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🃏How to Play
Let us know how many books you will read.
Copy and paste the tasks list in this thread.
Your name in msg 3 will become a link to your post.
Update your progress at the top of your post. Ex: Progress: 3/5
Tell us when you reach you goal. We love to celebrate you!
*Books used in this challenge CAN be used in other challenges.
🃏 Rules
One task per book.
One book per task.
Books must be at least 125 pages.
Books can be any genre. Cozies are preferred.
Any format of book is ok.
🃏Post the cover when the task requires a specific item or color.
🃏 Tell us which task option you choose.
*Thanks to Crazy Challenge Connection for sharing this challenge from their archives. It was adapted for CMC.
APRIL FOOL'S CHALLENGE!DURATION: April 1 – April 30, 2024
10. 🤭Read a book #4 in a series.
Batten Down the Belfry by Diane Kelly 4/3/2024
9. 😊Read a book with a magical character in the story OR a book with MAGIC or MAGICAL REALISM on its main GR page.
8. 😉Read a book with a cold beverage on the cover (post the cover) OR a book that is #7 or #8 in a series.
7. 😄Read a book with the title printed in white. (Post the cover.)
by Cindy Bell 4/17/20246. 😋Read a book with 3 & 2 in its total number of pages (tell us how many pages) OR a book with the letters K-I-N-G in the title (in any order).
5. 🤔Read a book with a body of water on the cover OR with a real aquatic creature on the cover (ex: seal, otter, fish, turtle, crab). Post the cover.
4. 😆Read a book set on an island
The Island of Adventure by Enid Blyton 4/20/2024
3. 😅Read a book with a cover that is at least 25% sky (post the cover),
by N.R. Walker 4/24/20242. 😂Read a book with a main character who is a chef/cook.
Murder with Macaroni and Cheese by A.L. Herbert 4/12/2024
1. 🤣Read a book with over 1962 ratings on GR (tell us how many).
Decaffeinated Corpse by Cleo Coyle 4/7/2024 6704 Ratings
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10/10 COMPLETE
10. 😄 Read book #4 in a series
The Last Word (Harbinder Kaur #4), by Elly Griffiths, finished 4/6/24 ★★★.5
9. 😊 Read a book with a magical character in the story
fairies : A Twinkle of Trouble (Fairy Garden #5), by Daryl Wood Gerber, finished 4/4/24 ★★★★
8. 😉 Read a book that is # 7 or 8 in a series
Queen of Hearts (Her Royal Spyness #8), by Rhys Bowen, finished 4/14/24 ★★★★
7. 😅 Read a book with either the author's name printed in white (post the cover)
Hide and Seek (Inspector Rebus #2), by Ian Rankin, finished 4/7/24 ★★★.5
6. 😋 Read a book with 32 intact in its total number of pages (tell us how many pages)
320 pages : Scents and Sensibility (Chet and Bernie #8), by Spencer Quinn, finished 4/12/24 ★★★★
5. 🤔 Read a book with a body of water on the cover
Miss Moriarty, I Presume? (Lady Sherlock #6), by Sherry Thomas, finished 4/11/24 ★★★★
4. 😆 Read a book whose title is a pun
Brie Careful What You Wish For (Grilled Cheese #4), by Linda Reilly, finished 4/1/24 ★★★★
3. 😄 Read a book with a series of at least three nearly identical objects on the cover. Post the cover
beach chairs : Every Time I Go on Vacation, Someone Dies (Vacation Mysteries #1), by Catherine Mack, finished 4/10/24 ★★★.5
2. 😂 Read a book with a main character who is a chef/cook
Pancakes and Corpses (Peridale Café #1), by Agatha Frost, finished 4/3/24 ★★★.5
1. 🤣 Read a book with over 1962 ratings on GR (tell us how many)
3208 ratings : Under the Cover of Murder (Beyond the Page Bookstore #6), by Lauren Elliott, finished 4/13/24 ★★★.5
I’m in, but as life is very busy at the moment, I’m only nominating 3 books to start with.5/3
THE PRANKS, RANKED FROM #10 DOWN TO #1
10. In 1980 the BBC reported that Big Ben, in order to keep up with the times, was going to be given a digital readout. The announcement shocked listeners, who protested the change. The BBC Japanese service also announced the clock hands would be sold to the first four listeners to contact them.
