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In a Wood Chopping competition, the aim of the game is to be the first “axeman” to chop or saw through a log or block of wood.
These sorts of competitions are often found at places such as state fairs and agricultural shows and have been around since 1870.
Complete ONE of the following tasks:
🪚 1. Read a book where the MC goes to a state fair or a similar place.
🪚 2. Read a book with at least two of these numbers in the page count: 1870.
🪚 3. Read a book with the word CHOP or SAW found in the text.
🪚 4. Read a book where the MC's first initial is found in AXEMAN.
Prompt # / Name: Ridiculously Random Prompt #66: Wood ChoppingBook: Looking for Alaska/John Green
Date Read: 7/6/25
Task: 3. Read a book with the word CHOP or SAW found in the text.
How it Fits: pg 9 - I saw a short, muscular guy
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The largest sand castle in the world measured 54 feet high.
It took 168 trucks over a week to deliver enough sand for this carefully sculpted masterpiece.
Complete ONE of the following tasks:
🏝 1. Read a book with sand visible on the cover.
🏝 2. Read a book with a 5 OR a 4 in the page count.
🏝 3. Read a book with a 1, 6, AND 8 in the publication date.
🏝 4. Read a book that took place over more than a week's time.
Prompt # / Name: Ridiculously Random Prompt #56: Largest Sand CastleBook: Capote's Women: A True Story of Love, Betrayal, and a Swan Song for an Era/Laurence Leamer
Date Read: 7/11/25
Task: 2. Read a book with a 5 OR a 4 in the page count.
How it Fits: page count 356
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We're all stars.
Okay, technically we're all made of stardust, but that's still pretty cool. Recent research found that humans and the galaxy share 97% of the same kind of atoms.
Complete ONE of the following tasks:
🌌 1. Read a book with a nighttime scene on the cover.
🌌 2. Read a book where the word STAR is found in the text.
🌌 3. Read a book with a 9 OR a 7 found in the page count.
🌌 4. Read a book with an MPG of NON-FICTION.
Prompt # / Name: Ridiculously Random Prompt #53: StardustBook: Capote's Women: To Dance with the White Dog/Terry Kay
Date Read: 7/15/25
Task: 2. Read a book where the word STAR is found in the text.
How it Fits: Ch 6 - like a burning star falling and rising
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The Northern cardinal is the most popular state bird.
Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, North Carolina, Ohio, Virginia and West Virginia all picked it as their favorite species. The western meadowlark takes second place as the honoree in six other states.
Complete ONE of the following tasks:
♥️ 1. Read a book with a bird on the cover.
♥️ 2. Read a book set in any of the states listed above.
♥️ 3. Read a book where the title does NOT start with a letter in SPECIES.
♥️ 4. Read a book with a 6 in the page count.
Prompt # / Name: Ridiculously Random Prompt #41: Northern CardinalBook: Capote's Women: The Vampire and the Case of the Wayward Werewolf/Heather G. Harris
Date Read: 7/18/25
Task: 3. Read a book where the title does NOT start with a letter in SPECIES.
How it Fits: title does NOT start with a letter in SPECIES.
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Coca-Cola consumers will pay more to drink less ounces.
Coca-Cola consumers prefer smaller packaging of their beverage and are willing to pay more per ounce. While soda consumption is declining in the U.S., Coca-Cola had a net revenue of $33 billion worldwide last year. Talk about vanity sizing!
Complete ONE of the following tasks:
🥤 1. Read a book with a dashed word in the title.
🥤 2. Read a book where someone drinks a cola, soda, pop, whatever you call it where you're from.
🥤 3. Read a book with two 3s in the publication date.
🥤 4. Read a book you were willing to pay for.
Prompt # / Name: Ridiculously Random Prompt #32: Coca-ColaBook: Capote's Women: Babel/R.F. Kuang
Date Read: 7/15/25
Task: 4. Read a book you were willing to pay for.
How it Fits: I did pay for it😂💸
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Apple Pie isn't actually American at all.
The next time you call something "as American as apple pie," you might want to consider the fact that neither apple pies nor apples originally came from America. Apples are in fact native to Asia, and the first recorded recipe for apple pie was actually written in England.
