Lanelle Misses a Lot of Questions in 2020

[Lanelle]

*grin* Just in case I wasn't clear about the terminology.

The Challenge:
To complete this challenge, you must read 12 books. You are required to select 12 different cards and read one task of your choice from that card. This is the only level you need to complete the challenge. Any additional reading is optional.

Subsequent Challenges
Badge 2 - From the remaining 18 cards, read one task of your choice from each card.

Badge 3 - Complete 5 cards. You will already have completed one task in each card after you earn Badge 2. This badge will have you reading 25 books.

Badge 4 - Complete 10 more cards. This badge will have you reading 50 books.

Badge 5 - Complete the final 15 cards. This badge will have you reading 75 books

General Rules
Requirements

Reporting
Each time you complete a book, you must report it in an individual message in your personal tracking thread.

Sample:
1. Badge 1, Book 5
2. Card 1
3. Yay Task - Geography
4. Link – My Life in France
5. Listened to Audiobook, Hardcover edition is 336 pages
6. Read a book set in France.
7. The book is a memoir of Julia Child's life in France.
8. No specifications

[Lanelle]

Card 1
1. Geography: Vietnam is a former colony of what European country?
Nay Task - Set in Vietnam or written by Vietnamese author Listen, Slowly, A Woman To Belong To
✅✅ 2. Entertainment: Which bearded Kiwi directed the Lord of the Rings trilogy?
Yea Task - Genre is Epic or High Fantasy Harpist in the Wind 5/19/2020 ****
✅✅ 3. History: What was Martin Luther King, Jr's birth name?
Nay Task - A significant character is a king, or "king" is in the title. The Cold King 5/12/2020 ****
✅✅4. Art/Literature: Which play explores the lives of Harry Potter and his family 19 years after the end of Deathly Hallows?
Nay Task - JK Rowling is a strong advocate of child welfare. "Orphan" is in the title or a significant character is an orphan. Daddy-Long-Legs, Dear Mr. Knightley, Sweep: The Story of a Girl and Her Monster, Circus Galacticus 3/14/2020 ***
✅✅ 5. Science: What is the name of the first animal cloned from an adult somatic cell?
Yea Task - There is one or more sheep on the cover 5/31/2020 ***
✅ 6. Sport: In 2014, which April road race boasted its first win by an American since 1983?
Nay Task - Setting is during the month of April, or "April" is in the title April Lady, The Enchanted April, Across Five Aprils, As You Are 2/25/2020 ****

Card 2 SINGLE TASK DONE (no more from this card)
(view spoiler)[1. Geography: Which city became the first to dye its river green on St. Patrick's Day?
Nay Task - Cover is 75% green tineye shelf
2. Entertainment: "Frankly my dear, I don't give a damn", was almost censored from which classic film?
Yea Task - The theme is the American Civil War Across Five Aprils, I Thought My Soul Would Rise and Fly: The Diary of Patsy, a Freed Girl, Mars Bluff, South Carolina, 1865, Girl in Blue
✅3. History: What horrible disaster in NYC saw the deaths of 146 women in 1911 and led to the enactment of laws to better protect workers?
Nay Task - Setting is between 1900 and 1920 The Beekeeper's Apprentice, The Haunted Bookshop, Murphy's Law, The Teacher's Funeral: A Comedy in Three Parts (1904) 1/2/2020 ****
4. Art/Literature: What is the title of Tom Clancy's debut novel, which President Ronald Reagan said was his "kind of yarn"?
Nay Task - Genre is Thriller And Then There Were None, Before They Find Us
5. Science: The skeletal disorder rickets is caused by a lack of which vitamin?
Nay Task - The genre is Historical Fiction about exploration
6. Sport: What is a "biscuit" in ice hockey?
Yea Task - Puck was a mythical god. The genre of the book needs to be mythology a Percy Jackson book, Malamander (hide spoiler)]

Card 3
✅✅ 1. Geography: Which of the five Great Lakes does not have a border with Canada?
Nay Task - The book is any book in a series of 5 primary works. Shakespeare's Landlord 5/15/2020 ****
✅ 2. Entertainment: With which body part does Mario hit those overhead bricks and blocks during a Nintendo Game?
Nay Task - "Body" is in the title The Body in the Library, The Body in the Attic 3/4/2020 ***
✅✅ 3. History: Who was the first member of the Republican Party to be elected U.S. President?
Nay Task - The word "President" is in the title "The President Has Been Shot!": The Assassination of John F. Kennedy 6/27/2020 ****
4. Art/Literature: L. Frank Baum wrote which fantasy children's book that was first published in 1900?
Yea Task - "Wizard" is in the title The Evil Wizard Smallbone, Her Majesty's Wizard
✅✅ 5. Science: Which tiny, spotted critter can fly 37 mph at altitudes of 3600 feet?
Yea Task - The title contains the name of one of the following a types of beetle: Ladybug, Scarab, Longhorn, Ground, Stag, Firefly Hunting Ground 5/21/2020 ****
✅✅ 6. Sport: In tennis, when players are tied 40-40, it's called what?
Nay Task - The book is positioned 0-40 on your Goodreads TBR shelf. Cat's Paw 8/15/2020 ****

Card 4
✅✅ 1. Geography: Which two countries share the island of Hispaniola?
Nay Task - Book is set on an island. The Waiting Game 3/31/2020 ***
✅ 2. Entertainment: Joss Whedon has his own universe named what?
Nay Task - "Vampire" or "Angel" is in the title Aunt Dimity, Vampire Hunter 3/22/2020 ***
3. History: Which item made for popes, cardinals, & bishops by Gammerelli tailors since 1798 is now available online for a mere $27 per pair?
Nay Task - "Cardinal", "Pope" or "Priest" is in the title The Priest and the Peaches
✅✅ 4. Art/Literature: Which trio of letters sponsored the first episode of Sesame Street on Nov 10, 1969? AFT, WSE, or UMG
Yea Task - The author's last name starts with W, S, or E Seeking Persephone 5/22/2020 ****
5. Science: Which poisonous brown spider sports a violin-shaped mark on its head & neck?
Nay Task - Cover has a musical instrument ,
✅✅6. Sport: The "rational dress" movement in the 19th century gained momentum when women became interested in which sport?
Nay Task - Set in the 19th century (1801 - 1900) The Irish Upstart 4/3/2020 ***