🤭Read a book with a clock or other timepiece on the cover (post the cover) OR book #4 in a series.
9. In 2007, images of an 8-inch mummified creature resembling a fairy were posted on the website of the Lebanon Circle Magik Co. The site explained how the creature had been found by a man walking his dog along an old Roman road in rural Derbyshire.
But, at the end of April 1, Dan Baines, the owner of the site, confessed the fairy was a hoax. He had used his skills as a magician's prop-maker to create the creature.
😊Read a book with a magical character in the story OR a book with MAGIC or MAGICAL REALISM on its main GR page.
-talking cats have to be magical.8. A barge towing a giant iceberg from Antarctica appeared in Sydney Harbor in April 1978. Dick Smith, a local adventurer and millionaire businessman, had been loudly promoting his scheme to carve the iceberg into small ice cubes and sell them to the public for ten cents each. These cubes, fresh from the pure waters of Antarctica, were promised to improve the flavour of any drink they cooled.
But when it started to rain the firefighting foam and shaving cream the berg was really made of washed away, uncovering the white plastic sheets beneath.
😉Read a book with a cold beverage on the cover (post the cover) OR a book that is #7 or #8 in a series.
7. In 1860 people throughout London received the following invitation: "Tower of London: Admit Bearer and Friend to view annual ceremony of Washing the White Lions on Sunday, April 1, 1860. Admittance only at White Gate." By noon a large crowd had gathered outside the tower. They were disappointed to find that lions hadn't been kept in the tower for centuries, let alone white lions.
😄Read a book set in London OR a book with a mostly white cover - at least 50% OR a book with either the title or author's name printed in white. (Post the cover.)
is set in London, although the characters travel to other parts of England, and once to France.6. Burger King published a full page advertisement in USA Today in 1998. The advert announced a new item on their menu: the Left-Handed Whopper. Especially designed for the 32 million left-handed Americans, the new burger included the same ingredients as the original Whopper, but all the condiments were rotated 180 degrees.
Thousands of customers went into restaurants to request the new sandwich, while many others requested their own 'right handed' version.
😋Read a book with 3 & 2 in its total number of pages (tell us how many pages) OR a book with the letters K-I-N-G in the title (in any order).
has 235 pages.5. On 1 April 1972, newspaper headlines around the world announced the dead body of the Loch Ness Monster had been found. A team of zoologists from Yorkshire's Flamingo Park Zoo had discovered "Nessie" floating in the water the day before. Upon inspection, the carcass turned out to be a bull elephant seal.
The zoo's education officer, John Shields, confessed he had been responsible for placing the body in the Loch. The seal had died the week before, and he had shaved off its whiskers, padded its cheeks with stones, and kept it frozen for a week, before dumping it in the Loch.
🤔Read a book with a body of water on the cover OR with a real aquatic creature on the cover (ex: seal, otter, fish, turtle, crab). Post the cover.
4. In 1977 the Guardian published a seven-page "special report" about San Serriffe, a small country located in the Indian Ocean consisting of several islands that make the shape of a semi-colon. The two main islands were called Upper Caisse and Lower Caisse.
The Guardian's phones rang all day as readers wanted more information about the perfect-sounding fictional holiday spot, and the hoax began a tradition in newspapers to try and fool their readers.
😆Read a book set on an island OR a book whose title is a pun.
is set on the Isle of Man3. During an interview on BBC Radio 2, on the morning of 1 April 1976, the astronomer Patrick Moore announced that at 9:47 AM a once-in-a-lifetime astronomical event was going to take place. The planet Pluto would pass behind Jupiter, temporarily causing a gravitational alignment that would reduce the Earth's own gravity. Moore told his listeners that if they jumped in the air at the exact moment this planetary alignment occurred, they would experience a strange floating sensation.
The BBC received hundreds of phone calls from listeners claiming to have felt the sensation.
😅Read a book with a cover that is at least 25% sky (post the cover) OR a mystery where a body is found in the morning - between dawn and noon.
2. The best known public prank is the 1957 news show broadcast by Panorama. It was a three-minute segment about a bumper spaghetti harvest in southern Switzerland with video footage of a Swiss family pulling pasta off spaghetti trees and placing it into baskets.
Hundreds of people phoned the BBC wanting to know how they could grow their own spaghetti tree. To this query the BBC simply said: "Place a sprig of spaghetti in a tin of tomato sauce and hope for the best."
