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Jeopardy! Game

Adele
Barbara ★
Bree
Candy
Chaitra
Christine
Leslie
Martha
Megan
★Meghan★
Sam
Sarajayne
Shirley
Stephany
Zina

Nov 1/12 - April 30/13
0/27
(A) What's in a NAME (Authors)
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3 -
4 -
5 -
(B) The Adjective in the Title
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2 -
3 -
4 -
5 -
(C) Hit the Road
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2 -
3 -
4 -
5 -
(D) It Was a Very Good Year (Written In)
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5 -
(E) Period Pieces
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Jeopardy! Game
Nov 1/12 - April 30/13
0/27
(A) What's in a NAME (Authors)
1 -
2 -
3 -
4 -
5 -
(B) The Adjective in the Title
1 -
2 -
3 -
4 -
5 -
(C) Hit the Road
1 -
2 -
3 -
4 -
5 -
(D) It Was a Very Good Year (Written In)
1 -
2 -
3 -
4 -
5 -
(E) Period Pieces
1 -
2 -
3 -
4 -
5 -

1. Divergent 11/5/2012
2. Twenties Girl 12/11/2012
3. Alphas 12/6/2012
4. Cast in Shadow 12/12/2012
5. Eragon 12/12/2012
(C)Hit the Road
1.
2. The Kitchen House 11/16/2012
3.
4.
5. Flowers On Main 11/1/2012

In this version, I've given you all the clues, you just need to fill them in with your books like any other scavenger hunt challenge. The "Who is _______" part is just a reference to the original TV show, but isn't necessary to playing this challenge.
Hope this helps, if you have any questions, post away! :) I'd be happy to help and have you join in!

Ashley, I completely understand, lol...I'm hoping that I can make some of these fit with other challenges I have to finish on top of all the craziness of the next couple months!!

JEOPARDY
Duration: Nov 01, 2012 - Apr 30, 2013
Completed: 27/27
What's in a Name
✔ 1. Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? | Mindy Kaling ★★★★ (11/02)
✔ 2. The Elegance of the Hedgehog | Muriel Barbery ★ (11/28)
✔ 3. Mort | Terry Pratchett ★★★★★ (11/04)
✔ 4. Chronicle of a Death Foretold | Gabriel García Márquez ★★★★★ (11/01)
✔ 5. Kafka on the Shore | Haruki Murakami ★★★★★ (11/24)
Adjective in the Title
✔ 1. Color/Shape - A Red Herring Without Mustard | Alan Bradley ★★★★★ (02/17)
✔ 2. Good Feeling - Good Omens | Neil Gaiman & Terry Pratchett ★★★★★ (11/29)
✔ 3. Bad Feeling - Lost Cat: A True Story of Love, Desperation, and GPS Technology | Caroline Paul ★★★ (11/29)
✔ 4. Condition/Time - Touchy Subjects: Stories | Emma Donoghue ★★★ (02/06)
✔ 5. Quantity/Touch - Every Last One | Anna Quindlen ★★ (12/03)
Hit the Road
✔ 1. Set in Connecticut - Marmee and Louisa: The Untold Story of Louisa May Alcott and Her Mother | Eve LaPlante ★★★ (11/04)
✔ 2. Place - The Graveyard Book | Neil Gaiman ★★★★ (11/26)
✔ 3. NW, London - NW | Zadie Smith ★★ (11/02)
✔ 4. America - American Gods | Neil Gaiman ★★★★★ (11/09)
✔ 5. Address - Telegraph Avenue | Michael Chabon ★★★★ (11/17)
It was a Very Good Year
✔ 1. 2009 - Catching Fire | Suzanne Collins ★★★ (11/26)
✔ 2. 1998 - Chocolat | Joanne Harris ★★★★★ (03/04)
✔ 3. 2001 - Fury | Salman Rushdie ★★★ (01/24)
✔ 4. 1983 - Silent House | Orhan Pamuk ★ (01/04)
✔ 5. 1982 - A is for Alibi | Sue Grafton ★★★ (03/16)
Period Pieces
✔ 1. Historical Fiction: Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy | John le Carré ★★★★★ (11/12)
✔ 2. Historical Non Fiction: Marlene | Marlene Dietrich ★★★ (11/02)
✔ 3. World Leader: Washington: A Life | Ron Chernow ★★★★★ (01/07)
✔ 4. King: A Midsummers Night's Dream | William Shakespeare ★★★★★ (12/14)
✔ 5. Queen: EAST, WEST: Stories | Salman Rushdie ★★★ (01/26)
Daily Double: What's in a Name
✔ 1. Under the Dome | Stephen King ★★ (11/09)
✔ 2. The Book Thief | Markus Zusak ★★ (11/11)
*** Completed (03/16) ***