Card 5
✅✅ 1. Geography: Firenze is the Italian name for which Tuscan City?
Yea Task - The setting, significant character, or author name is Florence Murder at Mullings, A Quiet Life In The Country 6/26/2020 ***
✅✅ 2. Entertainment: What is the name of Eric's vampire bar in HBO's series "True Blood"?
Nay Task - Genre is Paranormal Fantasy Smoke Bitten 5/5/2020 ****
✅✅ 3. History: Which university hosts the annual "Ig Nobel Prize Awards?
Nay Task - Read a book written by a Nobel Prize in Literature winner. Popular Nobel Prize Books Just So Stories 8/1/2020 ***
✅ 4. Art/Literature: Which kind of animal hair is used to make the finest artist paint brushes?
Nay Task - There is a painting on cover.
5. Science: Which crazy illness meant that folks living in Great Britain between 1980 and 1996 couldn't donate blood in the U.S.?
Nay Task - The book is set between 1980-1996 Dogtag Summer, Taking Off, Planet Earth Is Blue
✅ ✅ 6. Sport: What brand of shoe was made popular with the help of Mario Batali?
Nay Task - Theme of the book is food. Yum! Stef Soto, Taco Queen 6/23/2020 ****

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Card 6
✅✅ 1. Geography: Crocodiles and alligators both live in the Florida Everglades. True or False?
Nay Task - Book is set in Florida The Mystery of the Moss-Covered Mansion 9/11/2020 ***
✅✅ 2. Entertainment: What title of a 007 movie that stars Pierce Brosnan is the English translation of the Bond family's Latin motto, "Orbis non Sufficient"
Nay Task - The book has the same title as a Pierce Brosnan movie his filmography The Heist, Robinson Crusoe, The Lightning Thief 8/30/2020 ****
✅✅ 3. History: How many minutes long was Martin Luther King, Jr's "I Have a Dream" speech? - 6, 11, 16
Nay Task - The author's first or last name is Martin or Luther, or has the initials M.L. Code Name Flood 4/22/2020 ***
✅✅ 4. Art/Literature: In The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, The White Witch lures Edmund with which sweet treat?
Yea Task - The title has Lion, Witch, Wardrobe, or White in it White Lies 5/24/2020 ****
✅ 5. Science: What was the first Internet Search engine called?
Nay Task - The title contains a word in which "search" is the root word. Eg - Search, Searches, Searched, Searching, etc. The Ship Who Searched, The Search, Searching for Captain Wentworth, Searching for Dragons 3/10/2020 ****
6. Sport: What Ben & Jerry's popular ice cream flavour was renamed in 2009 to support same-sex marriage?
Nay Task - Peanut, Butter, Pretzel, or Fudge in the title Who Put The Butter In Butterfly?

Card 7 SINGLE TASK DONE (no more from this card)
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1. Geography: Which material is trucked into South Korea for an annual festival?
Nay Task - Setting is North or South Korea A Single Shard, Indeed: or, Miss Falwell Ventures Abroad
2. Entertainment: What are the first names of the sisters in Downton Abbey?
Nay Task - Genre is historical fiction about WWI Maisie Dobbs, The Victory Garden
3. History: Meriwether Lewis was accidentally shot in the butt on his historic expedition when one of the men mistook him for an elk. True or False?
✅ Yea Task - The title contains a word in which "hunt" is a root word. Eg - hunt, hunter, hunting, etc. Demon Hunter and Baby, Those Who Hunt the Night, Witch Hunt, The Time Hunters 1/10/2020 ****
4. Art/Literature: Which Victorian man of letters wrote a quest poem that inspired Stephen King to write his series, "The Dark Tower"?
Nay Task - The book is in a series of 8 primary works the Regency or Regency Intrigue series by Marion Chesney
5. Science: Russia is larger than the dwarf planet of Pluto. True or False?
Yea Task - Book is set in Russia, or written by Russian author any Ilona Andrews book, The Wolf Wilder
6. Sport: Which of these is the biggest size of bottle of wine: Magnum, Imperial, or Nebuchadnezzar?
Nay Task - Cover has a glass or bottle of wine on it. Spilled wine works too. (hide spoiler)]

Card 8 (ALL 6 DONE)
(view spoiler)[✅✅ 1. Geography: Which U.S. State is closest to the continent of Africa?
Nay Task - a book is set in Africa or written by an African author Ghosts of Tsavo 6/26/2020 ****
✅✅2. Entertainment: Which infamous feathered ensemble worn by Bjork was displayed at the Museum of Modern Art in 2015?
Nay Task - Cover has a feather on it, or title contains "Feather" 4/2/2020 ****
✅✅ 3. History: What was the last of the primary and secondary colours to be named.
Nay Task - The book is first or second in a series Shakespeare's Champion 5/16/2020 ****
✅✅4. Art/Literature: The Statue of Liberty is taller than the Colossus of Rhodes. True or False?
Yea Task - The edition you read has 300-350 pages The Vanishing 4/15/2020 ****
✅ 5. Science: What is the transparent layer that forms the front of the human eye?
Nay Task - The title contains "Eye" or "Eyes" Mystery of the Glowing Eye 2/16/2020 ***
✅✅ 6. Sport: What two Scrabble game tiles are worth 10 points each?
Nay Task - The book is originally published in 2010 Marrying the Royal Marine 6/6/2020 **** (hide spoiler)]

Card 9 SINGLE TASK DONE (no more from this card)
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1. Geography: Which country is the final resting place of Dian Fossey?
Nay Task - The theme is animal research or preservation Island of the Aunts, Mammoth Trouble
2. Entertainment: Who are Homer, Marge, Lisa, & Maggie named after?
Nay Task - The author's name is Homer, Marge, Lisa, or Maggie Shiver, Keep Me Posted, Cheyenne, Loving Longest
3. History: Name the German aviator in a red Fokker tri-plane, shot down over the Somme River, on Apr 21, 1918 in WW1?
✅ Nay Task - The title has the word "River" in it River Marked, Journey to the River Sea, The River Knows, River Road 1/7/2020 ****
4. Art/Literature: An old Yiddish proverb states that "a nickel will get you on the subway," but what food will get you a seat?
Nay Task - The genre of the book is historical fiction about the genocide of European Jews during WWII
5. Science: Why don't astronauts eat bread in space?
Nay Task - There is a significant character who is an astronaut or space explorer Next of Kin
6. Sport: Which physicist loved sailing, and did it for 50 years, but ran aground, lost direction, and had many near miss collisions?
Nay Task - There is a ship with sails on the cover , (hide spoiler)]

Card 10
1. Geography: The flag of which country is known as the Saltire or St Andrew's Cross?
Nay Task - The cover has a flag on it
✅✅2. Entertainment: Ryan Gosling & Justin Timberlake appeared in which TV show together as kids?
Nay Task - The genre is Children's Middle Grade Letters from Rapunzel 3/5/2020 ****
✅ 3. History: What religious leader was named Jorge Mario Bergoglio?
Nay Task - the theme is religion The Other Side of Heaven 1/21/2020 ****
✅✅ 4. Art/Literature: The Hot Zone is about which modern-day pandemic?
Nay Task - The author's first or last name is either Richard or Preston The Dog Who Took Me Up a Mountain: How Emme the Australian Terrier Changed My Life When I Needed It Most 5/26/2020 ****
✅✅ 5. Science: Which "living fossil" is harvested by the millions each year so its blood can be used to test new medicines?
Nay Task - The theme of the book is dinosaurs Dinosaur Planet, The Ark Plan 4/14/2020 ***
✅✅6. Sport: What NBA Hall of Famer is nicknamed "the Hick from French Lick"?
Nay Task - The book was originally published in French The Mystery of the Yellow Room 3/18/2020 ****