😂Read a book with a tree on the cover (post the cover) OR a book with a main character who is a chef/cook.
1. In Sweden, in 1962, there was only one television channel, and it was shown in black and white. The station's "technical expert," Kjell Stensson, announced that researchers had recently discovered that covering your television screen with a pair of tights would cause the light to bend in such a way that it would appear as if the image was in color. All viewers had to do, Stensson said, was to cut open a pair of stockings and tape them over the screen of their television set.
Thousands of viewers fell for the hoax rushing through the house trying to find stockings to place over the TV set.
🤣Read a book whose cover is only black, white and gray (title and/or author’s name can be in a different color; post the cover) OR a book with over 1962 ratings on GR (tell us how many).
April Fool's ChallengeApril 2024 🎈
I aimed for 7 to start...but went for 10 instead!
10. 🤭Read book #4 in a series
The Hunt for Hemingway 04/079. 😊Read a book with a magical character in the story
The Trouble With Witches 04/178. 😉Read a book that is #7 or #8 in a series.
Death on a Platter 04/047. 😄Read a book set in London
Murder Offstage 04/166. 😋Read a book with 3 & 2 in its total number of pages ==> 362p
The Last D*vil to Die 04/105. 🤔Read a book with a body of water on the cover
Deadly Ever After 04/154. 😆Read a book set on an island
Fields' Guide to Dirty Money 04/013. 😅Read a book with a cover that is at least 25% sky
Murder at the Opera House 04/122. 😂Read a book with a main character who is a chef/cook.
One Poison Pie 04/211. 🤣Read a book whose cover is only black, white and gray
The Winter Murder Case 04/12
We're moving cross country the end of this month. I'm going to aim for three. 10. 🤭Read a book with a clock or other timepiece on the cover (post the cover) OR book #4 in a series.
9. 😊Read a book with a magical character in the story OR a book with MAGIC or MAGICAL REALISM on its main GR page.
8. 😉Read a book with a cold beverage on the cover (post the cover) OR a book that is #7 or #8 in a series.
7. 😄Read a book set in London OR a book with a mostly white cover - at least 50% OR a book with either the title or author's name printed in white. (Post the cover.)
4/10/2024
6. 😋Read a book with 3 & 2 in its total number of pages (tell us how many pages) OR a book with the letters K-I-N-G in the title (in any order).
5. 🤔Read a book with a body of water on the cover OR with a real aquatic creature on the cover (ex: seal, otter, fish, turtle, crab). Post the cover.
4. 😆Read a book set on an island OR a book whose title is a pun.
3. 😅Read a book with a cover that is at least 25% sky (post the cover) OR a mystery where a body is found in the morning - between dawn and noon.
4/14/2024
2. 😂Read a book with a tree on the cover (post the cover) OR a book with a main character who is a chef/cook.
4/13/24
1. 🤣Read a book whose cover is only black, white and gray (title and/or author’s name can be in a different color; post the cover) OR a book with over 1962 ratings on GR (tell us how many).
*The porch and wood siding is white and gray and the dog's cape and horns are black. The dog is also white.
I will try for 6 tasks.... COMPLETED!!10. 🤭Read a book with a clock or other timepiece on the cover (post the cover) OR book #4 in a series.
9. 😊Read a book with a magical character in the story OR a book with MAGIC or MAGICAL REALISM on its main GR page.
8. 😉Read a book with a cold beverage on the cover (post the cover) OR a book that is #7 or #8 in a series.
Murder on the Rocks by Allyson K. Abbott Finished 4/5/247. 😄Read a book set in London OR a book with a mostly white cover - at least 50% OR a book with either the title or author's name printed in white. (Post the cover.)
Live, Local, and Dead by Nikki KnightFinished 4/4/24
6. 😋Read a book with 3 & 2 in its total number of pages (tell us how many pages) OR a book with the letters K-I-N-G in the title (in any order).
Murder at the Bookstore by Sue Minix 326 pages Finished 4/19/24
5. 🤔Read a book with a body of water on the cover OR with a real aquatic creature on the cover (ex: seal, otter, fish, turtle, crab). Post the cover.
Be Our Ghost by Kate Kingsbury Finished 4/8/244. 😆Read a book set on an island OR a book whose title is a pun.
3. 😅Read a book with a cover that is at least 25% sky (post the cover) OR a mystery where a body is found in the morning - between dawn and noon.