Nov 1/12 - April 30/13
0/27
(A) What's in a NAME (Authors)
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2 -
3 -
4 -
5 -
(B) The Adjective in the Title
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5 -
(C) Hit the Road
1 -
2 -
3 -
4 -
5 -
(D) It Was a Very Good Year (Written In)
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2 -
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5 -
(E) Period Pieces
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2 -
3 -
4 -
5 -

Duration: November 1, 2012 - April 30, 2013
Completed: 0/27
What's in a NAME (authors)
1. One letter the same in name (no vowels) ie. Pam Parker
2. Two letters the same (no vowels)
3. Three letters the same(one can be a vowel)
4. Four letters the same (2 can be vowels)
5. 5 letters the same (3 can be vowels)
Who is ___?
The Adjective in the title
1. "color" adjective or "Shape" (deep, narrow, square)
2. "good feeling" (happy, joyous, neat)
3. "bad feeling" (angry, jealous, scary)
4. "condition" (famous, rich, helpful) or "time" (late, rapid)
5. "quantity" (abundant, full, heavy) or "touch"(chilly, dusty)
What is ___?
Hit the Road
1. Book takes place where you have lived (town, state, country)
2. Title has a place (museum, park, house)
3. Title has a state, province, country in it
4. Title has your state or province or country
5. Title has an address in it (Mulberry street)
Where is ___?
It was a very good year (written in)
1. The year you became a mom, aunt, sister,grandmother, etc
2. The first year you finished high school
3. The year you got your drivers license
4. The year you were born
5. The year your parents or grandparents married
When was ___?
Period Pieces
1. about any historical fiction person
2. about any historical non-fiction person
3. about any world leader/ruler fiction or non
4. about a queen fiction or non
5. about a king fiction or non
Who was ___?
Daily Double
1.
2.

Jeopardy!
Nov 01 2012 – Apr 30 2013
0/27 completed
(A)What's in a NAME (authors)
1. One letter the same in name (no vowels) ie. Pam Parker
2. Two letters the same (no vowels)
3. Three letters the same(one can be a vowel)
4. Four letters the same (2 can be vowels)
5. 5 letters the same (3 can be vowels)
(B) The Adjective in the title
1. "color" adjective or "Shape" (deep, narrow, square)
2. "good feeling" (happy, joyous, neat)
3. "bad feeling" (angry, jealous, scary)
4. "condition" (famous, rich, helpful) or "time" (late, rapid)
5. "quantity" (abundant, full, heavy) or "touch"(chilly, dusty)
(C) Hit the Road
1. Book takes place where you have lived (town, state, country)
2. Title has a place (museum, park, house)
3. Title has a state, province, country in it
4. Title has your state or province or country
5. Title has an address in it (Mulberry street)
(D)It was a very good year (written in)
1. The year you became a mom, aunt, sister,grandmother, etc
2. The first year you finished high school
3. The year you got your drivers license
4. The year you were born
5. The year your parents or grandparents married
(E)Period Pieces
1. about any historical fiction person
2. about any historical non-fiction person
3. about any world leader/ruler fiction or non
4. about a queen fiction or non
5. about a king fiction or non
Daily Double
1.
2.