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Card 11 SINGLE TASK DONE (no more from this card)
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1. Geography: Which nation, often called "the Switzerland of Central America", has no standing army and an ex-president who won the Nobel Peace Prize?
Nay Task - The setting is Switzerland, or written by a Swiss author The Silent Barrier
✅ 2. Entertainment: New Zealander Lucy Lawless rose to stardom for her role as sword-wielding royalty in what TV series?
Yea Task - Read a book from the first 5 pages of Badass Female Leads list. Specify the location number on the list. #4 Vampire Academy, #9 Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, #15 Moon Called, #43 Silver Borne, #47 Cry Wolf 1/17/2020 ****
3. History: Mohammed Mosaddaq was the democratically appointed leader of the parliament of which nation?
Nay Task - Two of the words in the title start with the letter M The Madcap Masquerade, The Mage & the Magpie, Magic Mirror, Maids of Misfortune, Marrying The Royal Marine, The Master Magician, The Mayfair Moon, Meet Me at the Museum, The Meredith Mystery, Merely A Mister, The Misadventures of Maude March, Mischief and Manors, The Mischief of the Mistletoe, Miss Million's Maid, Molly Make-Believe, Much Ado About Magic, Murder at The Mill
4. Art/Literature: Which American author's first novel is set in Pamplona, Spain?
Yea Task - Read The Sun Also Rises or another book by Hemingway
5. Science: Which engine component reuses exhaust to increase the power output, allowing the vehicle to accelerate faster?
Nay Task - There is a car or truck on the cover
6. Sport: Which form of entertainment was deemed free speech after the 2011 Supreme Court case Brown v. Entertainment Merchants Assn?
Nay Task - The book is set in 2010 to present day Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer and Are You Ready to Hatch an Unusual Chicken? (2014) (hide spoiler)]

Card 12 SINGLE TASK DONE (no more from this card)
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1. Geography: In which European city would you find the Luxembourg Gardens and the Latin Quarter?
Nay Task - The title has "Garden" or "Quarter" in it Crystal Gardens, The Garden Intrigue, Garden Of Dreams, The Palace in the Garden
2. Entertainment: Which actress is recognized by her humanitarian work as special envoy of the U.N. Commissioner for Refugees?
Nay Task - Theme of the book is refugees
3. History: Which politician dubbed Diana, Princess of Wales, "The People's Princess" in the days following her death in 1997?
Nay Task - The main character is a princess Tuesdays at the Castle, A True Princess
4. Art/Literature: Who are Andy and Don in the eponymous book about the long time friendship of two actors, whose 1960's sitcom is an ode to small-town values?
Nay Task - The book is set in a small town Love In A Small Town
5. Science: What is generally the brightest star in the night sky?
Nay Task - There are stars on the cover
✅ 6. Sport: What does the acronym "TL:DR" stand for?
Nay Task - The first and last name of the author start with T, L, D, or R. You may only use the letter once in the combo. The author's initials may not be TT, LL, DD, or RR. Maybe Baby by Lani Diane Rich 1/4/2020 *** (hide spoiler)]

Card 13 SINGLE TASK DONE (no more from this card)
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1. Geography: What chilly Island nation straddles two tectonic plates, subjecting it to occasional fiery volcanic action?
Yea - Task - The book is set in Iceland, or written by an Icelandic author A Girl's Ride in Iceland
2. Entertainment: Which 1960 dance hit sits at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 Songs of All Time?
Nay Task - Dance is the theme of the book Dancing With Raven, A Company of Swans, Ballet Shoes, Dancing Through Fire
3. History: Who was the first U.S. vice-president to receive the Nobel Peace Prize after he raised awareness of climate change?
Yea Task - The book was a prize winner in 2007. It may be any prize. The Titan's Curse, His Majesty's Dragon, New Moon, Silent in the Grave
4. Art/Literature: What literary mash-up features Jane Austen's Elizabeth Bennett and Mr. Darcy fighting against a growing tide of reanimated dead?
Nay Task - the book is about zombies Arcadium, Zombie Abbey, Wanted: Dead or Undead, Cold Kiss
5. Science: At sea level, at which temperature in Fahrenheit, does water boil?
Nay Task - The cover depicts stormy seas
✅ 6. Sport: Which women's fashion piece, popularized by British royals, is a cross between a hair accessory and a mini hat?
Yea Task - The cover has a woman wearing a hat (hide spoiler)]

Card 14 (ALL 6 DONE)
(view spoiler)[✅✅ 1. Geography: What country's flag features a cedar tree?
Nay Task - the cover has a large tree on it 6/25/2020 ****
✅✅ 2. Entertainment: Which bizarre, low budget horror flick stars an Esperanto-speaking cast, led by a pre-Kirk William Shatner?
Nay Task - the genre is horror The Thing From the Lake, The Old Willis Place, The Thief of Always 4/18/2020 *****
✅✅ 3. History: From which root vegetable were Jack-o-lanterns originally made?
Yea Task - the cover has vegetables on it 6/23/2020 ***
✅✅ 4. Art/Literature: Hilary Mantel's Bring Up the Bodies is the sequel to which book?
Nay Task - Read the sequel (book 2) in any series Dawn in Eclipse Bay 5/1/2020 ****
✅✅ 5. Science: Nearly how many billions of years ago did the universe expand, according to the theme song on TV's The Big Bang Theory? - 10, 14, or 18
Yea Task - The cover has more than one woman on it 5/10/2020 ****
✅ 6. Sport: Which two former figure skaters teamed up as NBC commentators for the Olympic Games and the Kentucky Derby?
Nay Task - there is a horse on the cover 2/22/2020 **** (hide spoiler)]

Card 15
✅✅ 1. Geography: How many time zones does China use? 1, 3, 5, or 7
Nay Task - The book is set in China or written by a Chinese author Mrs. Pollifax on the China Station 6/25/2020 ****
✅✅ 2. Entertainment: What is the first anime film to win an Academy Award?
Nay Task - The genre is listed as anime or manga OR read a book from Books for Anime Manga Lovers list. Specify position on list. The Golden Compass, Artemis Fowl, Vampire Academy, Night Broken, #57 Clean Sweep 5/4/2020 ****
✅ 3. History: Which religious figure, always seen in red and yellow, is the spiritual leader of Tibet?
Yea Task - The book is set in Tibet or written by a Tibetan author Lost Horizon, Running on the Roof of the World, We Are Not Eaten by Yaks
✅✅ 4. Art/Literature: Which Pulitzer Prize winning biologist wrote a novel in part from the lowly standpoint of an ant?
Nay Task - The book is written from an animal's point of view A Nest for Celeste: A Story About Art, Inspiration, and the Meaning of Home 5/5/2020 ****
✅✅ 5. Science: What is the name of the hard case that protects a butterfly which it matures into an adult?
Nay Task - The cover has a butterfly on it 6/18/2020 ***
6. Sport: What is the name of the vehicle used to resurface the rink in an ice hockey game?
Yea Task - The book is set between 1939 and 1949 The Romeo And Juliet Code, An Elephant in the Garden, Dear Hank Williams