Peaches and Scream by Susan Furlong finished 4/28/242. 😂Read a book with a tree on the cover (post the cover) OR a book with a main character who is a chef/cook.
To Helvetica and Back by Paige SheltonFinished 4/8/24
1. 🤣Read a book whose cover is only black, white and gray (title and/or author’s name can be in a different color; post the cover) OR a book with over 1962 ratings on GR (tell us how many).
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April Fools Challenge 1~30Count me IN ;). Probably 5/10 ?
1 Read a book whose cover is only black, white and gray (title and/or author’s name can be in a different color; post the cover) OR a book with over 1962 ratings on GR (tell us how many).
✔️2 Read a book with a main character who is a chef/cook.
✔️3 Read a mystery
where a body is found in the morning - between dawn and noon. 4 Read a book set on an island OR a book whose title is a pun.
✔️5 Read a book with a real
- -aquatic creature on the cover - oysters. 6 Read a book with 3 & 2 in its total number of pages (tell us how many pages) OR a book with the letters K-I-N-G in the title (in any order).
✔️7 Read a book set in London OR a book with a mostly white cover - at least 50% OR a
book with either the title or author's name printed in white. (Post the cover.)
8 Read a book with a cold beverage on the cover (post the cover) OR a book that is #7 or #8 in a series.
9 Read a book with a magical character in the story OR a book with MAGIC or MAGICAL REALISM on its main GR page.
10 Read a book with a clock or other timepiece on the cover (post the cover) OR book #4 in a series.
I’ve finished the 3 I’ve nominated, but will add any more that I finish this month.
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APRIL FOOL'S CHALLENGE, 4/1 - 4/30
10/10 COMPLETE
10. 😄 Read book #4 in a series
The Last Word (Harbinder Kaur #4), by Elly Griffiths, finished 4/6/24 ★★★.5
9. 😊 Read a book with a magical character in the story
fairies : A Twinkle of Trouble (Fairy Garden #5), by Daryl Wood Gerber, finished 4/4/24 ★★★★
8. 😉 Read a book that is # 7 or 8 in a series
Queen of Hearts (Her Royal Spyness #8), by Rhys Bowen, finished 4/14/24 ★★★★
7. 😅 Read a book with either the author's name printed in white (post the cover)
Hide and Seek (Inspector Rebus #2), by Ian Rankin, finished 4/7/24 ★★★.5
6. 😋 Read a book with 32 intact in its total number of pages (tell us how many pages)
320 pages : Scents and Sensibility (Chet and Bernie #8), by Spencer Quinn, finished 4/12/24 ★★★★
5. 🤔 Read a book with a body of water on the cover
Miss Moriarty, I Presume? (Lady Sherlock #6), by Sherry Thomas, finished 4/11/24 ★★★★
4. 😆 Read a book whose title is a pun
Brie Careful What You Wish For (Grilled Cheese #4), by Linda Reilly, finished 4/1/24 ★★★★
3. 😄 Read a book with a series of at least three nearly identical objects on the cover. Post the cover
beach chairs : Every Time I Go on Vacation, Someone Dies (Vacation Mysteries #1), by Catherine Mack, finished 4/10/24 ★★★.5
2. 😂 Read a book with a main character who is a chef/cook
Pancakes and Corpses (Peridale Café #1), by Agatha Frost, finished 4/3/24 ★★★.5
1. 🤣 Read a book with over 1962 ratings on GR (tell us how many)
3208 ratings : Under the Cover of Murder (Beyond the Page Bookstore #6), by Lauren Elliott, finished 4/13/24 ★★★.5
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APRIL FOOL'S CHALLENGE!
DURATION: April 1 – April 30, 2024
10. 🤭Read a book #4 in a series.
Batten Down the Belfry by Diane Kelly 4/3/2024
9. 😊Read a book with a magical character in the story OR a book with MAGIC or MAGICAL REALISM on its main GR page.
8. 😉Read a book with a cold beverage on the cover (post the cover) OR a book that is #7 or #8 in a series.
7. 😄Read a book with the title printed in white. (Post the cover.)
by Cindy Bell 4/17/20246. 😋Read a book with 3 & 2 in its total number of pages (tell us how many pages) OR a book with the letters K-I-N-G in the title (in any order).
