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The Mud-Pit Belly Flop is one of the biggest events that takes place during the ‘Redneck Games.'
The event, of course, takes place in a giant mud pit and the crowd gathered to watch chooses the winner by judging who can make the biggest, muddiest splash. The winner receives a trophy – always featuring a smashed beer can.
Complete ONE of the following tasks:
👀 1. Read a book where the MC drinks a beer.
👀 2. Read a book with a crowd, more than 4 people, on the cover.
👀 3. Read a book where someone wins a trophy.
👀 4. Read a book where the title ENDS with a letter in REDNECK.
COMPLETION POST - #30: Mud-Pit Belly Flop
Task: 👀 1. Read a book where the MC drinks a beer
Book: Najgorsze randki świata i kilka udanych
Author: Agata Romaniuk
Pages: 220
Date read: 8/27
How it fits: MC goes on mutliple dates in this book and she drinks beer during some of them
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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.
COMPLETION POST - #43: Lincoln Logs
Task: 🪵 3. Read a book with a log/tree on the cover
Book: Cień wiatru
Author: Carlos Ruiz Zafon
Pages: 520
Date read: 9/13
How it fits: Trees on the cover
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Not every Model T was black.
For the first few years of production, Ford's famous car came in gray, green, blue and red. It was only after 1914 that customers could order "any color so long as it is black," as the dark paint dried faster than other hues.
Complete ONE of the following tasks:
⚫️ 1. Read a book with a car on the cover.
⚫️ 2. Read a book with a color in the title.
⚫️ 3. Read a book with BLACK, GRAY, GREEN, BLUE, or RED found in the text.
⚫️ 4. Read a book with at least two of these numbers found in the page count/publication date: 1, 9, 1, 4.
COMPLETION POST - #38: Model T
Task: ⚫️ 4. Read a book with at least two of these numbers found in the page count/publication date: 1, 9, 1, 4
Book: Alchemia. Powieść biograficzna o Marii Skłodowskiej-Curie
Author: Katarzyna Zyskowska
Pages: 364
Date read: 9/14
How it fits: This book was published on 17.06.2024
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Bog Snorkelling takes place in a 55-metre-long water-filled trench carved out of a peat bog (comprised of dead plant material).
Competitors wear snorkels and flippers and cannot use traditional swimming techniques, but rather must rely solely on flipper power to get across and back. Kirsty Johnson set the record back in 2014 with a time of 1 minute and 22.56 seconds.
Complete ONE of the following tasks:
🤿 1. Read a book published in 2014.
🤿 2. Read a book with a title that starts with a letter in SNORKELLING.
🤿 3. Read a book with some type of plant material on the cover.
🤿 4. Read a book that does not follow a "traditional" style. {dual-timelines, epistolary, etc.}
COMPLETION POST - #6. Bog Snorkelling
Task: 🤿 4. Read a book that does not follow a "traditional" style. {dual-timelines, epistolary, etc.}
Book: Zorro's Last Stand
Author: Mark Shearman
Pages: 281
Date read: 9/16
How it fits: This book is being told from the past and from the present
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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 - #14: An Aspen Grove
Task: 🟡 3. Read a book with more than 100 reviews
Book: Zamek po drugiej stronie lustra
Author: Mizuki Tsujimura
Pages: 448
Date read: 9/17
How it fits: This book has over 7,000 reviews
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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 - #58: Chocolate Holidays
Task: 🍫 4. Read a book where the MC's FIRST initial is NOT found in ALMONDS
Book: The Summer I Turned Pretty
Author: Jenny Han
Pages: 295
Date read: 9/18
How it fits: MC’s first name is Belly
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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 - #69: Worm Charming
Task: 🪱 4. Read a book where the MC's first initial is NOT found in WORM
Book: It's Not Summer Without You
Author: Jenny Han
Pages: 275
Date read: 9/19
How it fits: MC’s first name is Belly
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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 - #16: M&M’s
Task: 🔴 2. Read a book with at least two men on the cover
Book: We'll Always Have Summer: Amazon Exclusive Edition
Author: Jenny Han
Pages: 320
Date read: 9/20
How it fits: Two men on the cover
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The Running of the Bulls takes place in the summer in Pamplona, Spain.
