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Countries of the World #10: CubaDuration: May 01, 2025 - May 31, 2025
To finish, you will have to complete a total of six tasks, choosing at least four of the tasks from the Trivia section of the challenge. You do not have to choose the tasks beforehand; you can fill in as you go. You may choose to do all 10 tasks if you wish also. Happy reading!
(If you're wondering about the random, haphazard order of the countries, it's because my son is the one choosing the order).
CUBA
An island country located where the northern Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico, and Atlantic Ocean meet.
🚩Read a book whose title starts with a letter in CUBA (ignore A, An and The or equivalent if not English).
Stats
- Capital: Havana
🚩Read a book whose author's first and last initials are in the word HAVANA (letters can only be used as many times as they appear in the word).
- Population: 11,089,511 (2022 census)
🚩Read a book whose total number of pages contain at least 2 of the numbers in the population (tell us the page count).
- Area: 42,800 sq mi
🚩Read a book whose year it was first published has at least 2 of the numbers in the area (tell us the year published).
Trivia
1. Classic cars (called Almendrones) in Cuba are a national icon. Cuba was a top importer of American cars since 1919, helped along by American car companies that used Cuban roads to test track some of their vintage models. But when Fidel Castro took power in 1959, the US government imposed a trade embargo that made it impossible to access American cars and mechanical parts. It wasn’t until 2016 that the first new car entered the island from the US. And until 2014, Cubans were prohibited from buying and selling cars, except for a few specific cases. Cuba became a museum for these classic cars.
🚩Read a book whose cover shows a car prominently (post the cover; bonus for a vintage model) -or- read the first book of a series first published in 2016 (tell us the publication date and the series).
2. The Cuban Missile Crisis was a 13-day confrontation between the governments of the United States and the Soviet Union, when American deployments of nuclear missiles in Italy and Turkey was matched by Soviet deployments in Cuba. The crisis lasted from 16 to 28 October 1962. The confrontation is considered the closest the Cold War came to escalating into full-scale nuclear war.
🚩Read a book in which a nuclear missile is launched or is threatened to be launched -or- read a book that you added to your TBR between 16 and 28th of October of any year (tell us the year).
3. Rumba is a genre of Cuban music involving dance, percussion and song. It originated in the northern regions of Cuba, mainly in urban Havana and Matanzas, during the late 19th century. It is based on African music and dance traditions, namely Abakuá and yuka, as well as the Spanish-based coros de clave. Traditionally performed by poor workers of African descent in streets and solares (courtyards), rumba remains one of Cuba's most characteristic forms of music and dance.
🚩Read a book with a protagonist of African descent (who could live anywhere) -or- read a book in which an important character is a musician (tell us who and what they play).
4. The bee hummingbird or Helena hummingbird is a species of hummingbird, native to the island of Cuba. It is the smallest known bird. The bee hummingbird has a slender, pointed bill and feeds on nectar of flowers and bugs found in Cuba. Females weigh 2.6g and are 6.1 cm long, and are slightly larger than males, which have an average weight of 1.95g and length of 5.5 cm. Compared to other small hummingbirds, which often have a slender appearance, the bee hummingbird looks rounded and plump.
🚩Read a book that is small but mighty (your definition; tell us why your book works) -or- read a book with either a bee or a bird shown prominently on the cover (post the cover).
5. Writer Ernest Hemingway moved to Cuba in the 1930s, buying a house called Finca Vigia which would then become his home and office for some of the most important works of his career. He would live in this residence until 1960, just a year prior to his death. Hemingway wrote a large portion of For Whom the Bell Tolls, about the Spanish Civil War and all of The Old Man and the Sea, for which he would earn a Pulitzer Prize and a Nobel Prize for Literature. This was also a period in which the author took an interest in breeding cats.
🚩Read a book in which the main character is an author of novels -or- read a book that is described as Hemingwayesque (for the purpose of this task option, any book written by Hemingway is fine as well).
6. Cuba is crazy about ice cream, and there’s no better place to sample one than Coppelia. Located in Havana, Coppelia was originally built in 1966, when Fidel Castro, who was extremely interested in dairy products, commissioned it. The resulting ice cream compound was designed to look like a UFO, with long concrete spokes radiating from the top of the structure. In the early days, the store offered 26 flavors, rising to around 50 during Coppelia’s heydey. It has since aged, but it still serves thousands of scoops everyday to people lined up for an ensalada (five scoops in a bowl).
🚩Read a book with ice cream on the cover (post the cover) -or- read a book in which a spaceship is used for whatever reason.
CHALLENGE RULES - PLEASE READ!
See this thread for more detailed rules for CCC challenges.
❖ If you want to participate in a challenge, sign up by posting at least a partial list of the challenge requirements. This gives us a post to link you to, which you can use to update your books as the challenge progresses.
❖ Books must be at least 150 pages long (unless they are graphic novels, see below) and may only be used for one task in this challenge, but cross-challenge posting is encouraged.
❖ Graphic novels must be at least 300 pages long, but two books can be combined to make up the page count as long as they both meet the same criteria.
