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

Challenge link: Trivia Challenge

Stats -
Yay - 71/180 - 39%
Geography - 10/30 - 33%
Entertainment - 9/30 - 30%
History - 16/30 - 53%
Art/Literature - 11/30 - 37%
Science - 15/30 - 50%
Sport - 11/30 - 37%

Cards 1 - 10

Card 1
Geography - Nay - Vietnam setting or author
Entertainment - Yay - Epic or high fantasy genre
History - Nay - King is a significant character or in title
Art/Literature - Nay - Orphan is a significant character or in title
Science - Yay - One or more sheep on the cover
Sport - Nay - April setting or in title

Card 2
Geography - Yay - Set in Chicago/Illinois
Entertainment - Yay - American Civil War
History - Yay - Fire on cover
Art/Literature - Nay - Thriller genre
Science - Yay - One word title starting with D
Sport - Yay - Mythology genre

Card 3
Geography - Nay - Part of 5 primary works
Entertainment - Nay - Body in title
History - Nay - President in title
Art/Literature - Yay - Wizard in title
Science - Yay - Title contains type of beetle
Sport - Nay - Positioned 0-40 on TBR shelf

Card 4
Geography - Nay - Book set on an island
Entertainment - Nay - Vampire or angel in title
History - Nay - Cardinal, Pope or Priest in title
Art/Literature - Nay - Street on cover or in title
Science - Yay - Type of spider in title
Sport - Nay - Set in 19th century

Card 5
Geography - Nay - Italian setting or author
Entertainment - Nay - Paranormal fantasy genre
History - Nay - Author won Nobel Prize in Literature
Art/Literature - Nay - Painting on the cover
Science - Nay - Set between 1980-1996
Sport - Nay - Food theme

Card 6
Geography - Yay - Aligator or crocodile on cover or in title
Entertainment - Yay - Earth-like planet on cover
History - Yay - 16th book on TBR shelf
Art/Literature - Yay - Lion, witch, wardrobe or white in title
Science - Nay - Search in title
Sport - Nay - Peanut, butter, pretzel or fudge in title

Card 7
Geography - Nay - Set in North or South Korea
Entertainment - Nay - Historical fiction about WW1
History - Yay - Title contains hunt and its variations
Art/Literature - Nay - Part of 8 primary works
Science - Yay - Russian setting or author
Sport - Yay - Set in prehistory

Card 8
Geography - Nay - African setting or author
Entertainment - Nay - Feathers on cover
History - Nay - First or second in a series
Art/Literature - Nay - Set in Greece or NYC
Science - Yay - Large eye on cover
Sport - Nay - Originally published 2010

Card 9
Geography - Nay - Animal research or preservation theme
Entertainment - Nay - Author's name is Homer,Marge, Lisa or Maggie
History - Yay - Airplane on cover
Art/Literature - Nay - Historical fiction about Jewish genocide in WW2
Science - Nay - Significant character is an astronaut or space explorer
Sport - Yay - Non-fiction or humour genre

Card 10
Geography - Yay - Scottish setting or author
Entertainment - Yay - Made into a disney movie or show
History - Nay - Religion theme
Art/Literature - Yay - Dystopia genre about illness or virus
Science - Nay - Dinosaur theme
Sport - Nay - Originally published in French

Cards 11 - 20

Card 11
Geography - Nay - Swiss setting or author
Entertainment - Yay - Badass female lead list
History - Nay - Two words in title start with M
Art/Literature - Nay - Spanish setting or author
Science - Car or truck on cover
Sport - Nay - Set in 2010 to present day

Card 12
Geography - Nay - Garden or quarter in title
Entertainment - Yay - 4 letter word from Angelina Jolie
History - Yay - Cathedral on cover or in title
Art/Literature - Nay - Set in a small town
Science - Nay - Stars on cover
Sport - Nay - Author names start with T, L, D or R

Card 13
Geography - Yay - Icelandic setting or author
Entertainment - Nay - Dance theme
History - Yay - Prize winner in 2007
Art/Literature - Yay - Zombie theme
Science - Yay - From TBR shelf using numbers 212
Sport - Yay - Woman wearing hat on cover

