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Ridiculously Random Reading Challenge: Sally906
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Just to shake things up a bit more and keep them really random, I'm throwing caution...and my OCD...to the wind for this challenge. Your prompts will be given to you in random orders, with everyone following a different path. I'll be tracking your prompts on a separate spreadsheet to make sure we don't miss one.
If you would like to pick your starting place, tell me your favorite number between 1 and 72 before March 31st.
I pick to start with 68Prompts Completed
1, 2, 4, 8, 9
11, 13, 14, 16, 17
21, 22, 24, 26
32, 33, 35, 37,
40, 43, 45, 46, 47
51, 57, 58
67, 68, 69
72
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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.
Completion Post Prompt: #68: Green Eggs & Ham
Task: Read a book where a character eats a meal
Book read:
Summer Term at St. Clare's by Enid BlytonDate completed: 01/04/25
Pages: 160
How it fits: As the setting is a boarding school all the characters often eat meals together and there are quite a few scenes set at breakfast, lunch, tea and supper
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Underwater Hockey, also known as ‘Octopush,' is essentially a game of hockey at the bottom of a swimming pool.
The aim of the game is to push the puck into the opposing team’s goal using a small pusher. The game involves 2 teams of up to 10 players with players using diving masks, fins, and snorkel gear.
Complete ONE of the following tasks:
🏊🏻♀️ 1. Read a book with a body of water on the cover.
🏊🏻♀️ 2. Read a book with between 2 and 20 MAJOR characters.
🏊🏻♀️ 3. Read a book with all the letters of HOCKEY found in the title.
🏊🏻♀️ 4. Read a book with the words SMALL and PUSH found in the text.
Completion Post Prompt: #57: Underwater Hockey
Task: Read a book with a body of water on the cover
Book read:
Home To Turtle Bay by Marion LennoxDate completed: 07/04/25
Pages: 359
How it fits: ocean on cover
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The hashtag symbol is technically called an octothorpe.
According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, the "octo-" prefix refers to the eight points on the popular symbol, but the "thorpe" remains a mystery. One theory claims that it comes from the Old English word for "village," based on the idea that the symbol looks like a village surrounded by eight fields!
Complete ONE of the following tasks:
#️⃣ 1. Read a book with an MPG of MYSTERY.
#️⃣ 2. Read a book with an 8 in the page count.
#️⃣ 3. Read a book with all the letters of THORPE in the title.
#️⃣ 4. Read a book with the word VILLAGE found in the text.
Completion Post Prompt: #1: Octothorpe
Task: Read a book with an MPG of MYSTERY
Book read:
Star Power by Kristen PainterDate completed: 15/04/25
Pages: 288
How it fits: Has a Mystery MPG
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Baby elephants suck their trunks for comfort.
They're just like human newborns making funny faces, except a tad bigger.
Complete ONE of the following tasks:
🐘 1. Read a book you found comforting.
🐘 2. Read a book with an animal on the cover.
🐘 3. Read a book tagged FUNNY any number of times.
🐘 4. Read a book where the title starts with a letter in NEWBORNS.
Completion Post Prompt: #67: Baby Elephants
Task: Read a book where the title starts with a letter in NEWBORNS
Book read:
Whisk and Reward by Nancy WarrenDate completed: 17/04/25
Pages: 209
How it fits: Title starts with W
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The Crown Jewels contain the two biggest cut diamonds on Earth.
They both came from the Cullinan Diamond, a 3,106-carat gem found in South Africa in 1905. The largest stone, called the Great Star of Africa, is in the Sovereign's Sceptre, while the second largest is mounted in the Imperial State Crown (pictured).
Complete ONE of the following tasks:
👑 1. Read a book with a crown on the cover.
👑 2. Read a book set at least partially in Africa.
👑 3. Read a book with a royal character.
👑 4. Read a book with at least two of these numbers in the page count: 3, 1, 0, 6.