5. 🤔Read a book with a body of water on the cover OR with a real aquatic creature on the cover (ex: seal, otter, fish, turtle, crab). Post the cover.
4. 😆Read a book set on an island
The Island of Adventure by Enid Blyton 4/20/2024
3. 😅Read a book with a cover that is at least 25% sky (post the cover),
by N.R. Walker 4/24/20242. 😂Read a book with a main character who is a chef/cook.
Murder with Macaroni and Cheese by A.L. Herbert 4/12/2024
1. 🤣Read a book with over 1962 ratings on GR (tell us how many).
Decaffeinated Corpse by Cleo Coyle 4/7/2024 6704 Ratings
Jumping in here on the last day.10. In 1980 the BBC reported that Big Ben, in order to keep up with the times, was going to be given a digital readout. The announcement shocked listeners, who protested the change. The BBC Japanese service also announced the clock hands would be sold to the first four listeners to contact them.
🤭Read a book with a clock or other timepiece on the cover (post the cover) OR book #4 in a series.
9. In 2007, images of an 8-inch mummified creature resembling a fairy were posted on the website of the Lebanon Circle Magik Co. The site explained how the creature had been found by a man walking his dog along an old Roman road in rural Derbyshire.
But, at the end of April 1, Dan Baines, the owner of the site, confessed the fairy was a hoax. He had used his skills as a magician's prop-maker to create the creature.
😊Read a book with a magical character in the story OR a book with MAGIC or MAGICAL REALISM on its main GR page.
8. A barge towing a giant iceberg from Antarctica appeared in Sydney Harbor in April 1978. Dick Smith, a local adventurer and millionaire businessman, had been loudly promoting his scheme to carve the iceberg into small ice cubes and sell them to the public for ten cents each. These cubes, fresh from the pure waters of Antarctica, were promised to improve the flavour of any drink they cooled.
But when it started to rain the firefighting foam and shaving cream the berg was really made of washed away, uncovering the white plastic sheets beneath.
😉Read a book with a cold beverage on the cover (post the cover) OR a book that is #7 or #8 in a series.
7. In 1860 people throughout London received the following invitation: "Tower of London: Admit Bearer and Friend to view annual ceremony of Washing the White Lions on Sunday, April 1, 1860. Admittance only at White Gate." By noon a large crowd had gathered outside the tower. They were disappointed to find that lions hadn't been kept in the tower for centuries, let alone white lions.
😄Read a book set in London OR a book with a mostly white cover - at least 50% OR a book with either the title or author's name printed in white. (Post the cover.)
6. Burger King published a full page advertisement in USA Today in 1998. The advert announced a new item on their menu: the Left-Handed Whopper. Especially designed for the 32 million left-handed Americans, the new burger included the same ingredients as the original Whopper, but all the condiments were rotated 180 degrees.
Thousands of customers went into restaurants to request the new sandwich, while many others requested their own 'right handed' version.
😋Read a book with 3 & 2 in its total number of pages (tell us how many pages) OR a book with the letters K-I-N-G in the title (in any order).
Aunt Dimity and the Summer King
5. On 1 April 1972, newspaper headlines around the world announced the dead body of the Loch Ness Monster had been found. A team of zoologists from Yorkshire's Flamingo Park Zoo had discovered "Nessie" floating in the water the day before. Upon inspection, the carcass turned out to be a bull elephant seal.
The zoo's education officer, John Shields, confessed he had been responsible for placing the body in the Loch. The seal had died the week before, and he had shaved off its whiskers, padded its cheeks with stones, and kept it frozen for a week, before dumping it in the Loch.
🤔Read a book with a body of water on the cover OR with a real aquatic creature on the cover (ex: seal, otter, fish, turtle, crab). Post the cover.
4. In 1977 the Guardian published a seven-page "special report" about San Serriffe, a small country located in the Indian Ocean consisting of several islands that make the shape of a semi-colon. The two main islands were called Upper Caisse and Lower Caisse.
The Guardian's phones rang all day as readers wanted more information about the perfect-sounding fictional holiday spot, and the hoax began a tradition in newspapers to try and fool their readers.
😆Read a book set on an island OR a book whose title is a pun.