❖ For each book you read, please post a link to the title and mention the author and the date you finished reading it. If a challenge task gives several options, make it clear which option you’ve chosen. If the task calls for an item/color on the cover, include a link to the book cover.* If it’s not obvious from the book title or cover, be sure to explain how your book fits the task. If you don’t, you won’t get credit for completing that task.
❖ If you want the challenge moderator to verify those books as you post them, please copy/paste your update into a new message. If you do this while you still have the Edit window open, it will copy all of your formatting, etc. too. It will make it easier on the moderators if we won't have to scroll back through the entire thread looking for "message #15," or to follow links back to an original post.
❖ When you complete the challenge, please post your entire list as a new message to make it easier for everyone to see what you’ve read :) If you don’t repost your list, your name will not be added to the list of those who have completed the challenge.
❖ Rereads are allowed, as long as you read the entire book and not just skim the best portions! :)
* If you don’t know how to post a link to the book title, cover or author, see the instructions HERE.
NEW CHALLENGE ALERT!!!
May 2025 Scavenger - May HolidaysDuration: May 01, 2025 - May 31, 2025
Completed: 11/7+
✔ May 1: National Mother Goose Day
💠Read a book with a bird shown prominently on its cover (post the cover).
A Murder of Crows | Sarah Yarwood-Lovett ★ (05/25/25)
✔ May 2: International Harry Potter Day
💠Read a book in which a speaking character is a politician (tell us who and what they are).
Shot Through the Book | Eva Gates ★★★ (05/24/25)
Connor is the mayor.
✔ May 4: Star Wars Day/May the Fourth.
💠Read a book first published on the 4th of any month (tell us the date).
The Mill on the Floss | George Eliot ★★ (05/02/25)
Pub. Apr 04, 1860.
✔ May 9: National Lost Sock Memorial Day.
💠Read a book in which something minor is lost (tell us what it is).
An American in Scotland | Lucy Connelly ★★★ (05/18/25)
A shawl.
✔ May 10: National Clean Up Your Room Day
💠Clean up your TBR - either read one of the first 10 books you added to your TBR.
Half of a Yellow Sun | Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie ★★ (07/14/25)
This was #1 on my TBR until I read it, added Jun 21, 2012.
✔ May 11: National Twilight Zone Day
💠Read a book that has paranormal elements in it (tell us what if not a spoiler).
Song of Susannah | Stephen King ★★★ (05/08/25)
Demon.
✔ May 12: National Limerick Day
💠Read a book marked Humor on its main page.
Vera Wong's Guide to Snooping (On a Dead Man) | Jesse Q. Sutanto ★★★★ (05/05/25)
✔ May 14: National Dance Like a Chicken Day
💠Read a book in which there is a formal dance.
Murder at Brighton Beach | Lee Strauss ★★★ (06/02/25)
✔ May 21: Talk Like Yoda Day
💠Read a book with a character you think is wise -and- read a book whose main character's first name begins with a letter in YODA (tell us the name).
A Drop of Corruption | Robert Jackson Bennett ★★★★★ (05/14/25)
Wise character = Ana. YODA = Ana & Din.
✔ May 25: Towel Day
💠Read a book whose author has died (link to the author's GR page!)
Kidnapped | Robert Louis Stevenson ★★ (05/03/25)
✔ May 31: National Speak in Complete Sentences Day
💠Read a book whose title is a complete sentence.
K is for Killer | Sue Grafton ★★ (05/21/25)
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May 2025 Scavenger - May HolidaysDuration: May 01, 2025 - May 31, 2025
Here's a challenge based on some amusing/bookish/fun May holidays that caught my eye. Choose any seven to finish. You can choose as you go!
May 1: National Mother Goose Day. Dedicated to the beloved Mother Goose of nursery rhymes and stories.
💠Read a book whose title has words that rhyme -or- read a book with a bird shown prominently on its cover (post the cover).
May 2: International Harry Potter Day. This was Battle of Hogwarts day when Voldemort was finally defeated. In 2012, the then UK Prime Minister David Cameron officially dubbed the day International Harry Potter day.
💠Read the 7th book of a series (tell us the series) -or- read a book in which a speaking character is a politician (tell us who and what they are).
May 4: Star Wars Day/May the Fourth. May the Fourth has its origin in UK too. On May 4th, 1979, a day after Margaret Thatcher won the election for Prime Minister of UK, her party (the Tories) placed an ad in the Evening News saying "May the Fourth be With You, Maggie. Congratulations".
💠Read a book first published on the 4th of any month (tell us the date) -or- read a book in which a speaking character works at a newspaper (tell us who and what they do).
May 9: National Lost Sock Memorial Day. Honor all your lost socks on this day. May they find their way back to you!
💠Read a book in which something minor is lost (tell us what it is) -or- read a book whose cover shows unworn clothes (post the cover - bonus for socks).
May 10: National Clean Up Your Room Day. Ideally, everyday should be clean up your room day for my perpetually messy son, but I'll take one dedicated day.