Card 14
Geography - Nay - Large tree on cover
Entertainment - Nay - Horror genre
History - Yay - Vegetables on cover
Art/Literature - Yay - Wolf on cover or in title
Science - Nay - Title contains big, bang or theory
Sport - Nay - Horse on cover

Card 15
Geography - Nay - Chinese setting or author
Entertainment - Nay - Anime or manga genre or lovers listed
History - Yay - Tibetan setting or author
Art/Literature - Nay - Written from animal's PoV
Science - Yay - Title contains chrysalis or cocoon
Sport - Yay - Set between 1939 and 1949

Card 16
Geography - Yay - Direction in title
Entertainment - Nay - Part of 12 or more primary works
History - Nay - Shoes on cover
Art/Literature - Nay - Time travel genre
Science - Yay - Steam train with smoke on cover
Sport - Nay - Set in summer or winter

Card 17
Geography - Nay - Lake in title
Entertainment - Nay - Title contains tango or dance
History - Yay - Iron in title
Art/Literature - Yay - Set in Ancient Egypt
Science - Nay - Endangered species in title
Sport - Nay - Title contains across or down

Card 18
Geography - Nay - Cookie on cover or in title
Entertainment - Nay - Cover has face in profile
History - Yay - M.C is a nurse
Art/Literature - Yay - Cover is 75% blue
Science - Yay - Asteroid on cover
Sport - Nay - Western genre

Card 19
Geography - Nay - Lips on cover
Entertainment - Nay - Ghost story
History - Nay - American Civil War
Art/Literature - Nay - Globe or map on cover
Science - Nay - Electric in title or lightning on cover
Sport - Nay - Plants on cover

Card 20
Geography - Yay - Horned animal on cover
Entertainment - Nay - Set in 1980s
History - Nay - Russian ruler or his family
Art/Literature - Nay - Title contains leaves or grass
Science - Yay - M.C is a pirate
Sport - Nay - Title contains kite, torch, plow or chair

Cards 21 - 30

Card 21
Geography - Nay - Orignally published 2018
Entertainment - Nay - Cover is 75% pink
History - Yay - Title contains duchess or cambridge
Art/Literature - Yay - Read A Clockwork Orange or a clock on the cover
Science - Nay - On TBR shelf the longest
Sport - Nay - Title contains tattoo

Card 22
Geography - Yay - Abbey on cover or in title
Entertainment - Nay - Survival theme
History - Yay - South African setting or author
Art/Literature - Nay - Classic science fiction genre
Science - Nay - Medical theme
Sport - Yay - Royal family theme

Card 23
Geography - Nay - Museum setting
Entertainment - Yay - M.C's name is Fred, Wilma, Barney or Betty
History - Nay - Set in Pennsylvania
Art/Literature - Nay - Title contains sapphire or diamond
Science - Nay - Space opera genre
Sport - Yay - Australian setting or author

Card 24
Geography - Yay - Mountains on cover
Entertainment - Nay - M.C has ginger hair
History - Nay - Dutch setting or author
Art/Literature - Yay - Irish setting or author
Science - Nay - Cover has a tool on it
Sport - Nay - Fish on cover or in title

Card 25
Geography - Yay - Same title as a Brad Pitt movie
Entertainment - Yay - Same title as a John Carpenter movie
History - Nay - Set in 1500s
Art/Literature - Yay - Champagne flute on cover
Science - Yay - Mexican setting or author
Sport - Nay - North American aboriginal people theme

Card 26
Geography - Yay - Set in Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, or Libya
Entertainment - Yay - Movie adaptation won an academy award
History - Yay - Poe anthology or biography
Art/Literature - Nay - Title contains eat, pray or love
Science - Yay - Title contains cocoa or chocolate
Sport - Yay - Telegraph, telephone or electric poles on cover

Card 27
Geography - Nay - Orignally published 2011
Entertainment - Nay - WW2 theme
History - Yay - Whale on cover or in title
Art/Literature - Nay - House on cover
Science - Nay - Lake in title
Sport - Yay - Fish or lure in title

Card 28
Geography - Nay - Orignally published 2013
Entertainment - Nay - Title contains legend or legendary
History - Nay - Immigrant experience theme
Art/Literature - Nay - Fairy tale retelling genre
Science - Nay - Flowers on cover
Sport - Nay - Housecat on cover