The event involves patrons running in front of 6 bulls that have been let loose in the town’s streets. Every year between 50-100 injuries are reported with 15 deaths reported since 1910.
Complete ONE of the following tasks:
🐂 1. Read a book with an animal on the cover.
🐂 2. Read a book where multiple characters die.
🐂 3. Read a book with between 50,000 and 100,000 Goodreads ratings.
🐂 4. Read a book set mostly in the summer.
COMPLETION POST - #42: Running of the Bulls
Task: 🐂 2. Read a book where multiple characters die
Book: Atmosphere
Author: Taylor Jenkins Reid
Pages: 352
Date read: 9/20
How it fits: Multiple characters die in this book
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Surprisingly, the sporting event of climbing a greased-up slippery pole is quite common around the world.
These traditional events are essentially the same - there is a long pole covered in grease, lard, or some other lubricant, and participants attempt to climb or walk along the pole to get to the other end, where there may be a prize or flag to recover.
Complete ONE of the following tasks:
🎁 1. Read a book where a character climbs something.
🎁 2. Read a book where the title does NOT start with a letter in GREASY POLE.
🎁 3. Read a book where the MC wins a prize of any type.
🎁 4. Read a book with the word FLAG found in the text.
COMPLETION POST - #27: Greasy Pole Climbing
Task: 🎁 2. Read a book where the title does NOT start with a letter in GREASY POLE
Book: Vacation Wars
Author: Meghan Quinn
Pages: 427
Date read: 9/23
How it fits: The title starts with V
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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.
COMPLETION POST - #66: Wood Chopping
Task: 🪚 4. Read a book where the MC's first initial is found in AXEMAN
Book: Klub
Author: Ellery Lloyd
Pages: 380
Date read: 9/24
How it fits: One of the characters is named Adam
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Elvis only won 3 Grammys.
The King of Rock and Roll had 18 #1 hits in his career, but struck out on 11 of his 14 nominations. The record for the most Grammy wins actually belongs to George Solti, the longtime leader of Chicago Symphony Orchestra, with 31 awards to his name.
Complete ONE of the following tasks:
🎙 1. Read a book where a famous person is mentioned.
🎙 2. Read a book with an 11, 14, or 18 intact in the page count.
🎙 3. Read a book where NO letters of KING are found in the title.
🎙 4. Read a book with the word AWARD(S) found in the text.
COMPLETION POST - #31: Elvis
Task: 🎙 1. Read a book where a famous person is mentioned
Book: Taylor-Verse. Uniwersum Taylor Swift. Nieoficjalny przewodnik
Author: Satu Hameenaho-Fox
Pages: 288
Date read: 9/25
How it fits: This book is about Taylor Swift
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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 - #67: Baby Elephants
Task: 🐘 1. Read a book you found comforting
Book: Lato, gdy mama miała zielone oczy
Author: Tatiana Tibuleac
Pages: 152
Date read: 9/26
How it fits: This book talks about a difficult relationship between a son and his mother but it is also comforting when their bond starts to grow stronger
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Ultimate Taser Ball is a kind of extreme and crazy sport that not many would have heard of or believe that it is true. It involves players carrying a real taser gun and using it on opponents to gain possession of the ball. If you are thinking, who would have come up with such an idea, the honors go to three California natives: Leif Kellenberger, Eric Prum, and Erik Wunsch.
The game is played on a 200 x 85 feet field. The ball used is a large 24 inch diameter inflated ball. The objective of the sport is to successfully carry the ball onto the opponents goalpost without getting tased en-route.
Rather than allowing players to go wild with their stun guns, the game fortunately has a rule that only players that have possession of the ball can be tased. The stun guns used emit a maximum of five milliamps, enough to cause muscle spasms to give up the ball, but well under the 1 amp lethal dose, and hence causes no permanent damage.