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Card 16
1. Geography: What is located at zero degrees north latitude?
Nay Task - There is a direction (North, East, West, South) in the title North of Nowhere, Just South of Home
✅✅ 2. Entertainment: What TV show's 522 episodes were aired on FXX on August 21, 2014, and played for 12 straight days for your binge-watching pleasure?
Nay Task - The book is in any series with 12 or more primary works. Aunt Dimity: Snowbound 4/21/2020 ****
3. History: What method of fastening shoes was patented by Whitcomb Judson in the 1880's - laces, buckles, or zippers?
Yea Task - Any word in the title starts with Z The Zeppelin's Passenger
✅ 4. Art/Literature: What is the name of the time travelling protagonist in Diana Gabaldon's Outlander series?
Nay Task - The book's genre is time travel The Elsingham Portrait 2/27/2020 ***
5. Science: Which type of engine uses the same basic technology as a pressure cooker?
Nay Task - The genre is non-fiction (excluding memoir, biography, autobiography) No Doubt About It
✅✅6. Sport: Which city, chosen to host the 2022 Winter Olympic Games, became the first to be selected to host both the Summer and Winter Games?
Yea Task - The book was originally published in 2008 Quiet Meg April 17, 2020 ***

Card 17 SINGLE TASK DONE (no more from this card)
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✅1. Geography: What country has more than half of all the natural lakes in the world?
Yea Task - Set in Canada or written by a Canadian author One Year in Coal Harbor 4/11/2020 ****
2. Entertainment: Which TV variety show star tangoed away on Dancing With the Stars to become the oldest winning champ in 2009, at age 52?
Nay Task - The title has the word "Tango" or "Dance" in it Ask A Shadow To Dance, Mirror Dance, Dance in Shadow and Whisper
3. History: Who served as British Prime Minister from 1979 to 1990?
Yea Task - The title has the word "Iron" in it. Sub-titles are included in this task. The Iron King, Iron Kissed
4. Art/Literature: In Egyptian hieroglyphs, the symbol of a decorated eye most commonly represents the Eye of which god?
Yea Task - Set in Ancient Egypt Joseph & Asenath, Murder in the Place of Anubis
5. Science: Which bird's extinct relative, whose bones were found in Antarctica, stood as tall as LeBron James and weighed about as much, too?
Nay Task - Some of the animals on the list are the most endangered animals are leopard, tiger, gorilla, sea turtle, and rhino. The book has one of those animals in the title. ("Sea" & "Turtle" may be separated) The Sea of Monsters, Leopard Moon, Race to the Bottom of the Sea, Aunt Dimity and the Deep Blue Sea, Lucy at Sea, Secrets at Sea, Saturdays at Sea (#5 of 5)
6. Sport: Which social crossword gaming app lets players compete against friends, total strangers, or a computer?
Nay Task - The title contains the word "Across" or "Down" Across the Mesa, Shake Down, Tracking Daddy Down, Never Sit Down in a Hoopskirt and Other Things I Learned in Southern Belle Hell (hide spoiler)]

Card 18 SINGLE TASK DONE (no more from this card)
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1. Geography: Which country is the home of the cookie-like krumkake?
Nay Task - There is a cookie on the cover or "Cookie" is in the title The Cookie Tree
2. Entertainment: Which Academy Award nominated actor made a 1999 cameo on "Sex and the City" as one of Carrie's dates?
✅ Nay Task - The cover has a face in profile.
3. History: Which international humanitarian organization has won the Nobel Peace Prize three times, in 1917, 1944, & 1963?
Nay Task - The book is a prize winner of one of the following awards: Pulitzer, Audie, National Book, Booker, Hugo, Nebula, Edgar, Rita, Scotia Giller, or Bram Stoker Award. The Rake, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Barrayar, The Vor Game, Holes, Rebecca
4. Art/Literature: Which bald, mute drumming sensation got their start creating impromptu performance art on the streets of NYC in the late 80's?
Yea Task - Cover is 75% blue tineye shelf
5. Science: What’s the name of the region between Mars and Jupiter where large, irregularly shaped objects orbit the sun?
Yea Task - There is an asteroid (not a planet) on the cover
6. Sport: In which style of horseback riding should the rider post during a trot - English or Western?
Yea Task - The book was translated from another language to English. Emil and the Detectives, Detectives in Togas, The Book Jumper (hide spoiler)]

Card 19 SINGLE TASK DONE (no more from this card)
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1. Geography: Which drink, popular in Polynesian culture, numbs the mouth and is said to have soothing qualities?
Nay Task - There are lips on the cover
2. Entertainment: The film Ghost World, which features Scarlett Johansson and Thora Birch as two outsider teens, is based on a graphic novel by whom?
Nay Task - The book is a ghost story The Ghost and Mrs. Muir, Wraith, The Old Willis Place
✅ 3. History: Which English Monarch reigned at the time of the American Civil War?
Yea Task - The genre is Steampunk set in Victorian England Beauty and the Clockwork Beast 2/19/2020 ****
4. Art/Literature: In 1971, astronaut Dave Scott left a small metal sculpture on the Moon that depicts what - a Coke bottle, an astronaut, or a globe?
Nay Task - There is a globe or map on the cover
5. Science: Edison's Electric Pen became the inspiration for which modern-day tool?
Nay Task - The word "Electric" (exact) is in the title, or there is lightning on the cover ,
6. Sport: Linen fabric is made from the fibres of which plant?
Nay Task - The cover has plants other than trees or bushes on it (hide spoiler)]

Card 20 SINGLE TASK DONE (no more from this card)
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1. Geography: What mythical horned creature is the national animal of Scotland?
Yea Task - The book is set in Scotland or written by a Scottish author Scotland shelf
2. Entertainment: What band smashed the Billboard record for most weeks at the top of the charts with their 80's inspired anthem, "Shut Up And Dance"?
Nay Task - The book is set in the 1980's
3. History: Which forward thinking Russian ruler taxed any citizen with a beard, because being clean-shaven was all the rage in Europe in 1698?
Nay Task - The book is about the Russian ruler or his family
4. Art/Literature: Leaves of Grass was penned by which American poet?
Yea Task - The book is set between 1880 and 1889
5. Science: What was the mythical sea beastie described in 17th-century Scandaniavian accounts that may have been inspired by the elusive giant squid?
Nay Task - The genre is Scandinavian mystery
✅ 6. Sport: Which of the following is not a yoga pose - kite, torch, plow or chair?
Yea Task - The cover has a torch, flashlight, or lantern on it
2/1/2020 *** (hide spoiler)]