💠Clean up your TBR - either read one of the first 10 books you added to your TBR or sort your TBR by Random and read the first book on the list (tell us which option you chose and when you added the book if you chose the first option).
May 11: National Twilight Zone Day. I've only watched an episode or two of the Twilight Zone, but the ride based on it - the Tower of Terror - is my absolute favorite ride in Hollywood Studios.
💠Read a book that has been made into a TV show (tell us which if it's not obvious) -or- read a book that has paranormal elements in it (tell us what if not a spoiler).
May 12: National Limerick Day. This is a holiday that coincides with the birthday of Edward Lear, who was a renowned poet of limericks.
💠Read a book marked Humor on its main page -or- read a book set in Ireland.
May 14: National Dance Like a Chicken Day. I have two left feet but even I can do the chicken dance.
💠Read a book in which there is a formal dance -or- read a book with a savory food on the cover (sorry chicken; post the cover).
May 21: Talk Like Yoda Day. On this day, spread wisdom like Yoda you can!
💠Read a book with content that you think is wise, or a character you think is wise -or- read a book whose main character's first name begins with a letter in YODA (tell us the name).
May 25: Towel Day. This one is a tribute to Douglas Adams, who in the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy extols the humble towel's extraordinary virtues. On this day, fans openly carry a towel with them, because as they know, a person who struggles against terrible odds and still knows where their towel is is a person to be reckoned with.
💠Read a book with a towel (or sheet) on the cover (post the cover) -or- read a book whose author has died (link to the author's GR page!)
May 31: National Speak in Complete Sentences Day. A holiday dedicated to using proper sentence structure.
💠Read a book whose title is a complete sentence -or- read a book in which someone speaks ungrammatically (tell us who).
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CHALLENGE RULES - PLEASE READ!
See this thread for more detailed rules for CCC challenges.
❖ If you want to participate in a challenge, sign up by posting at least a partial list of the challenge requirements. This gives us a post to link you to, which you can use to update your books as the challenge progresses.
❖ Books must be at least 150 pages long (unless they are graphic novels, see below) and may only be used for one task in this challenge, but cross-challenge posting is encouraged.
❖ Graphic novels must be at least 300 pages long, but two books can be combined to make up the page count as long as they both meet the same criteria.
❖ For each book you read, please post a link to the title and mention the author and the date you finished reading it. If a challenge task gives several options, make it clear which option you’ve chosen. If the task calls for an item/color on the cover, include a link to the book cover.* If it’s not obvious from the book title or cover, be sure to explain how your book fits the task. If you don’t, you won’t get credit for completing that task.
❖ If you want the challenge moderator to verify those books as you post them, please copy/paste your update into a new message. If you do this while you still have the Edit window open, it will copy all of your formatting, etc. too. It will make it easier on the moderators if we won't have to scroll back through the entire thread looking for "message #15," or to follow links back to an original post.
❖ When you complete the challenge, please post your entire list as a new message to make it easier for everyone to see what you’ve read :) If you don’t repost your list, your name will not be added to the list of those who have completed the challenge.
❖ Rereads are allowed, as long as you read the entire book and not just skim the best portions! :)
* If you don’t know how to post a link to the book title, cover or author, see the instructions HERE.
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Song Track Spell - A Night at the Opera, QueenDuration: May 01, 2025 - Oct 31, 2025
Completed: 0/236
1. Death on Two Legs
2. Lazing on a Sunday Afternoon
3. I'm in Love with My Car
4. You're My Best Friend
5. 39 (spell out Thirty Nine)
6. Sweet Lady
7. Seaside Rendezvous
8. The Prophet's Song
9. Love of My Life
10. Good Company
11. Bohemian Rhapsody
12. God Save the Queen
Bonus choices:
A Night at the Opera
Brian May
Roger Taylor
John Deacon
Freddie Mercury
Congrats, Frankie!
☼♎ Carmen the Bootyshaker Temptress ☼♎ wrote: "Next guess: D-7Divergent by Veronica Roth
Pages: 487
Read:11/3"
D7 is a hit. Congrats, with this you've sunk all your ships! Would you like to play again?
Meg wrote: "Businessman ==> Martha Bond - Murder in Paris 04/10Shot ==>
Meet Me in Malmö, Torquil MacLeod 04/14Field of Dreams ==> [boo..."
The murder was not by shot.
Congrats, Meg!
Great job, Karen!
Congrats, Jimena!
Laila Jane wrote: "Guess #43 - A1 - Loathe to Love You by Ali Hazelwood (04/06/25) - 371 pgs"A1 is a miss.
Mary-Megan wrote: "Next Guess:P0 - The Fifth Avenue Apartment by Pamela Kelley [320 pages] (4/8)"
P0 is a miss.
☼♎ Carmen the Bootyshaker Temptress ☼♎ wrote: "Next guess: G-6Collide by Gail McHugh
Pages: 416
Read: 10/7"
G6 is a hit. Congrats, you've sunk a ship!