Complete ONE of the following tasks:
🥧 1. Read a book set in America, England, or Asia.
🥧 2. Read a book that includes a recipe.
🥧 3. Read a book with a cliché in the text.
🥧 4. Read a book with an apple or other fruit on the cover.
Prompt # / Name: Ridiculously Random Prompt #8: Apple PieBook: Broadway Butterfly/Sara DiVello
Date Read: 7/29/25
Task: 1. Read a book set in America, England, or Asia.
How it Fits: set in New York City
🍎Interesting!
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The most streamed Spotify single is Harry Styles' "Girl Crush."
The solo star's Spotify single has the most streams at 154 million. Such a win for the One Direction alum.
Complete ONE of the following tasks:
🎤 1. Read a book where the author or MC is named Harry.
🎤 2. Read a book where a character has a crush on someone.
🎤 3. Read a book where the title starts with a letter in SPOTIFY.
🎤 4. Read a book where at least 2 of these digits are found in the total number of ratings: 1, 5, 4.
Prompt # / Name: Ridiculously Random Prompt #4: Girl CrushBook: The Carnival at Bray/Jessie Ann Foley
Date Read: 7/30/25
Task: 2. Read a book where a character has a crush on someone
How it Fits: Maggie has a crush on Owen
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Dr. Seuss wrote "Green Eggs and Ham" on a bet.
Theodore Geisel's editor didn't believe the author could write a book in 50 words or less. The finished product contains 50 words on the dot.
Complete ONE of the following tasks:
🍳 1. Read a book where a character eats a meal.
🍳 2. Read a book with a 50 intact in the page count.
🍳 3. Read a book where a main/major character is a doctor.
🍳 4. Read a book where someone makes a bet of any kind.
Prompt # / Name: Ridiculously Random Prompt #68: Green Eggs & HamBook: Under the Same Stars/Libba Bray
Date Read: 8/6/25
Task: 1. Read a book where a character eats a meal.
How it Fits: Sophie has dinner with her parents; pg 6 - Over a dinner in May her parents had explained...
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There are over 10 holidays that celebrate chocolate.
The National Confectioners Association recognizes everything from National Milk Chocolate Day to National Bittersweet Chocolate With Almonds Day. National Chocolate Day alone happens three times annually: July 7, October 28 and December 28.
Complete ONE of the following tasks:
🍫 1. Read a book where a character eats chocolate.
🍫 2. Read a book where the same type of thing happens at least 3 times.
🍫 3. Read a book with a bittersweet ending.
🍫 4. Read a book where the MC's FIRST initial is NOT found in ALMONDS.
Prompt # / Name: Ridiculously Random Prompt #58: Chocolate HolidaysBook: Thirteen Reasons Why/Jay Asher
Date Read: 8/10/25
Task: 4. Read a book where the MC's FIRST initial is NOT found in ALMONDS
How it Fits: author first initial "J" is NOT found in ALMONDS
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Two-Buck Chuck once won a top wine award.
Trader Joe's 2002 Charles Shaw Shiraz beat out 2,300 other wines to win a prestigious double gold medal at the 28th Annual International Eastern Wine Competition, so don't feel bad stocking up on the bargain brand.
Complete ONE of the following tasks:
🤑 1. Read a book with rhyming words in the title.
🤑 2. Read a book published in 2002.
🤑 3. Read a book where a store of any type is mentioned.
🤑 4. Read a book with a 2 and an 8 in the publication date.
Prompt # / Name: Ridiculously Random Prompt #71: Two-Buck ChuckBook: Between Sisters/Kristin Hannah
Date Read: 8/12/25
Task: 3. Read a book where a store of any type is mentioned.
How it Fits: pg 252 - You spend too much time at Nordstrom
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Unicycle Basketball is a variation of the traditional game but where all of the players are mounted on unicycles during play.
The same rules apply, such as dribbling the ball while riding, and trying to score in the other team’s net. The game is played on a regulation basketball court and players tend to use 24” unicycles.
Complete ONE of the following tasks:
🏀 1. Read a book that takes place within a 24-hour period of time.
🏀 2. Read a book where a sport is watched or played.
