22
1. GEOGRAPHY: Yay The book is set in an abbey or the word "Abbey" is in the title.
2. ENTERTAINMENT: Nay The theme of the book is survival that does not involve war situations. You may use this resource
✔️ 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: Yay A main character's name is Fred, Wilma, Barney, or Betty.
✔️ 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: Nay There is a wild animal on the cover.

Card 24
1. GEOGRAPHY: Nay Book is set in ancient Rome.
🌹 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: Nay The genre is classic horror.
5. SCIENCE: Nay The cover has a tool on it. Does not include cutlery or writing implements.
6. SPORT: Yay The book was originally published in Japanese.

Card 25
🌹 1. GEOGRAPHY: Nay The book is in a series of 7 primary works.
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: Nay Cover has a stove, oven, or cooking pots on it.
❤️ 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: Yay The book is set in Italy, India or Indonesia.
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: Yay The cover has a whale on it, or the word "Whale" is in the title.
4. ART/LITERATURE: Yay 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: Yay The title's first word starts with a J.
❤️ 4. ART/LITERATURE: Nay Genre is a retelling of a fairy tale.
🌹 5. SCIENCE: Nay The cover has flowers other than orchids on it.
6. SPORT: Nay The cover has a housecat on it.

Card 29
1. GEOGRAPHY: Nay The cover has a key on it.
🌹 2. ENTERTAINMENT: Yay The book won a Goodreads award in any year.
3. HISTORY: Yay The book is set in Modern Day China.
4. ART/LITERATURE: Nay The book is set in Austria or Italy.
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: Nay The cover has a historic or landmark building on it.
2. ENTERTAINMENT: Yay The book is set between 1760 and 1820.
3. HISTORY: Nay The title has the word "Museum" in it.
4. ART/LITERATURE: Nay The genre is historical fiction about witches.
5. SCIENCE: Nay Theme is artificial intelligence.
🌹 6. SPORT: Yay There is a sword on the cover.

Book Suggestions:

Card 2 - GEOGRAPHY: Boy Toy
Card 3 - SPORT: Bring Me Back
Card 4 - ART/LITERATURE: The Nest
Card 8 - HISTORY: The Baker Street Letters
Card 11 - ENTERTAINMENT: Just for Now
Card 13 - ENTERTAINMENT: Tiny Pretty Things
Card 16 - ART/LITERATURE: The Time Traveler's Wife
ard 17 - GEOGRAPHY: Skating Over Thin Ice
Card 21 - GEOGRAPHY: A Long Way from Home
Card 22 - GEOGRAPHY: While We Were Watching Downton Abbey
Card 22 - HISTORY: Just Another Girl
Card 27 - ART/LITERATURE: Running Scared

1. Badge 1, Book 1
2. Card 5
3. Nay Task - Entertainment
4. Link – Winter's Promise
5. Kindle Edition - 206 pages (only edition)
6. Genre is Paranormal Fantasy.
7. MPG - Fantasy -> Paranormal listed first.
8. No specifications.

Did you request a ruling on the page length? There's been a change in how we determine page length. The new changes specify that if you have an ebook and there is no other edition, you must ask for a ruling.

Janice wrote: "Did you request a ruling on the page length? There's been a change in how we determine page length. The new changes specify that if you have an ebook and there is no other edition, you must ask for..."

I can't believe I messed up my first post. I have now requested a ruling on this book.

It's your lucky day. I will approve it. I'm sure you won't be the only one to miss the change in rules. I tried to make it simpler because there are a lot of books that don't have hardcovers any more.

Janice wrote: "It's your lucky day. I will approve it. I'm sure you won't be the only one to miss the change in rules. I tried to make it simpler because there are a lot of books that don't have hardcovers any more."

Thanks Janice, I'll keep an eye on this new rule.

Congratulations on your first book post, Leslie!

Cherie wrote: "Congratulations on your first book post, Leslie!"

Thanks Cherie,

I promised Janice I would be better t his year and not mess up my posts and then ... I messed up my first one. I hope that's not a sign!

Let's just say you got the glitches out of the way and things will be fine from here on. :)

1. Badge 1, Book 2
2. Card 8
3. Nay Task - History
4. Link – The Baker Street Letters
5. Hardcover Edition - 277 pages
6. The book is first or second in a series.
7. Book #1 in the Baker Street Letter Series (total of 6 books in the series)
8. No specifications.

✔️

I’m waiting on my library to purchase the sixth book in The Baker Street Letters series. I started it a long time ago, seems like.

1. Badge 1, Book 3
2. Card 2
3. Nay Task - Geography
4. Link – Boy Toy
5. Paperback Edition - 410 pages
6. Cover is 75% green.
7. Cover is 90.9% Sushi Green (TinEye Labs)

8. No specifications.

✔️

1. Badge 1, Book 4
2. Card 17
3. Yay Task - Geography
4. Link – Skating Over Thin Ice
5. Paperback Edition - 432 pages
6. Set in Canada or written by a Canadian author.
7. Story is both set in Canada and written by a Canadian author, Jean Mills
8. No specifications.

✔️

1. Badge 1, Book 5
2. Card 13
3. Nay Task - Sport
4. Link – The Governess Game
5. Kindle Edition - 384 pages
6. The genre is Historical Fiction set in Britain.
7. MPG - Historical Fiction/Setting - England
8. No specifications.

