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15.4 Olympic Scavenger - Round 2

The Herd: how Sweden chose its own path through the worst pandemic in 100 years by Johan Anderberg

Hockey, Option B - " He spent his days punching out code and supervising students writing essays on how to predict National Hockey League results..."

+15 task

Post Total = 15
Season Total = 690

10.1 (x2); 10.2; 10.3; 10.4 (x2); 10.5; 10.6; 10.7 (x2); 10.8; 10.9; 10.10
15.1 (x2); 15.2 (x2); 15.3 (x3); 15.4 (x2); 15.5; 15.6; 15.7; 15.8; 15.9; 15.10
20.1; 20.2; 20.3; 20.4; 20.5;

15.3 Olympic Scavenger - Round 2

God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.

Tennis, Option B - " He bounced to his feet, did a ramshackle pantomime of a tennis serve."

+15 task
+5 Before 1999

Post Total = 20
Season Total = 675

10.1 (x2); 10.2; 10.3; 10.4 (x2); 10.5; 10.6; 10.7 (x2); 10.8; 10.9; 10.10
15.1 (x2); 15.2 (x2); 15.3 (x3); 15.4; 15.5; 15.6; 15.7; 15.8; 15.9; 15.10
20.1; 20.2; 20.3; 20.4; 20.5;

15.2 Olympic Scavenger - Round 2

Dinosaurs by Lydia Millet

Skateboarding, Option B - " "Skateboarding is not a crime," said Tom."

+15 task

Post Total = 15
Season Total = 655

10.1 (x2); 10.2; 10.3; 10.4 (x2); 10.5; 10.6; 10.7 (x2); 10.8; 10.9; 10.10
15.1 (x2); 15.2 (x2); 15.3; 15.4; 15.5; 15.6; 15.7; 15.8; 15.9; 15.10
20.1; 20.2; 20.3; 20.4; 20.5;

15.1 Olympic Scavenger - Round 2

The Swimmers by Julie Otsuka

Swimming, Option A - so many examples of people swimming, their speed, their stroke, their lane ...

+15 task

Post Total = 15
Season Total = 640

10.1 (x2); 10.2; 10.3; 10.4 (x2); 10.5; 10.6; 10.7 (x2); 10.8; 10.9; 10.10
15.1 (x2); 15.2; 15.3; 15.4; 15.5; 15.6; 15.7; 15.8; 15.9; 15.10
20.1; 20.2; 20.3; 20.4; 20.5;

20.5 Opening Ceremonies

Hear the Wind Sing by Haruki Murakami
G, Japan

+20 task
+5 Before 1999

Post Total = 25
Season Total = 625

10.1 (x2); 10.2; 10.3; 10.4 (x2); 10.5; 10.6; 10.7 (x2); 10.8; 10.9; 10.10
15.1; 15.2; 15.3; 15.4; 15.5; 15.6; 15.7; 15.8; 15.9; 15.10
20.1; 20.2; 20.3; 20.4; 20.5;

20.4 Opening Ceremonies

Steppenwolf by Hermann Hesse
C, Germany

+20 task
+5 Before 1999

Post Total = 25
Season Total = 600

10.1 (x2); 10.2; 10.3; 10.4 (x2); 10.5; 10.6; 10.7 (x2); 10.8; 10.9; 10.10
15.1; 15.2; 15.3; 15.4; 15.5; 15.6; 15.7; 15.8; 15.9; 15.10
20.1; 20.2; 20.3; 20.4;

10.7 Discus Throw - Round 2

Pinball, 1973 by Haruki Murakami
pinBALL, 1973

+10 task
+5 Before 1999

Post Total = 15
Season Total = 575

10.1 (x2); 10.2; 10.3; 10.4 (x2); 10.5; 10.6; 10.7 (x2); 10.8; 10.9; 10.10
15.1; 15.2; 15.3; 15.4; 15.5; 15.6; 15.7; 15.8; 15.9; 15.10
20.1; 20.2; 20.3;

10.4 High Jump - Round 2

Human Diastrophism by Gilbert Hernández
Rating of 4.38 at time of posting

+10 task

Post Total = 10
Season Total = 560

10.1 (x2); 10.2; 10.3; 10.4 (x2); 10.5; 10.6; 10.7; 10.8; 10.9; 10.10
15.1; 15.2; 15.3; 15.4; 15.5; 15.6; 15.7; 15.8; 15.9; 15.10
20.1; 20.2; 20.3;

10.1 100 metres - Round 2

Thornhedge by T. Kingfisher

+10 task

Post Total = 10
Season Total = 550

10.1 (x2); 10.2; 10.3; 10.4; 10.5; 10.6; 10.7; 10.8; 10.9; 10.10
15.1; 15.2; 15.3; 15.4; 15.5; 15.6; 15.7; 15.8; 15.9; 15.10
20.1; 20.2; 20.3;