Zina, if there's anything I can clarify for you, let me know! :)

Jeopardy!
Nov 01 2012 – Apr 30 2013
0/27 completed
(A)What's in a NAME (authors)
1. One letter the same in name (no vowels) ie. Pam Parker
2. Two letters the same (no vowels)
3. Three letters the same(one can be a vowel)
4. Four letters the same (2 can be vowels)
5. 5 letters the same (3 can be vowels)
(B) The Adjective in the title
1. "color" adjective or "Shape" (deep, narrow, square)
2. "good feeling" (happy, joyous, neat)
3. "bad feeling" (angry, jealous, scary)
4. "condition" (famous, rich, helpful) or "time" (late, rapid)
5. "quantity" (abundant, full, heavy) or "touch"(chilly, dusty)
(C) Hit the Road
1. Book takes place where you have lived (town, state, country)
2. Title has a place (museum, park, house)
3. Title has a state, province, country in it
4. Title has your state or province or country
5. Title has an address in it (Mulberry street)
(D)It was a very good year (written in)
1. The year you became a mom, aunt, sister,grandmother, etc
2. The first year you finished high school
3. The year you got your drivers license
4. The year you were born
5. The year your parents or grandparents married
(E)Period Pieces
1. about any historical fiction person
2. about any historical non-fiction person
3. about any world leader/ruler fiction or non
4. about a queen fiction or non
5. about a king fiction or non

Ex: Ilona Andrews has N and A in common between both names, so I could use that for #2 , while Darynda Jones has only the N in common, and would be used for #1?


Ex: Ilon..."
Welcome to the challenge! For the first category, you've got it pretty much right...for clues 1 and 2, the letters in common can't be vowels (vowels can be used for 3-5). So Ilona Andrews doesn't work (N & A) but Michelle Moran would (M & L). Hope that helps!

Yep, that will work!

Got it. Thank you!

Zina, if there's anything I can clarify for you, let me know! :)"
Here is what I am confused about
2 categories will be "Daily Doubles" - this means that you will read 2 different books for the same "question", but you get to choose which 2 you want to read the extra book for. The 2 extras cannot be the same clue, but they CAN be within the same category.
So do you mean I could read an additional book for
2. "good feeling" (happy, joyous, neat) but not read 2 additional books for this clue
but I could do instead a book for each of these
2. "good feeling" (happy, joyous, neat)
3. "bad feeling" (angry, jealous, scary)

Nov 1, 2012-Apr 30,2013
0/27
(A)What's in a NAME (authors)
1. One letter the same in name (no vowels)
2. Two letters the same (no vowels)
3. Three letters the same(one can be a vowel)
4. Four letters the same (2 can be vowels)
5. 5 letters the same (3 can be vowels)
Who is ___?
(B) The Adjective in the title
1. "color" adjective or "Shape" (deep, narrow, square)
2. "good feeling" (happy, joyous, neat)
3. "bad feeling" (angry, jealous, scary)
4. "condition" (famous, rich, helpful) or "time" (late, rapid)
5. "quantity" (abundant, full, heavy) or "touch"(chilly, dusty)
What is ___?
(C) Hit the Road
1. Book takes place where you have lived (town, state, country)
2. Title has a place (museum, park, house)
3. Title has a state, province, country in it
4. Title has your state or province or country
5. Title has an address in it (Mulberry street)
Where is ___?
(D)It was a very good year (written in)
1. The year you became a mom, aunt, sister,grandmother, etc
2. The first year you finished high school
3. The year you got your drivers license
4. The year you were born
5. The year your parents or grandparents married
When was ___?
(E)Period Pieces
1. about any historical fiction person
2. about any historical non-fiction person
3. about any world leader/ruler fiction or non
4. about a queen fiction or non
5. about a king fiction or non
Who was ___?
Daily Double
1.
2.