Completion Post Prompt: #11: Crown Jewels
Task: Read a book set at least partially in Africa
Book read:
Revenge of the Mantis by Vered EhsaniDate completed: 18/04/25
Pages: 209
How it fits: Set in Kenya
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Zorbing is considered a recreational sport that involves rolling down a hill in a transparent plastic orb – essentially a “hamster ball."
It is generally used on hills, but can also be used on water, as well as flat surfaces. Orbs with no harnesses can carry up to three people, whereas a harnessed orb can only carry 1 or 2.
Complete ONE of the following tasks:
🐹 1. Read a book with a Z in the title.
🐹 2. Read a book with something made of plastic on the cover.
🐹 3. Read a book with the word TRANSPARENT found in the text.
🐹 4. Read a book where the author's last name ENDS with a letter in HAMSTER.
Completion Post Prompt: #72: Zorbing
Task: Read a book where the author's last name ENDS with a letter in HAMSTER
Book read:
A Goose Creek Christmas by Virginia Smith Date completed: 22/04/25
Pages: 170
How it fits: author’s last name ends in H
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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.
Completion Post Prompt: #8: Apple Pie
Task: Read a book set in America, England, or Asia.
Book read:
The Comanche Girl's Prayer by Angela C. CastilloDate completed: 24/04/25
Pages: 212
How it fits: set in Texas, USA
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Giant Pumpkin Kayaking is quite simply the sport of kayaking inside of a giant, hollowed-out pumpkin.
The most famous race takes place on Lake Pesaquid in Nova Scotia at the annual Windsor Pumpkin Regatta. The course is a half-mile long and competitors often decorate their pumpkins with paint and flags.
Complete ONE of the following tasks:
🎃 1. Read a book set at least partially in Canada.
🎃 2.Read a book with all the letters of KAYAK in the title. {2 As, 2 Ks}
🎃 3. Read a book with something painted or flags on the cover.
🎃 4. Read a book with the word PUMPKIN found in the text.
Completion Post Prompt: #24: Giant Pumpkin Kayaking
Task: Read a book with the word PUMPKIN found in the text
Book read:
Destiny's a Witch by Lucy MayDate completed: 26/04/25
Pages: 157
How it fits: page 31 “…he’s out in the pumpkin patch…”
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Only one NFL team has a plant for a logo.
The New Orleans Saints' fleur-de-lis is actually a stylized lily historically associated with the French monarchy. It's also the state symbol of Louisiana and appears on the Quebec flag.
Complete ONE of the following tasks:
⚜️ 1. Read a book where a character plays or watches football.
⚜️ 2. Read a book set in Louisiana, France, or Canada.
⚜️ 3. Read a book with a logo or a flag on the cover.
⚜️ 4. Read a book with all the letters of MONARCHY in the title.
Completion Post Prompt: #37: Fleur-de-Lis
Task: Read a book with a logo or a flag on the cover
Book read:
A Parthenon on our Roof: Adventures of an Anglo-Greek marriage by Peter BarberDate completed: 01/05/25
Pages: 306
How it fits: Two flags on the cover - Greek and UK
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The largest known living organism is an aspen grove.
Pando (Latin for "I spread out") is a group of genetically identical quaking aspens in Utah with an interconnected root system. It's an estimated 80,000 years old and takes up more than 100 acres.
Complete ONE of the following tasks:
🟡 1. Read a book set in Utah.
🟡 2. Read a book with more than 80,000 ratings.
🟡 3. Read a book with more than 100 reviews.
🟡 4. Read a book with a mostly yellow cover. {Your discretion.}
Completion Post Prompt: #14: An Aspen Grove
Task: Read a book with more than 100 reviews
Book read:
Longing for Forever by Debra CloptonDate completed: 09/05/25
Pages: 149
How it fits: Has 130 reviews
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The 100 folds in a chef's hat represent 100 ways to cook an egg.
Yes, that tall, pleated white hat that chefs wear — technically called a toque — has 100 folds for a reason! According to Reluctant Gourmet, the pleats used to signify a chef's level of experience, like the number of ways he or she knew how to prepare eggs.