Card 29
Geography - Nay - Key on cover
Entertainment - Nay - M.C is a queen
History - Yay - Set in modern day China
Art/Literature - Nay - Set in Austria or Italy
Science - Yay - Crime genre solved by police
Sport - Yay - Polish setting or author

Card 30
Geography - Nay - Historic or landmark building on cover
Entertainment - Nay - Fox on cover or in title
History - Yay - Universe in title
Art/Literature - Yay - Set in Illinois
Science - Yay - Set in 1970s
Sport - Yay - Sword on cover

Badge 1 completed

1. Card 7 - Science - Yay - Child 44
2. Card 21 - Science - Nay - What a Plant Knows: A Field Guide to the Senses of Your Garden - And Beyond
3. Card 2 - Geography - Yay - The Fifth Floor
4. Card 16 - Entertainment - Nay - 206 Bones
5. Card 1 - Hisory - Nay - The King Of Torts
6. Card 5 - Entertainment - Nay - Cupcakes, Bats, and Scaredy Cats
7. Card 8 - Art/Literature - Nay - Every Breath You Take
8. Card 4 - Art/Literature - Nay - Streets of Darkness
9. Card 6 - History - Yay - The Testament
10. Card 3 - Geography - Nay - The Strings of Murder
11. Card 15 - Sport - Yay - The Ben Macintyre Collection: Agent Zigzag / Operation Mincemeat
12. Card 29 - Sport - Yay - The Librarian of Auschwitz: Based on the True Story of Dita Kraus

Badge 2 completed

1. Card 14 - Art/Literature - Yay - The Wolf and the Raven
2. Card 27 - Geography - Nay - Uneasy Spirits
3. Card 10 - Geography - Yay - Doom Castle
4. Card 13 - Science - Yay - Swordland
5. Card 28 - Art/Literature - Nay - Snow White Learns Witchcraft: Stories and Poems
6. Card 19 - Science - Nay - Haunted Hideout
7. Card 9 - Sport - Yay - What If? Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions
8. Card 11 - Sport - Nay - The Final Minute
9. Card 26 - History - Yay - Edgar Allan Poe: The Complete Collection
10. Card 24 - Geography - Yay - I Bought a Mountain
11. Card 30 - Entertainment - Nay - Golden Fox
12. Card 22 - Art/Literature - Nay - Frankenstein
13. Card 17 - Entertainment - Nay - While My Pretty One Sleeps / Loves Music, Loves to Dance / The Anastasia Syndrome)
14. Card 12 - Science - Nay - Red Notice: How I Became Putin's No. 1 Enemy
15. Card 18 - Entertainment - Nay - Feminist Theorists
16. Card 25 - History - Nay - Bring Up the Bodies
17. Card 23 - Geography - Nay - The Murders of the Black Museum 1870-1970
18. Card 20 - Entertainment - Nay - Spy Line

Badge 3 completed

First card - Card 2
Geography - Yay - completed in badge 1
Entertainment - Yay - North and South
History - Yay - The Wildfire Season
Art/Lit - Nay - Deliver Us From Evil
Science - Yay - Dracula
Sport - Yay - Gossip from the Forest

Second card - Card 6
Geography - Yay - An Alligator in the Bathroom…And Other Stories: Memoirs of an RSPCA Inspector in Yorkshire
Entertainment - Yay - The War of the Worlds
History - Yay - completed in badge 1
Art/Literature - Yay - The White Tiger
Science - Nay - The Search for Ancient Egypt
Sport - Nay - Make the Bread, Buy the Butter: What You Should (and Shouldn't) Cook from Scratch to Save Time and Money

Third card - Card 7
Geography - Nay - The Island of Sea Women
Entertainment - Nay - Regeneration
History - Yay - Night of the Hunted
Art/Lit - Nay - Dead Haven
Science - Yay - completed in badge 1
Sport - Yay - Mythos: The Greek Myths Retold

Fourth card - Card 8
Geography - Nay - Monsoon
Entertainment - Nay - The Owl Always Hunts At Night
History - Nay - Hushabye
Art/Lit - Nay - completed in badge 1
Science - Yay - Set Me On Fire: A Poem For Every Feeling
Sport - Nay - John Craven's Countryfile Handbook

