Michelle's Empty Nest’s Comments (group member since Sep 26, 2022)

Michelle's Empty Nest’s comments from the Game Night group.

Day: 10
Task: 📍 Read a book that takes place in a country that is part of the United Nations.
Book: Finlay Donovan Is Killing It
Author: Elle Cosimano
Date: 1-12-2023
How it Fits: Set in U.S.

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What Happened On This Day – January 10
* 1946 The first General Assembly of the United Nations opens
51 nations were represented on that day.
* 1929 The first Adventures of Tintin comic book is published
Hergé's books became hugely popular in Europe and the rest of the world.
* 1920 The Treaty of Versailles takes effect
Although a ceasefire had been in place since November 11, 1918, World War I officially ended with the Treaty of Versailles.
* 1863 London Underground opens
“The Tube” is the world's oldest underground railway.
* 1776 Thomas Paine publishes Common Sense
The pamphlet argued for freedom from British rule and it helped spark the American Revolutionary War.




📍 Read a book that takes place in a country that is part of the United Nations.

📍 Read a book with a character who takes public transportation.

Day: 8
Task:📍Read a book with a MPG of historical fiction or science fiction.
Book: The Wisteria Society of Lady Scoundrels
Author: India Holton
Date: 1-10-2023
How it Fits: MPG of Historical Fiction

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What Happened On This Day – January 8
* 1994 Russian cosmonaut Valeri Polyakov begins his record spaceflight
Polyakov stayed aboard the Mir space station for a record-breaking 437 days and 18 hours.
* 1959 Charles de Gaulle becomes president of France
His right-wing political ideology, Gaullism, still influences French politics today.
* 1912 The African National Congress (ANC) is founded
The ANC, whose most famous member is Nelson Mandela, played an important role in the fight against the South African apartheid regime and it is now the country's governing political party.
* 1889 Computer pioneer Herman Hollerith patents his punched card calculator
His invention paved the way for modern automatic computation.
* 1790 George Washington delivers the first State of the Union address
The U.S. president typically uses this annual speech to outline his political agenda.


Tasks

📍 Read a book that takes place in France or an African country.

📍 Read a book with a MPG of historical fiction or science fiction.

Day: 6
Task:📍 Read a book with a main character who is currently in school. Can be any type of school high school, college, preschool etc.
Book: The Cape Ann
Author: Faith Sullivan
Date: 1-9-2023
How it Fits: Lark is in 1st grade.

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What Happened On This Day – January 6
* 2021 The US Capitol is attacked
A mob of supporters of then US President Donald Trump stormed the United States Capitol in Washington DC. They were attempting to halt the certification of the results of the 2020 presidential election won by Joe Biden. Five people died in the riot, and many more were injured, including over 150 police officers.
* 1929 Mother Theresa arrives in India
Through her tireless work in helping the poor and ill, the Albanian religious sister later received the Nobel Peace Prize and was posthumously beatified.
* 1912 German scientist Alfred Wegener presents his theory of continental drift
His work laid the foundation for the theory of plate tectonics, which explains why continents move.
* 1907 Maria Montessori opens her first school
Montessori's revolutionary educational approach is practiced at about 30,000 schools today.
* 1838 Samuel Morse presents the telegraph to the public
Together with Alfred Vail, the inventor relayed the message “A patient waiter is no loser” over a distance of 2 miles (3 km).


Tasks

📍 Read a book with a main character who is currently in school. Can be any type of school high school, college, preschool etc.

📍 Read a book with a character named Theresa or Alfred.

Day: 4
Task:📍 Read a book with any type of building on the cover.
Book: The Bonfire of the Vanities
Author: Tom Wolfe
Date: 1-8-2023
How it Fits: Tall building on cover

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What Happened On This Day – January 4
* 2010 Burj Khalifa is opened
Burj Khalifa in Dubai is currently the world's tallest building, at 829.8 m (2,722 ft).
* 1958 Sputnik 1 falls to Earth from orbit
The Soviet Union was the first nation to send an artificial Earth satellite into space.
* 1948 Burma gains independence from the United Kingdom
Burma (Myanmar) came under British rule on January 1, 1886.
* 1896 Utah becomes the 45th state of the U.S.A.
One condition for statehood was that a ban on polygamy had to be written into the state constitution.
* 1847 Samuel Colt sells his first revolver
Captain Samuel Walker of the Texas Rangers placed an order for 1000 revolver pistols after having witnessed their devastating effect.


Tasks

📍 Read a book with any type of building on the cover.

📍 Read a book with the word UTAH or REVOLVER anywhere in the text.