Complete ONE of the following tasks:
👩🏼🍳 1. Read a book with a mostly white cover. {Your discretion.}
👩🏼🍳 2. Read a book where the MC is described as being tall.
👩🏼🍳 3. Read a book with a 1 and 2 0s found in the publication date.
👩🏼🍳 4. Read a book where the author's first AND last initials are found in RELUCTANT GOURMET.
Completion Post Prompt: #2 - Chef's Hat
Task: Read a book where the MC is described as being tall
Book read:
The Farmer's Bride by Christine SterlingDate completed: 10/05/25
Pages: 110
How it fits: Page 28 “…Oh, land! He was taller than she imagined. His head brushed the top of the door, which Elizabet knew to be six feet, three inches…”
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M&M stands for Mars and Murrie.
Forrest Mars (son of the Mars Company founder) first spotted the British confection Smarties during the Spanish Civil War and noticed the candy shell prevented the chocolate from melting. He teamed up with Bruce Murrie (son of Hershey Chocolate's president) and the company later trademarked the "Melts in Your Mouth, Not in Your Hand" slogan.
Complete ONE of the following tasks:
🔴 1. Read a book with an alliterative title.
🔴 2. Read a book with at least two men on the cover.
🔴 3. Read a book tagged SPACE any number of times.
🔴 4. Read a book where the MC's first initial is found in HERSHEY.
Completion Post Prompt: #16 - M&Ms
Task: Read a book with an alliterative title
Book read:
Phoebe's Promise by Kay P. DawsonDate completed: 14/05/25
Pages: 194
How it fits: Is an alliterative title - ALL the words begin with the same letter
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Facebook has more users than many major populations.
At 2.89 billion monthly users, Facebook overshadows China's (1.4 billion) and India's (1.3 billion) populations.
Complete ONE of the following tasks:
ƒ 1. Read a book where social media is used/mentioned.
ƒ 2. Read a book set in China.
ƒ 3. Read a book with all the letters of FACEBOOK found in the title.
ƒ 4. Read a book where at least two of these digits are found in the publication date: 2, 8, 9.
Completion Post Prompt: #17 - Facebook
Task: 4. Read a book where at least two of these digits are found in the publication date: 2, 8, 9
Book read:
Marrying Mr. English by Katy RegneryDate completed: 17/05/25
Pages: 129
How it fits: Edition I read was published December 18, 2015
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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.
Completion Post Prompt: #58: Chocolate Holidays
Task: Read a book where the MC's FIRST initial is NOT found in ALMONDS
Book read:
The Army Doctor's Forever Baby by Helen Scott TaylorDate completed: 22/05/25
Pages: 129
How it fits: MC is George
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In Outhouse Racing, an outhouse (outdoor toilet) is kitted with wheels, brakes, and a steering system, and is raced down hills with competitors sitting on the toilet seat inside.
Competitors decorate their outhouses with clever names like “Royal Flush” and the first outhouse to make it across the finish line wins.
Complete ONE of the following tasks:
🚽 1. Read a book where a character decorates something.
🚽 2. Read a book with all the letters of OUTHOUSE in the title and/or subtitle.
🚽 3. Read a book with something with a steering system on the cover.
🚽 4. Read a book where a character sits down.
Completion Post Prompt: #33 - Outhouse Racing
Task: Read a book where a character sits down
Book read:
Moonrise Over Rabbit River by Elyce de ReefeDate completed: 24/05/25
Pages: 254
How it fits: The MC sits on page 1 “…He sat for a moment, enjoying the peace of his domain…”
(Many other characters sit at various times for various reasons during the book)
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Extreme Ironing is considered a ‘danger sport’ in which people take ironing boards to various, often remote, locations to iron clothes and take a picture.
Some of the locations have included cliff tops, underwater, in the middle of a motorway, and also while skiing and parachuting.
Complete ONE of the following tasks:
🧺 1. Read a book where the MC has a dangerous career/hobby.