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Card 21 SINGLE TASK DONE (no more from this card)???
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1. Geography: As of 2018, which two countries, both in North Africa, boast the only two subway systems on the whole continent?
Nay Task - The book was originally published in 2018
2. Entertainment: The 1980's hit film Pretty in Pink was based on a song by which band of the same name?
Nay Task - The cover is 75% pink tineye shelf
✅ 3. History: Who became the Duchess of Cambridge upon her marriage in April 2011?
Yea Task - "Duchess" or "Cambridge" in the title Defending the Duchess, The Devious Duchess, A Most Suitable Duchess, My Dear Duchess 2/17/2020 **
✅ ✅ 4. Art/Literature: Which 1963 Anthony Burgess novel depicts a nightmarish future, aptly portrayed in the 1971 film starring Malcolm McDowell as a "droog"?
Nay Task - The genre is dystopia Ice Diaries 4/28/2020 ****
5. Science: In which Scandinavian country is the 13-foot Norwegian Spruce that's the oldest tree on earth, having seen 9500 birthdays?
Yea Task - The book is set in Sweden or is written by a Swedish author A House Without Mirrors
6. Sport: On which side of his face does Mike Tyson sport a tribal tattoo?
Yea Task - "Left" is in the title The Man With Two Left Feet, and Other Stories, The Boy from Left Field (hide spoiler)]

Card 22
✅ 1. Geography: Britain's Prince William married Katie Middleton in which London church?
Yea Task - The book is set in an abbey or the word "Abbey" is in the title Silent in the Sanctuary, The Crowfield Curse, Aunt Dimity: Snowbound, Northanger Abbey 2/13/2020 ****
✅✅ 2. Entertainment: What part did stuntman Glenn Ennis play in the Revenant?
Nay Task - The theme of the book is survival that does not involve war situations. You may use this resource. You must justify that the book fits the task. His Unknown Wife, My Side of the Mountain, Hatchet 5/28/2020 ****
✅✅3. History: What year was the first successful human heart transplant performed?
Nay Task - The cover has a heart on it, or "Heart" in it A Season for the Heart 4/10/2020 ***
✅✅4. Art/Literature: Which of the Beatles asked Isaac Asimov to write a screenplay for a sci-fi movie musical in 1974?
Yea Task - A main character is a knight Mystique 4/27/2020 ****
5. Science: What medicinal and landscaping plant is called a "living fossil" having hardly changed in over 200 million years?
Nay Task - The theme of the book is medical
✅✅ 6. Sport: In poker, what is it called when your hand includes an ace, king, queen , jack and ten all in the same suit?
Nay Task - The title contains "Ace", "Spade", "Diamond", or "Heart" The King of Diamonds A Tale of Mystery and Adventure, Diamond Bay 5/9/2020 ***

Card 23
1. Geography: Whose body was buried in the Smithsonian in 1905, making it the first time the British gent who founded the museum ever "visited" the US?
Nay Task - The setting is a museum The Sixty-Eight Rooms, The Shrunken Head
✅ 2. Entertainment: On which animated 1960's TV series were the household appliances powered by animals?
Nay Task - The cover depicts one of these animals: Elephant, Sheep, Bird, or Turtle 2/19/2020 ***
✅✅ 3. History: What canine breed is not only the state dog of Pennsylvania, but was also used by nobility in the 16th Century to hunt boar?
Nay Task - The book is set in Pennsylvania The Witch Tree Symbol 6/3/2020 ***
✅✅ 4. Art/Literature: Whose 1981 engagement ring, valued then at $47,000, is a 12 carat blue sapphire surrounded by 14 diamonds in a white gold setting?
Yea Task - The cover has a crown on it 5/17/2020 ****
✅✅ 5. Science: What "leggy" cluster of space dust in the Taurus constellation is the remains of a star that exploded in 1054?
Nay Task - The genre is space opera most Vorkosigan Saga books, Flinx's Folly 6/24/2020 ****
✅✅ 6. Sport: Which one of these critters was added to Barnum's Animal Crackers per a 2002 consumer poll - koala, penguin, or walrus?
Yea Task - The book is set in Australia, or written by an Australian author Bob 6/24/2020 ****

Card 24
1. Geography: The ancient Roman town of Pompeii was destroyed - and preserved - by the eruption of which volcano in 79 C.E.?
Yea Task - There are mountains on the cover
✅✅ 2. Entertainment: What is the name of the ginger tabby in the 1979 film, Alien?
Nay Task - The main character has ginger coloured hair (red) Unladylike Pursuits 4/22/2020 ***
✅✅3. History: Who was captured on Aug 4, 1944 in a warehouse on the Prinsengracht Canal in Amsterdam?
Nay Task - The book is set in the Netherlands, or is written by a Dutch author Uncertain Summer 3/19/2020 ***
✅ 4. Art/Literature: What is the nationality of Bram Stoker, the author of Dracula - German, Irish, or Transylvanian?
Nay Task - The genre is classic horror The Picture of Dorian Gray 2/27/2020 ****
✅✅ 5. Science: Alfred Nobel made his fortune with the invention of which powerful tool?
Nay Task - The cover has a tool on it. 5/23/2020 ****
6. Sport: What is the name of the Japanese dish of slivered raw fish served without rice?
Nay Task - There is fish on the cover, or "Fish" is in the title

Card 25 SINGLE TASK DONE (no more from this card)
(view spoiler)[
1. Geography: Which actor was effectively banned from China after portraying Heinrich Harner in the 1997 movie Seven Years in Tibet?
Yea Task - Read a book with the same title as one of Brad Pitt's movies. his filmography No Way Out
✅ 2. Entertainment: Which director has cameos in his classic films, Halloween, Escape from New York, and The Thing?
Nay Task - The title has "Halloween", "Escape", or "Thing" in it The Wild Robot Escapes 4/5/2020 ****
3. History: What French explorer claimed Canada for France in 1534?
Nay Task - The book is set in the 1500's To Shield the Queen, Shadow of Night, Murder in the Queen's Garden
4. Art/Literature: Which eccentric poet friend of Shelley would not allow any of his numerous romantic conquests to eat in front of him?
Nay Task - The genre is classic romance Persuasion
5. Science: What is the term for a natural depression in a land surface formed by the dissolution and collapse of a cavern roof?
Nay Task - The title has "Cavern" or "Cave" in it The Bell Ridge Cave, The Crystal Cave
6. Sport: Which product's labeling once depicted an image of a Native American chief with the politically incorrect slogan, "Don't be a Paleface"?
Nay Task - The theme is North American aboriginal people (hide spoiler)]

[Lanelle]