Fifth card - Card 29
Geography - Nay - Songs and Portobellos
Entertainment - Nay - The Silence of the Girls
History - Yay - The Good Women of China: Hidden Voices
Art/Lit - Nay - Havoc
Science - Yay - The Murder Bag
Sport - Yay - completed in badge 1

Badge 4

First card - Card 11
Geography - Nay
Entertainment - Yay
History - Nay - Make Me
Art/Lit - Nay
Science - Nay
Sport - Nay - completed in badge 2

Second card - Card 3
Geography - Nay - completed in badge 2
Entertainment - Nay -
History - Nay -
Art/Lit - Yay -
Science - Yay -
Sport - Nay - The Plague Charmer

Third card - Card 22
Geography - Yay
Entertainment - Nay - Our Final Warning: Six Degrees of Climate Emergency
History - Yay - 101 Kruger Tales: Extraordinary Stories from Ordinary Visitors to the Kruger National Park
Art/Lit - Nay - completed in badge 2
Science - Nay
Sport - Yay

Fourth card - Card 21
Geography - Nay - The Outsider
Entertainment - Nay - Bloody Lessons
History - Yay
Art/Lit - Yay
Science - Nay - completed in badge 2
Sport - Nay

Fifth card - Card 19
Geography - Nay - Jack and Mr. Grin
Entertainment - Nay
History - Nay
Art/Lit - Nay - Philip's Guide to Weather Forecasting
Science - Nay - completed in badge 1
Sport - Nay - Bizarre Botany: An A-Z Adventure Through the Plant Kingdom

Sixth card - Card 4
Geography - Nay
Entertainment - Nay
History - Nay
Art/Lit - Nay - completed in badge 1
Science - Yay
Sport - Nay - Limelight

Seventh card - Card 24
Geography - Yay - completed in badge 2
Entertainment - Nay - P Is For Peril
History - Nay
Art/Lit - Yay - Throw-Away Faces
Science - Nay - The First Deadly Sin
Sport - Nay

Eighth card - Card 14
Geography - Nay
Entertainment - Nay - The Memory of Trees
History - Yay
Art/Lit - Yay - completed in badge 2
Science - Nay
Sport - Nay

Badge 5

Badge 1, Book 1

Card: 7, Science Yay
Link: Child 44

Pages: 484
Task: Book is set in Russia, or written by Russian author
Fits: It is set in Russia
Specifications: N/A

Badge 1, Book 2

Card: 21, Science Nay
Link: What a Plant Knows: A Field Guide to the Senses of Your Garden - And Beyond

Pages: 224
Task: Read the book that has been on your TBR the longest
Fits: Been on my TBR since May 2012
Specifications: N/A

Good start, Sam! :)

Janice wrote: "Good start, Sam! :)"

Thanks Janice, just glad I finally got going on it! :-)

Hi Sam,
How was "What a Plant Knows"? Was it worth reading?

Cherie wrote: "Hi Sam,
How was "What a Plant Knows"? Was it worth reading?"

Hi Cherie, I really enjoyed it and would definitely recommend it (I've already lent it to one of my work colleagues!). Even though it deals with complex subjects it is written very clear and easy to follow.

Badge 1, Book 3

Card: 2, Geography Yay
Link: The Fifth Floor

Pages: I read the kindle version, the paperback has 290 pages
Task: Setting is Chicago or Illinois
Fits: It's set in Chicago
Specifications: N/A

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Badge 1, Book 4

Card: 16, Entertainment Nay
Link: 206 Bones

Pages: 379
Task: The book is in any series with 12 or more primary works
Fits: It is actually the 12th of the Temperance Brennan series
Specifications: N/A

Badge 1, Book 5

Card: 1, History Nay
Link: The King Of Torts

Pages: 384
Task: A significant character in the book is a king, or the word "king" is in the title
Fits: It has king in the title
Specifications: N/A

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Badge 1, Book 6

Card: 5, Entertainment Nay
Link: Cupcakes, Bats, and Scaredy Cats

Pages: I read the kindle version, the paperback has 216 pages
Task: Genre is Paranormal Fantasy
Fits: Listed on main book page (screenshot taken on 05/02/2020 if needed)
Specifications: N/A