10.10 1500 metres

The Secret History by Donna Tartt

+10 task
+5 Before 1999
+5 Big
+100 10 Point Finisher Bonus

Post Total = 120
Season Total = 540

10.1; 10.2; 10.3; 10.4; 10.5; 10.6; 10.7; 10.8; 10.9; 10.10
15.1; 15.2; 15.3; 15.4; 15.5; 15.6; 15.7; 15.8; 15.9; 15.10
20.1; 20.2; 20.3;

10.8 Pole Vault

The Promise by Damon Galgut
Booker Prize, 2021

+10 task

Post Total = 10
Season Total = 420

10.1; 10.2; 10.3; 10.4; 10.5; 10.6; 10.7; 10.8; 10.9; ...
15.1; 15.2; 15.3; 15.4; 15.5; 15.6; 15.7; 15.8; 15.9; 15.10
20.1; 20.2; 20.3;

10.3 Shot Put

Summer Fires by Giulia Sagramola
Rating 2.79 at time of posting

+10 task

Post Total = 10
Season Total = 410

10.1; 10.2; 10.3; 10.4; 10.5; 10.6; 10.7; ...; 10.9; ...
15.1; 15.2; 15.3; 15.4; 15.5; 15.6; 15.7; 15.8; 15.9; 15.10
20.1; 20.2; 20.3;

10.4 High Jump

Heartbreak Soup by Gilbert Hernández
Rating of 4.36 at time of posting

+10 task

Post Total = 10
Season Total = 400

10.1; 10.2; ...; 10.4; 10.5; 10.6; 10.7; ...; 10.9; ...
15.1; 15.2; 15.3; 15.4; 15.5; 15.6; 15.7; 15.8; 15.9; 15.10
20.1; 20.2; 20.3;

15.10 Olympic Scavenger

No Country for Old Men by Cormac McCarthy
Option A, Horse Riding - Sheriff Bell and his wife Loretta go out riding their horses several times through the novel - " He rode out with the reins in one hand, patting the horse."

+15 task
+100 finisher bonus

Post Total = 115
Season Total = 390

10.1; 10.2; ...; ...; 10.5; 10.6; 10.7; ...; 10.9; ...
15.1; 15.2; 15.3; 15.4; 15.5; 15.6; 15.7; 15.8; 15.9; 15.10
20.1; 20.2; 20.3;

15.9 Olympic Scavenger

There Should Be More Dancing by Rosalie Ham
Option A, boxing - at various times the story recounts the boxing career of Walter, Margery's eldest son, particularly the details of his final, tragic fight

+15 task

Post Total = 15
Season Total = 275

10.1; 10.2; ...; ...; 10.5; 10.6; 10.7; ...; 10.9; ...
15.1; 15.2; 15.3; 15.4; 15.5; 15.6; 15.7; 15.8; 15.9;
20.1; 20.2; 20.3;

15.8 Olympic Scavenger

Under the Whispering Door by T.J. Klune
Option B, "Desdemona asked, sounding confused "I've never been DIVING in my life."

+15 task

Post Total = 15
Season Total = 260

10.1; 10.2; ...; ...; 10.5; 10.6; 10.7; ...; 10.9; ...
15.1; 15.2; 15.3; 15.4; 15.5; 15.6; 15.7; 15.8;
20.1; 20.2; 20.3;

15.7 Olympic Scavenger

Why Didn't They Ask Evans? by Agatha Christie
Option A, the novel opens with Bobby playing a round of golf

+15 task
+5 Before 1999

Post Total = 20
Season Total = 245

10.1; 10.2; ...; ...; 10.5; 10.6; 10.7; ...; 10.9; ...
15.1; 15.2; 15.3; 15.4; 15.5; 15.6; 15.7;
20.1; 20.2; 20.3;

10.5 400 metres

Ten Steps to Nanette by Hannah Gadsby

+10 task

Post Total = 10
Season Total = 225

10.1; 10.2; ...; ...; 10.5; 10.6; 10.7; ...; 10.9; ...
15.1; 15.2; 15.3; 15.4; 15.5; 15.6;
20.1; 20.2; 20.3;

I read books for other challenges and had nowhere for them, but OpenLibrary and Google Books proved very helpful and I was able to use all of them.

20.3 Opening Ceremonies

The White Book by Han Kang

J, South Korea

+20 task

Post Total = 20
Season Total = 215

10.1; 10.2; ...; ...; ...; 10.6; 10.7; ...; 10.9; ...
15.1; 15.2; 15.3; 15.4; 15.5; 15.6;
20.1; 20.2; 20.3;