🧺 2. Read a book where the title starts with a letter in EXTREME.
🧺 3. Read a book set at least partially in a remote location.
🧺 4. Read a book where a character irons or does other household chores.
Completion Post Prompt: #21: Extreme Ironing
Task: Read a book where a character irons or does other household chores
Book read:
Be Careful What You Witch For by Dawn EastmanDate completed: 01/06/25
Pages: 304
How it fits: Clyde has to clean her house after her nephew sets fire to the kitchen and when her father spills blue paint and the dogs run through the house with their painty paws
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Worm Charming is a competitive sport with the aim of attracting earthworms out of the ground.
The competitor that charms the most worms within a set period of time and a set zone on the ground wins. In 2009, Sophie Smith of England (aged 10) set the world record with 567 worms.
Complete ONE of the following tasks:
🪱 1. Read a book where the title contains an -ing word.
🪱 2. Read a book with an author who has the same first and last initials.
🪱 3. Read a book published before 2009.
🪱 4. Read a book where the MC's first initial is NOT found in WORM.
Completion Post Prompt - #69: Worm Charming
Task: Read a book where the MC's first initial is NOT found in WORM
Book read:
Alien With Benefits by Cara BristolDate completed: 02/06/25
Pages: 160
How it fits: MC is Holly
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Originating in Spain, Bossaball comprises elements of volleyball, football (soccer), gymnastics, and capoeira, which is an Afro-Brazilian cultural practice simultaneously involving a fight and a dance.
The game is played on an inflatable course with inbuilt trampolines on each side. The teams consist of 4 - 5 players with the aim of getting the ball over the net without the other team being able to return it.
Complete ONE of the following tasks:
🏐 1. Read a book that you rated 4 - 5 stars.
🏐 2. Read a book where a character fights or dances.
🏐 3. Read a book set at least partially in Spain.
🏐 4. Read a book where the MC's first name does NOT start with a letter in BOSSABALL.
Completion Post Prompt - #9: Bossaball
Task: Read a book where the MC's first name does NOT start with a letter in BOSSABALL
Book read:
Future Tense by Kristen PainterDate completed: 04/06/25
Pages: 299
How it fits: MC is Ellis
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If you drive south from Detroit, you'll hit Canada.
Head north from Windsor, Ontario, crossing the Detroit River, and you'll reach the good ol' US of A.
Complete ONE of the following tasks:
🇨🇦 1. Read a book set in Michigan.
🇨🇦 2. Read a book with a cityscape on the cover.
🇨🇦 3. Read a book with a directional word in the title.
🇨🇦 4. Read a book where the MC's first initial is NOT found in WINDSOR.
Completion Post Prompt - #25: Detroit
Task: Read a book where the MC's first initial is NOT found in WINDSOR
Book read:
Betrayal at the Old Hall by H.L. MarsayDate completed: 06/06/25
Pages: 268
How it fits: MC is Lucy
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Pumpkins, squash, and gourds are all technically the same species.
That's right, your zucchini and Jack o' lanterns are one and the same: Cucurbita pepo, a species that originated in Mexico more than 10,000 years ago. Farmers have since developed the many cultivars we know and use today.
Complete ONE of the following tasks:
👩🏽🌾 1. Read a book with some type of vegetable on the cover.
👩🏽🌾 2. Read a book with at least 10,000 ratings.
👩🏽🌾 3. Read a book set in Mexico.
👩🏽🌾 4. Read a book where the author's first AND last initials are found in CUCURBITA PEPO.
Completion Post Prompt - #35: Pumpkins, Squash, and Gourds...Oh My!
Task: Read a book where the author's first AND last initials are found in CUCURBITA PEPO
Book read:
The Lonely Sheriff’s Mail Order Bride by Amelia RoseDate completed: 08/06/25
Pages: 209
How it fits: Author’s initials are A & R
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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.