🏀 3. Read a book with the word COURT found in the text.
🏀 4. Read a book where the author's first AND last initials are NOT found in UNICYCLE.
Prompt # / Name: Ridiculously Random Prompt #60: Unicycle BasketballBook: 25 Alive/James Patterson
Date Read: 8/15/25
Task: 3. Read a book with the word COURT found in the text
How it Fits: pg 48 - the entire second floor while court was in session
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The Oscars used to give out an award to child performers.
The award show discontinued the Academy Juvenile Award in 1960 after famous names like Shirley Temple and Judy Garland nabbed the honor. Also no longer on the ballot? Best Dance Direction and Best Title Writing.
Complete ONE of the following tasks:
🏆 1. Read a book with something gold on the cover.
🏆 2. Read a book that has won an award.
🏆 3. Read a book where the title starts with a letter in OSCARS.
🏆 4. Read a book where a character acts, dances, or writes.
Prompt # / Name: Ridiculously Random Prompt #22: The OscarsBook: Secrets Between Friends/Tracy Buchanan
Date Read: 8/20/25
Task: 3. Read a book where the title starts with a letter in OSCARS
How it Fits: title starts with "S"
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The unicorn is the national animal of Scotland.
Yes, although it's a fabled creature, the national animal of Scotland is actually the mythical unicorn — chosen because of its association with dominance and chivalry as well as purity and innocence in Celtic mythology. BRB, moving to Scotland real quick.
Complete ONE of the following tasks:
🦄 1. Read a book set in Scotland.
🦄 2. Read a book with all the letters of UNICORN found in the title.
🦄 3. Read a book tagged MYTHOLOGY any number of times.
🦄 4. Read a book where the author's first initial is NOT found in CELTIC.
Prompt # / Name: Ridiculously Random Prompt #10: National Animal of ScotlandBook: South of the Buttonwood Tree by Heather Webber
Date Read: 8/26/25
Task: 4. Read a book where the author's first initial is NOT found in CELTIC.
How it Fits: author's first initial "H" is NOT found in CELTIC.
I'll join you in Scotland!🤣🦄
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The lyrebird can mimic almost any sounds it hears — including chainsaws.
Wildlife watchers have recorded the Australian species copying not only other birds but other animals, like koalas, and artificial sounds such as car alarms and camera shutters.
Complete ONE of the following tasks:
📸 1. Read a book set in Australia.
📸 2. Read a book where one book seems to mimic another in plot or design.
📸 3. Read a book with a piece of machinery on the cover.
📸 4. Read a book with the word CAR or CAMERA found in the text.
Prompt # / Name: Ridiculously Random Prompt #29: The LyrebirdBook: Sandwich/Catherine Newman
Date Read: 8/27/25
Task: 4. Read a book with the word CAR or CAMERA found in the text.
How it Fits: Ch 1 - Did you already look in the car?
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A group of bunnies is called a "fluffle."
Most people dub them a herd, but apparently parts of Northern Canada use this much cuter designation.
Complete ONE of the following tasks:
🐰 1. Read a book with 3 or more Fs in the title.
🐰 2. Read a book with a group of something on the cover.
🐰 3. Read a book tagged ANIMALS any number of times.
🐰 4. Read a book that had a "cute" plot.
Prompt # / Name: Ridiculously Random Prompt #61: FluffleBook: The Spy Coast/Tess Gerritsen
Date Read: 8/29/25
Task: 2. Read a book with a group of something on the cover
How it Fits: group of trees on the cover
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The odds of getting a royal flush are exactly 1 in 649,740.
Poker fiends have a slightly better chance of laying down a straight flush: Try 72,192 to 1. Out of the 7,462 distinct five-card poker hands, you have a 42% chance of getting a single pair though.
Complete ONE of the following tasks:
🃏 1. Read a book where a character plays a hand of cards.
🃏 2. Read a book with a bathroom scene.
🃏 3. Read a book with the word ROYAL found in the text.
🃏 4. Read a book with more than 649,740 ratings.
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Book: The Testaments/Margaret Atwood
Date Read: 7/4/25
Task: 1. Read a book set at least partially in Canada
How it Fits: large portion of the book is set in Canada