Card 26 SINGLE TASK DONE (no more from this card)
(view spoiler)[
1. Geography: What North African stew is also the name of the dish it is cooked in?
Nay Task - Cover has a stove, oven, or cooking pots on it
2. Entertainment: Who played George VI in The King's Speech?
✅ Yea Task - The book was made into a movie that won an academy award The Invention of Hugo Cabret, The Help, The Golden Compass, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, Sense and Sensibility, The Black Stallion, Murder on the Orient Express, Death on the Nile 1/13/2020 ****
3. History: Who is the Pre-Civil War author of a short story about a beating heart beneath the floorboards?
Yea Task - Read an anthology of Poe's stories, or a book about Poe The Tell-Tail Heart
4. Art/Literature: Which trio of countries, all starting with the same letter, does Elizabeth Gilbert journey to in her memoir Eat Pray Love?
Nay Task - The title has "Eat", "Pray", or "Love" in it Love By Accident, To Love, Honour and Obey
5. Science: The cacao tree, whose botanical name translates to "food of the gods" produces a bean used to make what?
Yea Task - The title has the word "Cocoa" or "Chocolate" in it Chocolate Beach, The Dragon with a Chocolate Heart, The Chocolate Debutante
6. Sport: Which Scottish competition includes contests in Highland dancing, hammer throwing, and caber tossing?
Yea Task - The cover has telegraph, telephone, or electric poles on it (hide spoiler)]

Card 27
✅ 1. Geography: Which African country gained its independence from Sudan in 2011?
Nay Task - The book was originally published in 2011 He Taught Me to Hope 3/20/2020 ***
2. Entertainment: Which HBO World War II miniseries stars a bunch of Brits as American soldiers in the US Army's Easy Company?
Nay Task - Theme is WWII The Romeo And Juliet Code
✅✅ 3. History: Historically, parts from which animal were used to stiffen corsets?
Yea Task - The cover has a whale on it, or the word "Whale" is in the title , The Killer Whale Who Changed the World 8/25/2020 ***
4. Art/Literature: In which Canadian Province does Anna of Green Gables live?
Nay Task - There is a house on the cover
✅✅ 5. Science: Which lake in Central Asia has shrunk by 90% because of drought and diversion of the rivers that once fed it?
Nay Task - "Lake" is in the title Indian Foot Lake Love Story 8/23/2020 **
6. Sport: Jigs, spoons, and flies are used in which sport?
Nay Task - The cover has a spoon on it, or "Spoon" is in the title Long Spoon Lane, The Silver Spoon of Solomon Snow, Spoon Creek Mystery

Card 28
1. Geography: The capital city of which island was the starting point of Diana Nyad's epic 103 mile swim to Key West in 2013?
Yea Task - Read a memoir or biography of a woman who has done something extraordinary. (This task excludes celebrities whose "feat" is entertainment. May be about a group of women.) Letters to a Young Gymnast
✅✅ 2. Entertainment: What legendary singer paid Jimmy Fallon a visit in 2014?
Nay Task - Title contains "Legend" or "Legendary" Under the Legend 5/7/2020 ****
✅✅ 3. History: Which company gave away free dessert molds to Ellis Island Immigrants in the early 1900's as a welcoming gift?
Nay Task - The theme is immigrant experience The Orphan of Ellis Island 6/26/2020 ***
✅ 4. Art/Literature: Which Broadway musical and 2014 movie is based on Grimm Brother's fairy tales?
Nay Task - Genre is a retelling of a fairy tale Beauty 2/24/2020 ****
✅✅ 5. Science: Which type of flower do vanilla beans come from?
Nay Task - The cover has flowers other than orchids on it 5/3/2020 ****
✅✅ 6. Sport: In 2013, which Monopoly piece was replaced with a cat?
Nay Task - The cover has a house cat on it 5/2/2020 ****

Card 29 SINGLE TASK DONE (no more from this card)
(view spoiler)[
1. Geography: What flag is yellow and white and features two crossed gold keys?
Nay Task - The cover has a key on it
2. Entertainment: Which actress claims she cried when she was shown her wardrobe for the role of the monarch in the 2006 film, The Queen?
Nay Task - The main character is a queen
3. History: Which June 4, 1989 Chinese military crackdown effectively ended a vibrant student democracy movement?
Yea Task - The book is set in Modern Day China
✅ 4. Art/Literature: Which play won a Tony Award in 1980 that depicted the rivalry between Salieri & Mozart?
Nay Task - The book is set in Austria or Italy Austria shelf, Italy shelf
5. Science: In Argentina in the 1890's, which type of evidence was first used to accurately solve a crime?
Yea Task - The genre is crime that is solved by the police. "Crime" needs to be on the main book page and it's required that you explain that it is a police procedural
6. Sport: What scientist wore her blue lab dress instead of a wedding gown when she married her husband Pierre in 1895?
Yea Task - The book is set in Poland or is written by a Polish author (hide spoiler)]

Card 30
✅✅ 1. Geography: At which French landmark would you find the Hall of Mirrors?
Nay Task - The cover has a historic or landmark building on it 5/15/2020 ***
✅ 2. Entertainment: Which of the following is not a Wes Anderson movie - Fantastic Mr Fox, Moonrise Kingdom, or Napoleon Dynamite?
Nay Task - There is a fox on the cover, or "Fox" is in the title 3/12/2020 ****
3. History: Which 16th-century Italian astronomer's middle finger is displayed at the Florence History of Science Museum?
Nay Task - The title has "Museum" in it Meet Me at the Museum, The Perfectly Proper Paranormal Museum, Museum of Thieves
✅✅4. Art/Literature: What author of Something Wicked This Way Comes is descended from a Salem witch, who luckily avoided the hangman's noose in 1692?
Yea Task - The book is set in Illinois The Disappearance of Mavis Woodstock 4/15/2020 ****
✅✅ 5. Science: Which unlikely phrase describes the creepy feeling we might get when we see a robot the looks just a little too human?
Nay Task - Theme is artificial intelligence The Warlock's Companion, You’ve Got Murder, The Wild Robot 4/4/2020 ****
✅✅ 6. Sport: In which sport do you wear a lame, a plastron, and a mask?
Yea Task - There is a sword on the cover 5/17/2020 ****

[Lanelle]

Cards to Partially Complete
2, 7, 9, 11, 12, 13, 18, 19, 20, 21, 26, 29

Cards to Fully Complete
1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17, 22, 23, 24, 25, 27, 28, 30

[Lanelle]

Badge 1 EARNED :)