Badge 1, Book 7

Card: 8, Art/Literature Nay
Link: Every Breath You Take

Pages: 304
Task: The book is set Greece or New York City
Fits: Set in New York City
Specifications: N/A

Badge 1, Book 8

Card: 4, Art/Literature Nay
Link: Streets of Darkness

Pages: 416
Task: There is a street showing on the cover or the word "Street" is in the title
Fits: There's a street on the cover
Specifications: N/A

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Badge 1, Book 9

Card: 6, History Yay
Link: The Testament

Pages: 435
Task: Read the 16th book on your TBR shelf
Fits: It was the 16th book on my TBR shelf
Specifications: N/A

What did you think of The Testament, Sam? It's in the Audible sale and narrated by Frank Muller. I added it to the sale cart, but am undecided about getting it.

Janice wrote: "What did you think of The Testament, Sam? It's in the Audible sale and narrated by Frank Muller. I added it to the sale cart, but am undecided about getting it."

I liked most of it as the Phelan heirs were so greedy and gold-digging it was immensely amusing. The unknown heir hunt was a bit dull in comparison but did make for a good balance. I'd say to get it, just for the deposition scenes of the heirs if nothing else, they were that good I'd love to see a movie version, even if its just of those bits.

Thanks Sam!

Badge 1, Book 10

Card: 3, Geography Nay
Link: The Strings of Murder

Pages: I read the kindle version but the paperback has 407 pages
Task: The book is any book in a series of 5 primary works
Fits: It is the first in a series of 5 books
Specifications: N/A

Badge 1, Book 11

Card: 15, Sport Yay
Link: The Ben Macintyre Collection: Agent Zigzag / Operation Mincemeat

Pages: 372 for the first in the volume and 414 for the second
Task: The book is set between 1939 and 1949
Fits: Both books in the volume are set during and shortly after WWII
Specifications: N/A

Just one book shy of earning the first badge! :)

Badge 1, Book 12

Card: 29, Sport Yay
Link: The Librarian of Auschwitz: Based on the True Story of Dita Kraus

Pages: 432
Task: The book is set in Poland or is written by a Polish author
Fits: Set in Poland
Specifications: N/A

Janice wrote: "Just one book shy of earning the first badge! :)"

And I've done it! :-D

Whooohooo!!

Congrats on Badge 1, Sam!

Thanks both :-D

Woohoo! Congrats on finishing the first badge, Sam!

Thanks Janice :-D

Congratulations, Sam! You read an interesting assortment of books for your first badge. ;o)

Badge 2, Book 1

Card: 14, Art/Literature Yay
Link: The Wolf and the Raven

Pages: I read the kindle version, the paperback has 326 pages
Task: There is a wolf on the cover or the word "Wolf" is in the title
Fits: It has wolf in the title
Specifications: N/A

Badge 3, Book 1

Card: 7, Art/Literature Nay
Link:Dead Haven

Pages: I read the kindle version, paperback version has 314 pages
Task: The book is in a series of 8 primary works
Fits: It's the first in the series of 8 works
Specifications: N/A

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Badge 3, Book 2

Card: 6, Art/Literature Yay
Link: The White Tiger

Pages: I read the kindle version but the hardcover has 276 pages
Task: The title has the word Lion, Witch, Wardrobe, or White in it
Fits: It has white in the title
Specifications: N/A

Badge 3, Book 3

Card: 8, History Nay
Link: Hushabye

Pages: I read the kindle version but the paperback has 207 pages
Task: The book is first or second in a series
Fits: It is the first in the Kate Redman series
Specifications: N/A

You forgot to tell me which tasks you did for card 6 & 8.

Janice wrote: "You forgot to tell me which tasks you did for card 6 & 8."

Doh! I thought they looked a bit wrong.
I have now added these.

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Thanks!

Badge 3, Book 4

Card: 2, Sport Yay
Link: Gossip from the Forest

Pages: 354
Task: Puck was a mythical god. The genre of the book needs to be mythology
Fits: Mythology on main page 21-03-2020 (screenshot taken if needed)
Specifications: N/A

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Badge 2, Book 2

Card: 27, Geography Nay
Link: Uneasy Spirits

Pages: I read the kindle version, the paperback has 382 pages
Task: The book was originally published in 2011
Fits: Originally published in 2011
Specifications: N/A