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*** Q&A ***
• THE BEATLES CHALLENGE
The Beatles were an English rock band that formed in Liverpool in 1960. With members John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr, they became widely regarded as the greatest and most influential act of the rock era.
Duration: 1 year
Books to read: 27
Formation
Read a book with 1, 9, 6 or 0 in its number of pages OR set in the United Kingdom.
MEMBERS:
Paul McCartney
Read a book that was published in June of any year OR with wings on the cover/in the title OR where a character gets married.
John Lennon
Read a book that was published in June of any year OR where someone gets murdered OR with the word 'imagine' in the title.
Ringo Starr
Read a book that was published in July of any year OR where a characters gets sick OR with a new beginning of some sort.
George Harrison
Read a book that was published in February of any year OR with a guitar on the cover/in the title OR a book set in India.
ALBUMS:
Please Please Me
Read the first book in a series OR a book where the initials of the author can be found in LOVEMEDO OR with 1 or 4 in its average rating.
With the Beatles
Read a book with a mostly black cover OR where the initials of the author can be found in ALLMYLOVING OR with 3, 2 or 4 in the page number.
A Hard Day's Night
Read a book with more than two people on the cover OR where the initials of the author can be found in CANTBUYMELOVE OR with 6 or 4 in its publication date.
Beatles for Sale
Read a book with a number on the cover/in its title OR where the initials of the author can be found in EIGHTDAYSAWEEK OR with 8 or 7 in the page number.
Help!
Read a book with a mostly blue cover OR where the initials of the author can be found in YESTERDAY OR with 9 or 3 in its publication date.
Rubber Soul
Read a book with a mostly green cover OR where the initials of the author can be found in NORWEGIANWOOD OR with 0 or 5 in its average rating.
Revolver
Read a book with a drawing/painting on the cover OR where the initials of the author can be found in ELEANORRIGBY OR with 3 or 6 in the page number.
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
Read a book with a flower on the cover/in its title OR where the initials of the author can be found in PENNYLANE OR with 9, 4 or 2 in its publication date.
The Beatles ("The White Album")
Read a book with a mostly white cover OR where the initials of the author can be found in BLACKBIRD OR rated 5 stars by a friend.
Yellow Submarine
Read a book with a mostly yellow cover OR where the initials of the author can be found in ALLYOUNEEDISLOVE OR with 6 or 9 in the page number.
Abbey Road
Read a book where the MC leaves a place/job/someone OR where the initials of the author can be found in HERECOMESTHESUN OR that mostly takes place in a city.
Let It Be
Read the last book in a series OR where the initials of the author can be found in ACROSSTHEUNIVERSE OR with 8 or 7 in its publication date.
BONUS:
Spell Out
'THE FAB FOUR' using book titles and author.
*** Q&A ***
• THE LONGEST WORD
The longest word in any of the major English language dictionaries is pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis, a word that refers to a lung disease contracted from the inhalation of very fine silica particles, specifically from a volcano.
And you have the honor to spell it out!
Only TITLE, SERIES and AUTHOR (first and last name) count.
Duration: 1 year
Books to read: 45
*** Q&A ***
• READ THE GROUP
Spell out INFINITE CHALLENGES and read books with title or author (first and last name) starting with that letter.
Duration: 6 months
Books to read: 18
*** EXAMPLE ***I used Random Word Generator 1 and got these 6 words: talk, dozens, fist, flamethrower, almighty, diversion.
I read A Thousand Pieces of You and found:
talk - page 32
"He’s like some kind of caveman from back before people could even talk."
dozens - page 110
"We are alone in a room that stretches for dozens of feet (...)"
fist - page 150
"(...) it’s all I can do not to clutch it in my fist."
also
Say You're One of Them by Uwem Akpan
diversion - page 129
"Confused, Jubril shifted his attention to the safer diversion of woman-watching."
and so on, until I've found all of them.
*** Q&A ***Q: Is there a maximum of words?
No, you can do as many as you want. If you're up for finding 100 words in a month then go for it!
Q: Do we have to find the exact word?
Preferably yes, but it can be hard sometimes. You have to decide it for yourself.
Plurals are always accepted (ie. book / books).
• WORD GENERATOR SCAVENGER HUNT
A scavenger hunt is a game in which the organizers prepare a list defining specific items, which the participants seek to gather all items on the list.
But instead of me making a list we'll make it more interesting and use a word generator!
Go to one of the websites listed and generate a list of minimum 6 words. Then read books and try to find those words in your book. When you do, please post the TITLE, PAGE and SENTENCE.
Duration: 1 month / set
Books to read: At least 2 (max. 5 items per book)
Random Word Generator 1
Random Word Generator 2
*** EXAMPLE ***I will use the flag of Sweden.
BOOKS
2/2
Blue:
Read 05/01
Yellow:
Read 16/02
*** Q&A ***Q: Which flags are acceptable?
Any flag of a recognized country/state or territory.
• READ A COUNTRY
Flag: [noun] a piece of cloth, varying in size, shape, color, and design, usually attached at one edge to a staff or cord, and used as the symbol of a nation, state, or organization, as a means of signaling, etc.
Read books with the cover color matching the colors of a flag (your country, a country you would like to live in, random).
Duration: 2 months (1 flag)
Books to read: Depends
List of flags by color combination
Gallery of sovereign state flags
Here, every member can post challenges they invented themselves. Everyone else is free to participate in them (unless otherwise stated).
*** EXAMPLE ***Level: Beginner
1. 59 steps: Strudlhofstiege (Vienna, AUT)
✔ 5 - Before I Go - published January 6th 2015 - 08/10
✔ 9 - This Shattered World - 390 pages - 23/11
2. 114 steps: Reunion Tower (Dallas, USA)
✔ 1 - Winter Falls - #1 Twin Willows Trilogy - 12/12
1 - We Should Hang Out Sometime: Embarrassingly, a true story - 112 reviews
4 - First Frost - 304 pages
*** Reserved for Q&A ***
• Staircase Running Challenge
Stair climbing has developed into an organized sport. Every year several stair climbing races are held around the world with the competitors running up the stairs of some of the world's tallest buildings and towers.
And now you can join them!
Duration: As long as you need
Books to read: Depends
Based on similar challenges, every number of steps gets split into single numbers (ie. 139 steps = 1, 3 and 9). For every single number you have to search for it in page number, publication date, # in a series or amount of reviews. For extra difficulty, pick one option and stick to it during the entire challenge.
CHOOSE A DIFFICULTY LEVEL:
Beginner:
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Intermediate:
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Advanced:
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Expert:
Do 2 or 3 levels.
•
A-Z Characters Challenge
Read the alphabet using the main characters' first names.
You can add an extra difficulty for yourself by using a theme for all your books (ie. romance, comics, non-fiction etc.)
For difficult letters like Q, X, Y, Z it's fine if the name just contains the letter.
Duration: 1 Year
Books to read: 26
Example:
A → Anne Shirley (Anne of Green Gables)
B → Bernard Marx (Brave New World)
C → Clay Jensen (Thirteen Reasons Why)
...
X → Lexie Darnell (True Believer)
Y → Yuri Gagarin (Yuri Gagarin: A Biography)
Z → Zelda (The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time - Part 1)
In this folder you will find all challenges that have no listed duration.
In this folder you will find all challenges that will take 1 year to complete.
In this folder you will find all challenges that will take 1 month to complete.