(view spoiler)[1. Card 2, History - Nay The Teacher's Funeral 1/2/2020 ****
2. Card 12, Sport - Nay Maybe Baby 1/4/2020 ***
3. Card 9, History - Nay River Road 1/7/2020 ****
4. Card 7, History - Yay The Time Hunters 1/10/2020 ****
5. Card 26, Entertainment - Yay Death on the Nile 1/13/2020 ****
6. Card 11, Entertainment - Nay Cry Wolf 1/17/2020 ****
7. Card 13, Sport - Yay Don't Hex with Texas 1/18/2020 ****
8. Card 18, Entertainment - Nay Sweep in Peace 1/18/2020 ****
9. Card 10, History - Nay The Other Side of Heaven 1/21/2020 ****
10. Card 5, Art/Lit. - Nay The Devil in Beauty 2/12/2020 **
11. Card 22, Geography - Yay Northanger Abbey 2/13/2020 ****
12. Card 8, Science - Nay Mystery of the Glowing Eye 2/16/2020 *** (hide spoiler)]

[Lanelle]

Badge 2 EARNED :)

(view spoiler)[
1. Card 21, History - Yay My Dear Duchess 2/17/2020 **
2. Card 20, Sport - Yay Christmas Belles 2/2/2020 ***
3. Card 19, History - Yay Beauty and the Clockwork Beast 2/19/2020 ****
4. Card 23, Entertainment - Nay The Sting of the Scorpion 2/19/2020 ***
5. Card 14, Sport - Nay The Toll-Gate 2/22/2020 ****
6. Card 28, Art/Literature - Nay Beauty 2/24/2020 ****
7. Card 1 Sport - Nay As You Are 2/25/2020 ****
8. Card 24, Art/Literature - Nay The Picture of Dorian Gray 2/27/2020 ****
9. Card 15, History - Yay We Are Not Eaten by Yaks 2/28/2020 ****
10. Card 16, Art/Literature - Nay The Elsingham Portrait 2/27/2020 ***
11. Card 29, Art/Literature - Nay Airs Above the Ground 3/3/2020 ****
12. Card 3, Entertainment - Nay The Body in the Attic 3/4/2020 ***
13. Card 6, Science - Nay Searching for Dragons 3/10/2020 ****
14. Card 30, Entertainment - Nay Pax 3/12/2020 ****
15. Card 4, Entertainment - Nay Aunt Dimity, Vampire Hunter 3/22/2020 ***
16. Card 27, Geography - Nay He Taught Me to Hope 3/30/2020 ***
17. Card 25, Entertainment - Nay The Wild Robot Escapes 4/5/2020 ****
18. Card 17, Geography - Yay One Year in Coal Harbor 4/11/2020 **** (hide spoiler)]

[Lanelle]

Cards 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8

Card #1
1. Art/Literature - Nay Circus Galacticus 3/14/2020 ***
2. History - Nay The Cold King 5/12/2020 ****
3. Entertainment - Yay Harpist in the Wind 5/19/2020 ****
4. Science - Yay Evans Above 5/31/2020 ***
5.

Card #3
1. Geography - Nay Shakespeare's Landlord 5/15/2020 ****
2. Science - Yay Hunting Ground 5/21/2020 ****
3. History - Nay "The President Has Been Shot!" 6/27/2020 ****
4. Sport - Nay Cat's Paw 8/15/2020 ****
5.

Card #4
1. Geography - Nay The Waiting Game 3/31/2020 ***
2. Sport - Nay The Irish Upstart 4/3/2020 ***
3. Art/Literature - Yay Seeking Persephone 4/22/2020 ****
4.
5.

Card #5
1. Entertainment - Nay Smoke Bitten 5/5/2020 ****
2. Sport - Nay Stef Soto, Taco Queen 6/23/2020 ****
3. Geography - Yay A Quiet Life in the Country 6/26/2020 ***
4. History - Nay Just So Stories 8/1/2020 ***
5.

Card #6
1. History - Nay Code Name Flood 4/22/2020 ***
2. Art/Literature - Yay White Lies 5/24/2020 ****
3. Entertainment - Nay The Lightning Thief 8/30/2020 ****
4. Geography - Nay The Mystery of the Moss-Covered Mansion 9/11/2020 ***
5.

Card #8
1. Entertainment - Nay The River Knows 4/2/2020 ****
2. Art/Literature - Yay The Vanishing 4/15/2020 ****
3. History - Nay Shakespeare's Champion 5/16/2020 ****
4. Sport - Nay Marrying the Royal Marine 6/6/2020 ****
5. Geography - Nay Ghosts of Tsavo 6/26/2020 ****

[Lanelle]

Cards 10, 14, 15, 16, 17, 22

Card #10
1. Entertainment - Nay Letters from Rapunzel 3/5/2020 ****
2. Sport - Nay The Mystery of the Yellow Room 3/18/2020 ****
3. Science - Nay The Ark Plan 4/14/2020 ***
4. Art/Literature - Nay The Dog Who Took Me Up a Mountain 5/26/2020 ****
5.

Card #14
1. Entertainment - Nay The Thief of Always 4/18/2020 *****
2. Art/Literature - Nay Dawn in Eclipse Bay 5/1/2020 ****
3. Science - Yay Cotillion 5/10/2020 ****
4. History - Yay A Muddied Murder 6/23/2020 ***
5. Geography - Nay The Garden of Eve 6/25/2020 ****

Card #15
1. Entertainment - Nay Clean Sweep 5/4/2020 ****
2. Art/Literature - Nay A Nest for Celeste 5/5/2020 ****
3. Science - Nay Baby Love 6/18/2020 ***
4. Geography - Nay Mrs. Pollifax on the China Station 6/25/2020 ****
5.

Card #16
1. Sport - Yay Quiet Meg 4/17/2020 ***
2. Entertainment - Nay Aunt Dimity: Snowbound 4/21/2020 ****
3.
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5.

Card #17
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Card #22
1. History - Nay A Season for the Heart 4/10/22 ***
2. Art/Literature - Yay Mystique 4/27/2020 ****
3. Sport - Nay Diamond Bay 5/9/2020 ***
4. Entertainment - Nay Hatchet 5/28/2020 ****
5.

[Lanelle]

Cards 23, 24, 25, 27, 28, 30

Card #23
1. Art/Literature - Yay Heir of Sea and Fire 5/17/2020 ****
2. History - Nay The Witch Tree Symbol 6/3/2020 ***
3. Science - Nay Flinx's Folly 6/24/2020 ****
4. Sport - Yay Bob 6/24/2020 ****
5.

Card #24
1. Sports - Nay Uncertain Summer 3/19/2020 ***
2. Entertainment - Nay Unladylike Pursuits 4/22/2020 ***
3. Science - Nay In Milady's Chamber 5/23/2020 ****
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5.

Card #25
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Card #27
1. Science - Nay Indian Foot Lake Love Story 8/23/2020 **
2. History - Yay The Killer Whale Who Changed the World 8/25/2020 ***
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5.

Card #28
1. Sport - Nay Aunt Dimity and the Next of Kin 5/2/2020 ****
2. Science - Nay Once Upon a Marigold 5/3/2020 ****
3. Entertainment - Nay Under the Legend 5/7/2020 ****
4. History - Nay The Orphan of Ellis Island 6/26/2020 ***
5.