Day: 2
Task:📍 Read a book in which a murder takes place.
Book: Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow
Author: Gabrielle Zevin
Date: 1-4-2023
How it Fits: Major character is murdered

GN Bingo 📅 January - February Tasks


Page count tasks refer to the edition you read
Publish date tasks can be original or edition you read


✅ 📅Free Space: Book of choice, can be read at any time
✅ 📅1: page count ends in 1
📅2: page count ends in 2
📅3: page count ends in 3
📅4: page count ends in 4
📅5: page count ends in 5
📅6: page count ends in 6
📅7: page count ends in 7
📅8: page count ends in 8
📅9: page count ends in 9
📅10: published in 2010 or is a standalone
✅ 📅11: published in 2011 or January any year
📅12: published in 2012 or February any year
📅13: published in 2013 or March any year
📅14: published in 2014 or April any year
✅ 📅15: published in 2015 or May any year
📅16: published in 2016 or June any year
📅17: published in 2017 or July any year
✅ 📅18: published in 2018 or August any year
✅ 📅19: published in 2019 or September any year
📅20: published in 2020 or October any year
📅21: published in 2021 or November any year
✅ 📅22: published in 2022 or December any year
✅ 📅23: title starts with a letter in January or February
📅24: 2nd or 4th in a series

January / February Calls


✅ Bingo call #1 📅 Monday, January 2 ⏩ 1 {page count ends in 1}
✅ Bingo call #2 📅 Friday, January 6 ⏩ 19 {published in 2019 or September any year}
✅ Bingo call #3 📅 Monday, January 9 ⏩ 15 {published in 2015 or May any year}
✅ Bingo call #4 📅 Friday, January 13 ⏩ 22 {published in 2022 or December any year}
✅ Bingo call #5 📅 Monday, January 16 ⏩ 11 {published in 2011 or January any year}
✅ Bingo call #6 📅 Friday, January 20 ⏩ 18 {published in 2018 or August any year}
✅ Bingo call #7 📅 Monday, January 23 ⏩ 23 {title starts with a letter in January or February}
Bingo call #8 📅 Friday, January 27 ⏩ 4 {page count ends in 4}
Bingo call #9 📅 Monday, January 30 ⏩ 21 {published in 2021 or November any year}
Bingo call #10 📅 Friday, February 3 ⏩ 13 {published in 2013 or March any year}

2023 Challenge of the Month Challenge
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What Happened On This Day – January 2
* 1981 The “Yorkshire Ripper” is caught
Peter Sutcliffe confessed to murdering 13 women and was sentenced to life imprisonment.
* 1971 66 football fans die in the Ibrox disaster
Over 200 people were injured in the crush, which occurred at the end of an association football game between the Glasgow-based clubs, Rangers, and Celtic, at Ibrox Park.
* 1967 Ronald Reagan is sworn in as Governor of California
Reagan became the 40th U.S. president in 1981.
* 1959 Luna 1 is launched
The Soviet spacecraft was the first to reach the vicinity of the moon and orbit the sun.
* 1860 Urban Le Verrier announces the discovery of the planet Vulcan
Despite a thorough search, the planet was never actually sighted.
Tasks

📍 Read a book in which a murder takes place.

📍 Read a book with a MPG of science fiction.

Game: Exploding Kittens
Book: Salt Bride
Author: Lucinda Brant
Date Read: 1-2-2023
Pages: 329
Task: 💥 Read a book that begins with a letter found in DEFUSE
How it Fits: Title begins with S

Week 1: Exploding Kittens


Task Options:
💥 Read a book that involves an explosion
💥 Read a book with a feline on the cover
💥 Read a book that begins with a letter found in DEFUSE
💥 Read a book with the word OATMEAL found in the text

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✅ 1. Exploding Kittens
✅ 2. Phase 10
✅ 3. Old Maids
✅ 4. Gin
✅ 5. Unstable Unicorns
✅ 6. Spades
✅ 7. Love Letter
✅ 8. Sushi Go!
✅ 9. Go Fish
✅ 10. Set
✅ 11. Euchre
✅ 12. UNO
✅ 13. Klondike
✅ 14. Blackjack
✅ 15. War
✅ 16. Magic The Gathering
✅ 17. Rummy
✅ 18. Spoons
✅ 19. GWENT
✅ 20. Similo
✅ 21. Bridge
✅ 22. Fluxx
✅ 23. 500 - The Card Game
✅ 24. Pinochle
✅ 25. Cover Your Assets
✅ 26. Skip-Bo
✅ 27. We're Not Really Strangers
28. Trial by Trolley
✅ 29. Canasta
✅ 30. Kings in the Corner
31. Trash Pandas
32. Harry Potter: Hogwarts Battle
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