Completion Post Prompt - #22: The Oscars
Task: Read a book where the title starts with a letter in OSCARS
Book read:
A Fellowship of Bakers & Magic by J. PennerDate completed: 13/06/25
Pages: 313
How it fits: Title starts with A
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A $1 bill doesn't live as long as you'd think.
According to the Federal Reserve, each buck lasts about 6.6 years, and there's about $1.79 trillion of U.S. currency in circulation right now.
Complete ONE of the following tasks:
💵 1. Read a book with money on the cover.
💵 2. Read a book you got for no money.
💵 3. Read a book with a title that starts with a letter in MONEY.
💵 4. Read a book where the MC's first initial is NOT found in MONEY.
Completion Post Prompt - #47: $1 Bill
Task: Read a book you got for no money
Book read:
Invitation by Elle ThorneDate completed: 15/06/25
Pages: 109
How it fits: was a free kindle download
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The famous Tuna Toss is held as part of the Tunarama Festival in Port Lincoln, South Australia, in celebration of the local fishing industry. The event was first held in 1979, and is still going strong.
The competition is to throw a tuna as far as possible. Originally, a fresh tuna fish was used. Since 2008, competitors throw a weighted, plastic tuna in the initial heats. In the finals, they use a frozen 9 or 10kg Southern Bluefin Tuna, with a rope handle threaded through its gills. No fish are killed for the competition, only undersized fish that have died naturally are used.
The most successful competitors use a hammer throwing technique, spinning several times before unleashing the tuna. The current record for the longest throw is held by Australian Olympic hammer thrower, Sean Carlin, who threw 37.23 meters in 1998. Carlin also holds the Australian hammer throw record. The women's record of 22.15m was set in 2002 by hammer thrower Brook Kruger. The winners take home $1,000, and second place wins $500.
Complete ONE of the following tasks:
🐟 1. Read a book set at least partially in Australia.
🐟 2. Read a book published since 2008.
🐟 3. Read a book where a character eats any kind of fish.
🐟 4. Read a book where the MC or the author is named Sean or Brook. {spelling variations accepted}
Completion Post Prompt - #51: Tuna Toss
Task: Read a book published since 2008
Book read:
Luck of the Iris by Nancy WarrenDate completed: 17/06/25
Pages: 236
How it fits: Published April 5, 2023
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Frank Lloyd Wright's son invented Lincoln Logs.
The famous architect's design for the Imperial Hotel in Tokyo inspired John Lloyd Wright to produce the interlocking log beams on a much smaller scale for kids.
Complete ONE of the following tasks:
🪵 1. Read a book where the author goes by 3 names.
🪵 2. Read a book with at least 3 Ls in the title.
🪵 3. Read a book with a log/tree on the cover.
🪵 4. Read a book set in Japan.
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Ridiculously Random Reading Challenge
Individual, Open-Ended
April 1, 2025 - March 31, 2027
You know how most reading challenges you join have some type of theme or main idea, kind of like the books themselves? Well, this one...not so much! We'll look at Crown Jewels, Greasy Pole Climbing, Model Ts, Zorbing, and anything and everything in between. So buckle up for the ride and enjoy!
Each time you satisfy a task, make a post here IN YOUR OWN THREAD. Please use the following example for your Completion Post.
Prompt # / Name: {For example: #1: Octothorpe}
Book:
Author:
Date Read:
Pages:
Task:
How it Fits:
If you have any questions about this challenge, please post them in the Ridiculously Random Q&A Thread.
Challenge Rules:
📘 Standard Rules Apply
📘 I will create an individual thread for you prior to the start date.
📘 Your first prompt will be posted on April 1, 2025.
📘 Books must be completed after the task has been posted. For example, if your task is posted on 4-15, you can't use a book you completed on 4-14.
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If a set of tasks is too difficult or just out of your comfort zone, you have 4 SKIPS to use in this challenge. In order to use a SKIP, read any book that meets the Standard Book Qualifications for Hooked on Books. The link is in the Challenge Rules above. Simply list SKIP on the Task line.