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WINTER CHALLENGE 2023
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Winter Challenge 2023: Task Ideas
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Kathy KSAuthors initials (all of them) found in title. (Might make it challenging if there's an option that multiple authors are allowed IF ALL the authors' initials are in the title!)
Find all author initials in "Party Games".
Bingo is a Party Game. Read a book with all the letters of bingo in its title.
According to Wikipedia, permanent escape rooms (a part game) in fixed locations were first opened in Asia and followed later in Hungary, Serbia, Australia, New Zealand, Russia, and South America. Read a book with a setting in one of those locations
Also on the escape room theme - read a locked room mystery
Party games can include Pin the Tail on the Donkey - an animal with hooves on the cover (horse, zebra, etc. - a list might be needed)
Musical chairs - a book with a chair on the cover or a book featuring music or musicians
i can't help but think about some of the party games we see in movies (and that some of us may hae played)...Spin the Bottle - read a book with something that holds a liquid on the cover (bottle, jug, mug etc)
7 minutes in heaven - you could go 7th in series, 7 letters in title; a page number that includes 7
I was thinking of Host a Murder parties - maybe read a cozy mystery. Or "Never Have I Ever" - read a book where there is a rhyming pair of words in the title
"Truth or Dare" read a book with truth or dare in the title
Red Solo cups are often used in party games. Read a book where the cover is at least 50% red. Dice are also used in some party games. To represent the numbers on the die, read a book that is # 1, 2,3, 4, 5, or 6 in a series.
Personally, my parties always involve video games, and the best ones for large groups are Mario games such as Mario Party or Mario Kart. Pick one of the following Mario characters and read a book that contains all the letters of that character's name in the title (not including subtitle).
Characters: Mario, Luigi, Peach, Yoshi, Kamek, Daisy
Trivia Pursuit use to be a weekly thing for my friends and I. Read a book with MPG of one of the categoriesOr Match the color of the the pieces used in the original game
Geography (blue), Entertainment (pink), History (yellow), Arts &Literature (originally brown, later purple), Science & Nature (green), and Sports & Leisure (orange)
pass the parcel A pre read book obrtained from somewhere / someone other than a library
e.g. from a friend / charity shop / book swap in hotels / service stations etc.
Sleeping lions the object is to stay still
book with Still in title
Musical chairs - musical instrument on cover OR chair on cover
On November 2, 1936 the world's first TV service was started by the BBC. Read a book by an author who has any combination of initials TVBBC.November 11 1918 was the official end of World War I - The Treaty of Versailles wasn't signed until the following year but it is the document that officially ended the war. To commerate the Treaty, read a book set in France
In November 1984, Band Aid recorded the song "Do They Know It's Christmas" to support the efforts to end famine in Ethiopia. Read a book by an author who shares a name with any of the vocalists, sleeve artists, instrumentalists or spoken message artists. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Band_Ai...
I really like seasonal reads, so here are some winter-y suggestions: Read a book only set during winter.
The star of Bethlehem is an important symbol for Christians in the month of December. Read a book with a title including the word star (plural and possessive ok).
Since I live in the north of the Northern Hemisphere, days are quite short during winter. Time to cozy it up with some candles! Read a book with a candle on the cover.
To me, winter is all about skiing, both downhill and cross-country. Read a book whose title includes the letters in the word skiing.
On the topic of winter sports, read a book featuring any of the sports included in the Winter Olympic Games.
On the 10th of December, the Nobel Prize is rewarded to people who have "the greatest benefit to humankind." The prize is awarded in physics, chemistry, medicine, literature, peace and economics (technically a prize to the memory of Alfred Nobel). Read a book by any of the Nobel Prize laureates. Past laureates can be found here: https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/lis...
The 24th of January is the International Day of Education. Read a book that is set in a school or university or is about a teacher.
January is a month of new beginnings. Read a book about a character setting out on a new path, changing their life or trying something new.
Burns Night occurs on the 5th of January every year and celebrates the Scottish poet Robert Burns (1759-1796). It is celebrated by hosting a dinner where haggis and whiskey is served and Burns's poetry is recited. The dinner is often concluded with everyone singing Auld Lang Syne together. While Auld Lang Syne is an old folk song, the "modern" lyrics were written by Robert Burns. Read a book whose title shares a word found in any of the poems by Robert Burns found on this website: https://www.scottishpoetrylibrary.org...
The International Holocaust Remembrance Day is on the 27th of January. Read a book found on this list: https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1...
February is Black History Month in the United States and Canada! Read a book by a black author.
All months have birth flowers. The birth flowers for December, January and February are narcissus, holly, carnation, snowdrop, violet and primrose. Read a book with a character or author who is named after any of these flowers.
The 6th of February is the Sami national day and is celebrated in Finland, Norway, Sweden and Russia. The Sami people are an indigenous people from Sapmi, a region reaching across Norway, Sweden, Finland and Russia. Read a book written by or about an indigenous person.
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The bonus theme is It's All Fun and Games: Party Games
As in past challenges some tasks may revolve around the seasonal theme of winter. Others may reflect the bonus theme. Other tasks may have nothing to do with either of those themes, they’re just fun or unique ideas to stimulate your reading.
Feel free to post as many ideas as you can come up with. Don’t worry about repeating what someone else has might have already suggested. The more ideas, the better!
The moderators will draw from these ideas as well as their own to create the 5, 10 and 15 point tasks. This thread will be open for ideas until November 14. Winter tasks will begin to be posted on November 15. We look forward to seeing what you come up with!