Okay, I will give it a go

Nov 1, 2012-Apr 30,2013
(A)What's in a NAME (authors)
1. One letter the same in name (no vowels) ie. Pam Parker Roman by Kevin Ashman 2 N's
2. Two letters the same (no vowels)The giving tree by shel silverstein - 2 S's, 2 L's
3. Three letters the same(one can be a vowel) The Lincoln Lawyer by Michael Connelly 2 N's, 2 L's, 2 C's
4. Four letters the same (2 can be vowels) The Boy in the striped pyjamas by Lene Kaaberbol - 2 B's, 2 L's, 2 e's, 2 a's
5. 5 letters the same (3 can be vowels)Death's Acre:Inside the legendary forensic lab the body farm where the dead do tell tales by William M Bass - 2 M's, 2 S's, 2 L's, 2 i's, 2 a's
Who is ___?
(B) The Adjective in the title
1. "color" adjective or "Shape" (deep, narrow, square) The Burning of Grey by Giselle V Steele - Colour
2. "good feeling" (happy, joyous, neat)Why be happy when you could be normal by jeanette Winterson
3. "bad feeling" (angry, jealous, scary)A Confusion of Princes by Garth Nix
4. "condition" (famous, rich, helpful) or "time" (late, rapid)A Reliable Wife by Robert Goolrick condition
5. "quantity" (abundant, full, heavy) or "touch"(chilly, dusty)Cold Granite by Stuart MacBride touch
What is ___?
(C) Hit the Road
1. Book takes place where you have lived (town, state, country) All Creatures great and small by James Herriottakes place in Yorkshire where I was born.
2. Title has a place (museum, park, house)To the Lighthouse by Virginia Woolf
3. Title has a state, province, country in it"Heil America" Incorporated by N A Forbush a country
4. Title has your state or province or countryCorpse Way (The Yorkshire Dales Mystery Series) by Susan Parry I was born in Yorkshire
5. Title has an address in it (Mulberry street)Treading Water on Ripple Creek Farm:Lily by Beulah S Coyne
Where is ___?
(D)It was a very good year (written in)
1. The year you became a mom, aunt, sister,grandmother, etc 2000 Slammerkin by Emma Donoghue
2. The first year you finished high school 1990 Get Shorty by Elmore Leonard
3. The year you got your drivers license 1992 A cold day for murder by Dana Stabenow
4. The year you were born 1973 Deenie by Judy Blume
5. The year your parents or grandparents married 1967 the electric kool-aid acid test by tom wolfe
When was ___?
(E)Period Pieces
1. about any historical fiction person The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett, shelved as historical fiction
2. about any historical non-fiction personCleopatra:A Life by Stacy Schiff
3. about any world leader/ruler fiction or non Truman by David McCullough
4. about a queen fiction or noncatherine the great:portrait of a woman by Robert K massie
5. about a king fiction or nonKing HenryIV Part 1 and part 2 by William Shakespeare
Who was ___?
Daily Double
1.The Wish List by Eoin Colfer, published 2000 Section D No.1
2.The Butcher Boy by Patrick McCabe published 1992 Section D No.2


2. "good feeling" (happy, joyous, neat) but not read 2 additional books for this clue
but I could do instead a book for each of these
2. "good feeling" (happy, joyous, neat)
3. "bad feeling" (angry, jealous, scary)"
Zina, regarding the 2 "daily doubles"...you can read up to 1 additional book for each clue/question. So for 2 of them you will have read 2 books. The additional books can't both be for the same clue (so you can't read 3 books for "good feeling" but you CAN read 2 books each for "good feeling" and "bad feeling", or you could choose to read 2 for "good feeling" and 2 for "the year you were born"). Does that clear it up?
Candy, in that instance, could you do the first year you were legally able to get your license (here it's age 16, not sure about everywhere else)? Or if you have a learner's permit, you could do that year as well. If not, I'll keep thinking. :) Welcome to the challenge!
Adele, glad to see you join in!! I've added you to the participants list.

There are 2 "daily doubles" for the whole game. To simplify: pick any 2 clues you'd like and read an additional book for them. There are 25 clues, but you will read a total of 27 books.
They can be within the same category if you so choose but they can't be the same clue (meaning you can't read 3 books total for 1 clue...2 clues should have 2 books read while all others will have 1 book).
I feel like I'm not making any sense, lol. Let's say (using your example above) that I choose to do both my daily doubles in the Adjective In The Title category, my post may look like this:
(B) The Adjective in the title
1. "color" adjective or "Shape" (deep, narrow, square)
-- Circle of Friends by Maeve Binchy
2. "good feeling" (happy, joyous, neat)
-- A Happy Marriage by Rafael Yglesias
-- The Secret of Joy by Melissa Senate
3. "bad feeling" (angry, jealous, scary)
-- Any Bitter Thing by Monica Wood
-- Confessions of an Angry Girl by Louise Rozett
4. "condition" (famous, rich, helpful) or "time" (late, rapid)
-- Late Nights on Air by Elizabeth Hay
5. "quantity" (abundant, full, heavy) or "touch"(chilly, dusty)
-- So Many Ways to Begin by Jon McGregor
I will read 2 books for clues 2 and 3 as my daily doubles for this game, but just 1 for clues 1, 4 and 5 (and 1 for each clue of the other categories as well).