Card #30
1. Science - Nay The Wild Robot 4/4/2020 ****
2. Art/Literature - Yay The Disappearance of Mavis Woodstock 4/15/2020 ****
3. Geography - Nay Midnight at the Taj Mahal 5/15/2020 ***
4. Sport - Yay The Riddle-Master of Hed 5/17/2020 ****
5.

[Lanelle]

Badge 3

[Lanelle]

Badge 4

[Lanelle]

Badge 1, Book 1

2. Card 2
3. History - Nay Task
4. Link - The Teacher's Funeral: A Comedy in Three Parts
5. I read the ebook; the hardcover edition is 208 pages
6. Setting is between 1900 and 1920
7. The book is set in 1904.
8. No specifications

[Cherie]

You are out of the gate already too, Lanelle. You, Anne, and Krista have books posted already.

[Lanelle]

Badge 1, Book 2

2. Card 12
3. Sport - Nay Task
4. Link - Maybe Baby
5. I read the ebook; there is no hardcover edition; the paperback version has 304 pages
6. The first and last name of the author start with T, L, D, or R.
7. The author's name is Lani Diane Rich
8. No specifications

[Janice, Moderator]

✔️

Ooh - you even found an author with 3 of the 4 initials. Brilliant!

[Lanelle]

Janice wrote: "Ooh - you even found an author with 3 of the 4 initials. Brilliant!"

Ha! I didn't even notice! I was too focused on the first and last names :)

[Lanelle]

Badge 1, Book 3

2. Card 9
3. History - Nay Task
4. Link - River Road
5. I read the ebook; the hardcover edition has 352 pages
6. The title has the word "River" in it
7. The title is River Road.
8. No specifications

[Janice, Moderator]

✔️

[Lanelle]

Badge 1, Book 4

2. Card 7
3. History - Yay Task
4. Link - The Time Hunters
5. I read the ebook; there is no hardcover edition; the paperback version has 240 pages
6. The title contains a word in which "hunt" is a root word.
7. The title is Time Hunters.
8. No specifications

[Janice, Moderator]

✔️

[Lanelle]

Badge 1, Book 5

2. Card 26
3. Entertainment - Yay Task
4. Link - Death on the Nile
5. I read the ebook; the hardcover edition has 351 pages
6. The book was made into a movie that won an academy award
7. The movie won an Academy Award in 1979.
8. No specifications

[Cherie]

Really? I did not know that!
It is one of the first Poirot books that I really liked.
I did not like #1.

[Cherie]

Wow, what a cast! AA for Best Costume Design. I had to go look it up.
I see they are doing a remake to be released in Oct 2020.

[Lanelle]

Cherie wrote: "Really? I did not know that!
It is one of the first Poirot books that I really liked.
I did not like #1."

Your last statement reminded me of when I mailed a paperback copy of The Murder of Roger Ackroyd to my son-in-law who was stationed in Afghanistan at the time. I got an angry email from him when he finished the book. He did not like the ending :)

I recently read Crooked House. It too had a very shocking ending!

[Lanelle]

Cherie wrote: "I see they are doing a remake to be released in Oct 2020."

Thanks for letting me know. I will definitely keep my eyes open for when it comes to the theater.

[Cherie]

I have not Crooked House yet.
I loved the Roger Ackroyd story!

[Janice, Moderator]

✔️

[Lanelle]

Badge 1, Book 6

2. Card 11
3. Entertainment - Yay Task
4. Link - Cry Wolf
5. I read the ebook; the hardcover edition has 359 pages
6. Read a book from the first 5 pages of Badass Female Leads list
7. The book is from the first 5 pages of the list.
8. The book is #47.

[Janice, Moderator]

✔️

[Lanelle]

Badge 1, Book 7

2. Card 13
3. Sport - Yay Task
4. Link -
5. I read the ebook; there is no hardcover edition; the paperback version has 292 pages
6. The cover has a woman wearing a hat.
7. There is a woman wearing a hat on the cover.
8. No specifications

[Anne ✨]

Lanelle wrote: "1. Badge 1, Book 7

2. Card 13
3. Sport - Yay Task
4. Link -
5. I read the ebook; there is no hardcover edition; the paperback version has 292 pages
6. The ..."

This looks like a light, fun series - I hadn't ever come across it before!

[Lanelle]

Anne ✨ wrote: "This looks like a light, fun series - I hadn't ever come across it before!"

I highly recommend the books, Anne. I have read some of the stories numerous times!

[Janice, Moderator]

✔️

[Lanelle]

Badge 1, Book 8

2. Card 18
3. Entertainment - Nay Task
4. Link -
5. I read the ebook; there is no hardcover edition; the paperback version has 301 pages
6. The cover has a face in profile.
7. There is a face in profile on the cover.
8. No specifications

[Janice, Moderator]

✔️

[Lanelle]

Badge 1, Book 9

2. Card 10
3. History - Nay Task
4. Link - The Other Side of Heaven
5. I read the paperback; it has 320 pages
6. The theme is religion.
7. The book is about a missionary's experiences in Tonga.
8. No specifications

[Janice, Moderator]

✔️

[Lanelle]

Badge 2, Book 2

2. Card 20
3. Sport - Yay Task
4. Link -
5. I read the ebook; the first paper edition that shows up has 218 pages
6. The cover has a torch, flashlight, or lantern on it.
7. There is a lantern on the cover.
8. No specifications

[Janice, Moderator]

✔️

[Lanelle]

Badge 1, Book 10

2. Card 5
3. Art/Literature - Nay Task
4. Link -
5. I read the ebook; the only paper edition has 294 pages.
6. There is a painting on the cover.
7. There is a painting on the cover.
8. No specifications

[Janice, Moderator]

✔️

[Lanelle]

Badge 1, Book 11

2. Card 22
3. Geography - Yay Task
4. Link - Northanger Abbey
5. I listened to the audio book; the first paper edition has 251 pages.
6. The book is set in an abbey or the word "Abbey" is in the title.
7. "Abbey" is in the title.
8. No specifications

[Janice, Moderator]

Just one more to go, Lanelle!

[Lanelle]

Janice wrote: "Just one more to go, Lanelle!"

I've finally learned from the last two year-long challenges. I'm taking it slow this time so I don't finish the challenge before the middle of the year!

[Lanelle]

Badge 1, Book 12

2. Card 8
3. Science - Nay Task
4. Link - Mystery of the Glowing Eye
5. I read the ebook; the first paper edition has 181 pages.
6. The title contains "Eye" or "Eyes".
7. "Eye" is in the title.
8. No specifications

[Janice, Moderator]

Congrats on finishing the first badge.

I thought about you when I was working on the challenge. I thought, "If Lanelle finishes the whole thing in June, she could go back and read all the opposite tasks."