It's not hard to imagine that the sport was not well received. People would rather play than get tased and fall on their face. The founders, however, seem to be working towards getting a minor league going for the sport.
Complete ONE of the following tasks:
🔫 1. Read a book with a character who is in law enforcement.
🔫 2. Read a book where the title ENDS with a letter in EXTREME.
🔫 3. Read a book with a plot that seems too crazy to be true.
🔫 4. Read a book where the MC's first name ENDS with a letter in LETHAL.
COMPLETION POST - #54: Ultimate Taser Ball
Task: 🔫 1. Read a book with a character who is in law enforcement.
Book: The Trees
Author: Percival Everett
Pages: 347
Date read: 9/28
How it fits: Several characters in this book work in the police
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Quidditch was invented by J.K. Rowling in her Harry Potter series and involves 2 teams of 7 players mounted on broomsticks with 4 different balls and goals on either side of the pitch.
The game has since been adapted for the real world with the ultimate goal being to score more goals than the other team before the ‘snitch’ is caught.
Complete ONE of the following tasks:
🧹 1. Read a book where one character snitches on another.
🧹 2. Read a book that is part of a series.
🧹 3. Read a book where the author uses initials in their name.
🧹 4. Read a book with a storyline that could be adapted into a board game or a real-life game.
COMPLETION POST - #39: Quidditch
Task: 🧹 3. Read a book where the author uses initials in their name
Book: Leave Me Behind
Author: K.M. Moronova
Pages: 464
Date read: 10/3
How it fits: The author has initials in their name
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Originally invented in Finland, Wife Carrying is a sport that involves a male competitor racing through 2 dry obstacles and 1 water obstacle approximately 1 meter deep all while carrying a female teammate.
The female must weigh at least 108 lb (49 kg) or additional weight will be added to her. Teams who complete the course in the shortest time win with additional prizes for best costume, etc.
Complete ONE of the following tasks:
💍 1. Read a book with a married MC.
💍 2. Read a book set at least partially in Finland.
💍 3. Read a book where a character feels weighted down in some way.
💍 4. Read a book where a character carries something or someone.
COMPLETION POST - #63: Wife Carrying
Task: 💍 3. Read a book where a character feels weighted down in some way
Book: Magpie Murders
Author: Anthony Horowitz
Pages: 477
Date read: 10/6
How it fits: Susan feels weighted down by the pressure of solving the murder mystery
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The speed of a computer mouse is measured in "Mickeys."
A British scientist first invented the roller-ball device in 1946 while working for the Royal Navy, but the word "mouse" didn't get coined until 1965.
Complete ONE of the following tasks:
🖱 1. Read a book published or set between 1946 and 1965.
🖱 2. Read a book with a scientist character.
🖱 3. Read a book with the word MOUSE found in the text.
🖱 4. Read a book that seemed to speed by.
COMPLETION POST - #34: Mouse Speed
Task: 🖱 4. Read a book that seemed to speed by
Book: The A.B.C. Murders
Author: Agatha Christie
Pages: 207
Date read: 10/6
How it fits: I read this book in less than a day and it sped by
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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.
COMPLETION POST - #61: Fluffle
Task: 🐰 3. Read a book tagged ANIMALS any number of times
Book: Into the Wild
Author: Erin Hunter
Pages: 288
Date read: 10/14
How it fits: Tagged animals 593 times
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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 - #37: Fleur-de-Lis
Task: ⚜️ 1. Read a book where a character plays or watches football
Book: Wife, Mother, Liar
Author: Sue Watson
Pages: 317
Date read: 10/16
How it fits: The main characters used to watch football with her husband and their son
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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.
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Task: 🧀 4. Read a book with a 9 in the page count or publication date
Book: Will There Be Wine?
Author: Whitney Cubbison
Pages: 379
Date read: 8/26
How it fits: This book has 379 pages