Looking forward to this challenge.


Jeopardy! Game
Start date: November 1st, 2012
End date: April 30th, 2013
(A) What's in a NAME (Authors)
1 - Spook - Mary Roach (2 Rs)
2 - Enclave - Ann Aguirre (2 Ns, 2 Rs)
3 - Election - Tom Perrotta (3 Ts, 2 Rs, 2 Os)
4 - The Phantom Tollbooth - Norton Juster (2 Ns, 2 Os, 2 Ts, 2 Rs)
5 - Labyrinths - Jorge Luis Borges (2 Ss, 2 Rs, 2 Gs, 2 Es, 2 Os)
(B) The Adjective in the Title
1 -
2 -
3 -
4 -
5 -
(C) Hit the Road
1 -
2 -
3 -
4 -
5 -
(D) It Was a Very Good Year (Written In)
1 -
2 -
3 -
4 -
5 -
(E) Period Pieces
1 -
2 -
3 -
4 -
5 -
Daily Doubles
A1: Magic Burns - Ilona Andrews (2 Ns)
COMPLETED: 2/27

Duration: November 1, 2012 - April 30, 2013
READ: 22/27
(A) What's in a NAME (Authors)
1 - Would-Be Witch - Kimberly Frost (2-Rs) 11/1
2 - Split Second - David Baldacci (2-Ds,2-Cs) 11/6
3 - Good Girl Seeks Bad Rider - Vonna Harper (2-Ns,2-As,2-Rs) 11/1
4 - Shadow Bound - Erin Kellison (2-Es,2-Ls,2-Ns,2-Is) 11/1
5 - Deep Black: Death Wave - Stephen Coonts (2-Es,2-Ts,2-Ns,2-Os,2-Ss) 1/11





(B) The Adjective in the Title
1 - Masque of the Red Death - Bethany Griffin (color in title) 12/6
2 - Lucky's Lady - Tami Hoag (lucky = good feeling) 1/29
3 - Haunting Embrace - Erin Quinn (bad feeling) 11/8
4 - Slow Hands - Lauren Bach (time) 11/7
5. "quantity" (abundant, full, heavy) or "touch"(chilly, dusty)




(C) Hit the Road
1 - Waking Nightmare - Kylie Brant (set in USA) 11/9
2 - Christmas Eve at Friday Harbor - Lisa Kleypas (in Washington state) 2/1
3 - The Monster of Florence - Douglas Preston (Florence Italy) 1/18
4. Title has your state or province or country
5. Title has an address in it (Mulberry street)



(D) It Was a Very Good Year (Written In)
1 - The Andromeda Strain - Michael Crichton (sister-1969) 2/28
2 - The Accidental Tourist - Anne Tyler (1985) 12/21
3. The year you got your drivers license (1984)
4. The year you were born (1967)
5 - The Magician's Nephew - C.S. Lewis (1955) 11/5


(E) Period Pieces
1 - Enchanted, Inc. - Shanna Swendson (Merlin) 11/13/12
2 - The Siren Song - Anne Ursu (Poseidon) 1/30
3 - The Chief - Monica McCarty (Robert the Bruce) 12/7/12
4 - Crown of Crystal Flame - C.L. Wilson (heroine is a queen) 5/17/13
5 - The Third Gate - Lincoln Child (Egyptian King Narmer) 12/5/12





Daily Double
1 - Dead to the World - Charlaine Harris (Sec A #2, 2-Hs, 2-Rs) 11/10
2 - Nevermore - James Patterson (Sec A #4, 2-As, 2-Es, 2-Ts, 2-Ss) 11/19



Welcome to the challenge Barbara! I know there are a couple doozies in here, I'm gonna have to think hard about my books... :)

(E) Period Pieces
1 - Who was Adam Cooper? April Morning by Howard Fast 11/4/12
2 -
3 -
4 -
5 -

It's up to you how you prefer to post, though, I'm not too picky! :)

I have a variation on that question... If I happen to have a name that has 2 consonants repeating, can I still use it for one? I'm a bit confused because the example you've given for the one letter in common - Pam Parker, Bree, has 2 Ps and 2 Rs...



