According to Wikipedia, there are 133 different Crayola crayon colors, and they come in many different sized packs.
Please post a link to the title of the book along with the date you finished reading. You may update your original post as you work on the challenge, but please also copy your update and post it as a new message in the challenge thread, as this will make it easier for me to keep track of your progress. This is especially important when you complete the challenge, so we can all give you a virtual pat on the back for a job well done.
BASIC 8-PACK: any color names you choose, at least 20 letters total
EXPANDED 24-PACK: any color names you choose, at least 40 letters total
JUMBO 64-PACK: any color names you choose, at least 60 letters total
SUPER-SIZE 120-PACK: any color names you choose, at least 80 letters total
SPECIAL NOTE: There are six colors whose names have multiple Zs in them. If you choose one of these colors, any Zs AFTER THE FIRST ONE can be used as wild cards, but only in ONE color name. If you choose more than one name with multiple Zs, you will need to find Zs for the other names. If you absolutely cannot find a title or author whose name begins with Z, after the first Z, you may use a title or author’s first/last name that contains the letter Z instead. The first Z must be either the first letter of the book’s title or the author’s first/last name.
Here are the color names, sorted by number of letters:
3 LETTERS red tan
4 LETTERS blue fern gold gray plum
5 LETTERS black blush brown denim green maize melon peach sepia white
6 LETTERS almond beaver canary cerise copper indigo maroon orange orchid salmon shadow silver violet (or you may use purple) yellow
8 LETTERS blue bell blue gray brick red cerulean chestnut eggplant inchworm lavender mahogany mulberry navy blue raw umber sea green shamrock teal blue wisteria
9 LETTERS asparagus blue green cadet blue dandelion goldenrod green blue magic mint mauvelous orange red piggy pink pine green raw sienna red orange red violet violet red
10 LETTERS aquamarine blue violet cornflower desert sand fuzzy wuzzy hot magenta laser lemon mango tango neon carrot olive green outer space periwinkle radical red razzmatazz spring green timberwolf tumbleweed violet blue
11 LETTERS banana mania bittersweet burnt orange burnt sienna cotton candy forest green green yellow jungle green lemon yellow pacific blue pink sherbet purple heart royal purple vivid violet yellow green
12 LETTERS antique brass blizzard blue electric lime jazzberry jam midnight blue orange yellow pink flamingo shocking pink sunset orange tickle me pink yellow orange
13 LETTERS carnation pink purple pizzazz robin's egg blue screamin' green turquoise blue
14 LETTERS caribbean green mountain meadow unmellow yellow vivid tangerine wild blue yonder wild strawberry wild watermelon
15 LETTERS atomic tangerine
16 LETTERS granny smith apple outrageous orange razzle dazzle rose
DURATION: 1 Year
According to Wikipedia, there are 133 different Crayola crayon colors, and they come in many different sized packs.
Please post a link to the title of the book along with the date you finished reading. You may update your original post as you work on the challenge, but please also copy your update and post it as a new message in the challenge thread, as this will make it easier for me to keep track of your progress. This is especially important when you complete the challenge, so we can all give you a virtual pat on the back for a job well done.
BASIC 8-PACK: any color names you choose, at least 20 letters total
EXPANDED 24-PACK: any color names you choose, at least 40 letters total
JUMBO 64-PACK: any color names you choose, at least 60 letters total
SUPER-SIZE 120-PACK: any color names you choose, at least 80 letters total
SPECIAL NOTE: There are six colors whose names have multiple Zs in them. If you choose one of these colors, any Zs AFTER THE FIRST ONE can be used as wild cards, but only in ONE color name. If you choose more than one name with multiple Zs, you will need to find Zs for the other names. If you absolutely cannot find a title or author whose name begins with Z, after the first Z, you may use a title or author’s first/last name that contains the letter Z instead. The first Z must be either the first letter of the book’s title or the author’s first/last name.
Here are the color names, sorted by number of letters:
3 LETTERS
red
tan
4 LETTERS
blue
fern
gold
gray
plum
5 LETTERS
black
blush
brown
denim
green
maize
melon
peach
sepia
white
6 LETTERS
almond
beaver
canary
cerise
copper
indigo
maroon
orange
orchid
salmon
shadow
silver
violet (or you may use purple)
yellow
7 LETTERS
apricot
fuchsia
magenta
manatee
scarlet
sky blue
sunglow
thistle
8 LETTERS
blue bell
blue gray
brick red
cerulean
chestnut
eggplant
inchworm
lavender
mahogany
mulberry
navy blue
raw umber
sea green
shamrock
teal blue
wisteria
9 LETTERS
asparagus
blue green
cadet blue
dandelion
goldenrod
green blue
magic mint
mauvelous
orange red
piggy pink
pine green
raw sienna
red orange
red violet
violet red
10 LETTERS
aquamarine
blue violet
cornflower
desert sand
fuzzy wuzzy
hot magenta
laser lemon
mango tango
neon carrot
olive green
outer space
periwinkle
radical red
razzmatazz
spring green
timberwolf
tumbleweed
violet blue
11 LETTERS
banana mania
bittersweet
burnt orange
burnt sienna
cotton candy
forest green
green yellow
jungle green
lemon yellow
pacific blue
pink sherbet
purple heart
royal purple
vivid violet
yellow green
12 LETTERS
antique brass
blizzard blue
electric lime
jazzberry jam
midnight blue
orange yellow
pink flamingo
shocking pink
sunset orange
tickle me pink
yellow orange
13 LETTERS
carnation pink
purple pizzazz
robin's egg blue
screamin' green
turquoise blue
14 LETTERS
caribbean green
mountain meadow
unmellow yellow
vivid tangerine
wild blue yonder
wild strawberry
wild watermelon
15 LETTERS
atomic tangerine
16 LETTERS
granny smith apple
outrageous orange
razzle dazzle rose
17 LETTERS
macaroni and cheese
18 LETTERS
tropical rain forest
22 LETTERS
purple mountain's majesty