✔️

1. Badge 1, Book 6
2. Card 21
3. Nay Task - Art/Literature
4. Link – The Heir
5. Kindle Edition - 342 pages
6. The genre is dystopia.
7. MPG - Dystopia
8. No specifications.

✔️

1. Badge 1, Book 7
2. Card 14
3. Nay Task - Art/Literature
4. Link – Dirty Rowdy Thing
5. Kindle Edition - 337 pages
6. Read the sequel (book 2) in any series.
7. This is the 2nd book in the Wild Seasons series.
8. No specifications.

✔️

1. Badge 1, Book 8
2. Card 22
3. Nay Task - History
4. Link – Two Steps Forward
5. Paperback Edition - 384 pages
6. The cover has a heart on it, or the title has the word "Heart" in it.
7. There is heart in the "road" just below the "ARD" of forward.

8. No specifications.

Leslie wrote: "1. Badge 1, Book 8
2. Card 22
3. Nay Task - History
4. Link – Two Steps Forward
5. Paperback Edition - 384 pages
6. The cover has a heart on it, or the title has the word "Heart" i..."

Sorry, Leslie. First, this task is not Card 22 History Yay or Nay. Second, the heart is not the focus of the cover and one has to look very closely to even see it. Please refer to the cover rules.

Can you use it for another task?

Janice wrote: "Leslie wrote: "1. Badge 1, Book 8
2. Card 22
3. Nay Task - History
4. Link – Two Steps Forward
5. Paperback Edition - 384 pages
6. The cover has a heart on it, or the title has the..."

I was on such a roll. I was excited when I saw the heart...I guess it appeared larger to me :) I don't understand when you say this task is not Card 22 History Yay or Nay.

It shows Card 22 - History as:
3. History: In which year was the first successful human heart transplant performed? - 1967, 1970, or 1977?
(view spoiler)
Yay Task - The book is set in South Africa, or is written by a South African author.
Nay Task - The cover has a heart on it, or the title has the word "Heart" in it.

Would this work for the Heart on the cover...Love and Other Words

Leslie wrote: "Would this work for the Heart on the cover...Love and Other Words"

Yes, that book will work.

And you're correct about Card 22 History Nay. I double checked to make sure I was marking it for card 22. Maybe there was a glitch with either my eyes or the spreadsheet coding. I'm really sorry for the confusion. When I mess things up, I really mess them up.

1. Badge 1, Book 8
2. Card 22
3. Nay Task - History
4. Link – Love and Other Words
5. Paperback Edition - 420 pages
6. The cover has a heart on it, or the title has the word "Heart" in it.
7. There is a paper heart in the middle.

8. No specifications.

Yay! We're back on track. Phew!

1. Badge 1, Book 9
2. Card 16
3. Yay Task - Geography
4. Link – What Light
5. Kindle Edition - 272 pages
6. Book is set during Christmas.
7. The book takes place from just before Thanksgiving to just after Christmas.

8. No specifications.

✔️

1. Badge 1, Book 10
2. Card 1
3. Nay Task - Entertainment
4. Link – The Mistletoe Inn
5. Kindle Edition - 300 pages
6. Read a book that is in a trilogy. It may be book 1, 2, or 3.
7. This is the 2nd book in the Mistletoe Trilogy

8. No specifications.

✔️

1. Badge 1, Book 11
2. Card 11
3. Nay Task - Sport
4. Link – The Gifted School
5. Kindle Edition - 464 pages
6. The book is set in 2010 to present day.
7. This story is set in 2017 - 2018

8. No specifications.

Just one more to go and Badge 1 will be a done deal. :)

1. Badge 1, Book 12
2. Card 26
3. Nay Task - History
4. Link – Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim
5. Paperback Edition - 257 pages
6. The genre is anthology or short stories.
7. MPG - Short Stories

8. No specifications.

Congrats on finishing the first badge! Don't forget to request your badge in the request thread.

Janice wrote: "Congrats on finishing the first badge! Don't forget to request your badge in the request thread."

Thanks Janice, I was just waiting for this last book to be approved. I'll request my badge today!

1. Badge 3, Book 1
2. Card 13
3. Nay Task - Entertainment
4. Link – Astonish Me
5. Kindle Edition - 272 pages
6. Dance is the theme of the book.
7. The story is about an American Ballerina who helps a Russian ballerina defect and the path's their lives take culiminating in them being brought together again years later by her son, who is also a dancer.

8. No specifications.

✔️

Congrats, Leslie!

Cherie wrote: "Congrats, Leslie!"

Thanks Cherie :)

1. Badge 2, Book 1
2. Card 28
3. Nay Task - Science
4. Link – Craving
5. Kindle Edition - 288 pages
6. The cover has flowers other than orchids on it.
7. The cover has one red rose on it.

8. No specifications.

✔️

1. Badge 2, Book 2
2. Card 25
3. Nay Task - Geography
4. Link – Rule #5: You Can't Trust the Bad Boy
5. Kindle Edition - 179 pages
6. The book is in a series of 7 primary works.
7. There are 7 primary works in the The Rules of Love Series

8. No specifications.

✔️

1. Badge 3, Book 2
2. Card 5
3. Yay Task - Science
4. Link – South of Broad
5. Hardcover Edition - 514 pages (Listened to audiobook)
6. The title contains one of the following British cattle breeds: Highland, Galloway, Longhorn, Red Poll, British White, Aberdeen Angus, South Devon.
7. The title contains South from South Devon

8. No specifications.

I loved South of Broad. Did you listen to the audiobook or read it?