Great! That makes it easier.

This looks fun!
Jeopardy! Game
Nov 1/12 - April 30/13
3/27
(A) What's in a NAME (Authors)
1 - The Giver by Lois Lowry 11/11/12 2 Ls
2 -
3 -
4 -
5 - Grey Mask: A Miss Silver Mystery by Patricia Wentworth 11/15/12 3 Ts, 2 Rs, 2 Ws, 2 Is, 2 As ... I think that's all :-)
(B) The Adjective in the Title
1 -
2 -
3 -
4 -
5 -
(C) Hit the Road
1 -
2 -
3 -
4 -
5 -
(D) It Was a Very Good Year (Written In)
1 -
2 -
3 -
4 -
5 -
(E) Period Pieces
1 - April Morning by Howard Fast 11/4/12
2 -
3 -
4 -
5 -
DAILY DOUBLES -
1 -
2 -
Books mentioned in this topic
Chestnut Street (other topics)The Last Kind Words Saloon (other topics)
Reckless Nights in Rome (other topics)
The Red Lily Crown: A Novel of Medici Florence (other topics)
Hex Hall (other topics)
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Authors mentioned in this topic
Maeve Binchy (other topics)Larry McMurtry (other topics)
Benjamin Hoff (other topics)
Sarah Addison Allen (other topics)
Courtney Collins (other topics)
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As the title suggests, it's based off of the TV show Jeopardy.
The Rules:
* Any book or audio that is over 200 pages long can be used for this challenge.
* The different categories have the requirements of whether it is a book or in the title or the author etc... that I am looking for.
* Once the book has been read you can write your "answer" in the right place for each category.
* You will continue to fill in each category throughout the next 6 months.
* As in the original TV show version, 2 categories will be "Daily Doubles" - this means that you will read 2 different books for the same "question", but you get to choose which 2 you want to read the extra book for. The 2 extras cannot be the same clue, but they CAN be within the same category.
Note: In each category the difficulty progresses from 1 (easiest) to 5 (hardest).
Here is the board:
Jeopardy Blackout Board
Categories
(A)What's in a NAME (authors)
1. One letter the same in name (no vowels) ie. Pam Parker
2. Two letters the same (no vowels)
3. Three letters the same(one can be a vowel)
4. Four letters the same (2 can be vowels)
5. 5 letters the same (3 can be vowels)
Who is ___?
(B) The Adjective in the title
1. "color" adjective or "Shape" (deep, narrow, square)
2. "good feeling" (happy, joyous, neat)
3. "bad feeling" (angry, jealous, scary)
4. "condition" (famous, rich, helpful) or "time" (late, rapid)
5. "quantity" (abundant, full, heavy) or "touch"(chilly, dusty)
What is ___?
(C) Hit the Road
1. Book takes place where you have lived (town, state, country)
2. Title has a place (museum, park, house)
3. Title has a state, province, country in it
4. Title has your state or province or country
5. Title has an address in it (Mulberry street)
Where is ___?
(D)It was a very good year (written in)
1. The year you became a mom, aunt, sister,grandmother, etc
2. The first year you finished high school
3. The year you got your drivers license
4. The year you were born
5. The year your parents or grandparents married
When was ___?
(E)Period Pieces
1. about any historical fiction person
2. about any historical non-fiction person
3. about any world leader/ruler fiction or non
4. about a queen fiction or non
5. about a king fiction or non
Who was ___?
This challenge will start November 1.
If you have any questions, please feel free to post below after I unlock the thread...and if you're unsure if a book will work for the category, ask! Get creative and have fun!