3. During an interview on BBC Radio 2, on the morning of 1 April 1976, the astronomer Patrick Moore announced that at 9:47 AM a once-in-a-lifetime astronomical event was going to take place. The planet Pluto would pass behind Jupiter, temporarily causing a gravitational alignment that would reduce the Earth's own gravity. Moore told his listeners that if they jumped in the air at the exact moment this planetary alignment occurred, they would experience a strange floating sensation.
The BBC received hundreds of phone calls from listeners claiming to have felt the sensation.
😅Read a book with a cover that is at least 25% sky (post the cover) OR a mystery where a body is found in the morning - between dawn and noon.
2. The best known public prank is the 1957 news show broadcast by Panorama. It was a three-minute segment about a bumper spaghetti harvest in southern Switzerland with video footage of a Swiss family pulling pasta off spaghetti trees and placing it into baskets.
Hundreds of people phoned the BBC wanting to know how they could grow their own spaghetti tree. To this query the BBC simply said: "Place a sprig of spaghetti in a tin of tomato sauce and hope for the best."
😂Read a book with a tree on the cover (post the cover) OR a book with a main character who is a chef/cook.
1. In Sweden, in 1962, there was only one television channel, and it was shown in black and white. The station's "technical expert," Kjell Stensson, announced that researchers had recently discovered that covering your television screen with a pair of tights would cause the light to bend in such a way that it would appear as if the image was in color. All viewers had to do, Stensson said, was to cut open a pair of stockings and tape them over the screen of their television set.
Thousands of viewers fell for the hoax rushing through the house trying to find stockings to place over the TV set.
🤣Read a book whose cover is only black, white and gray (title and/or author’s name can be in a different color; post the cover) OR a book with over 1962 ratings on GR (tell us how many).
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Nell wrote: "@QnPoohBear - #6 Yes, "King" in the title counts."Lucked into that one this month!
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DURATION: April 1 – April 30, 2024
April Fool's Day is a holiday where people play pranks on each other all across the world. It has been celebrated since Roman times. There have been some truly incredible pranks that fooled the entire world. Here are the top 10 April Fool’s pranks as recorded by the UK’s Mirror.
To participate in this month-long challenge, read books associated with these pranks. Choose the number of pranks you will play.
THE PRANKS, RANKED FROM #10 DOWN TO #1
10. In 1980 the BBC reported that Big Ben, in order to keep up with the times, was going to be given a digital readout. The announcement shocked listeners, who protested the change. The BBC Japanese service also announced the clock hands would be sold to the first four listeners to contact them.
🤭Read a book with a clock or other timepiece on the cover (post the cover) OR book #4 in a series.
9. In 2007, images of an 8-inch mummified creature resembling a fairy were posted on the website of the Lebanon Circle Magik Co. The site explained how the creature had been found by a man walking his dog along an old Roman road in rural Derbyshire.
But, at the end of April 1, Dan Baines, the owner of the site, confessed the fairy was a hoax. He had used his skills as a magician's prop-maker to create the creature.
😊Read a book with a magical character in the story OR a book with MAGIC or MAGICAL REALISM on its main GR page.
8. A barge towing a giant iceberg from Antarctica appeared in Sydney Harbor in April 1978. Dick Smith, a local adventurer and millionaire businessman, had been loudly promoting his scheme to carve the iceberg into small ice cubes and sell them to the public for ten cents each. These cubes, fresh from the pure waters of Antarctica, were promised to improve the flavour of any drink they cooled.
But when it started to rain the firefighting foam and shaving cream the berg was really made of washed away, uncovering the white plastic sheets beneath.
😉Read a book with a cold beverage on the cover (post the cover) OR a book that is #7 or #8 in a series.
7. In 1860 people throughout London received the following invitation: "Tower of London: Admit Bearer and Friend to view annual ceremony of Washing the White Lions on Sunday, April 1, 1860. Admittance only at White Gate." By noon a large crowd had gathered outside the tower. They were disappointed to find that lions hadn't been kept in the tower for centuries, let alone white lions.
😄Read a book set in London OR a book with a mostly white cover - at least 50% OR a book with either the title or author's name printed in white. (Post the cover.)
6. Burger King published a full page advertisement in USA Today in 1998. The advert announced a new item on their menu: the Left-Handed Whopper. Especially designed for the 32 million left-handed Americans, the new burger included the same ingredients as the original Whopper, but all the condiments were rotated 180 degrees.
Thousands of customers went into restaurants to request the new sandwich, while many others requested their own 'right handed' version.
😋Read a book with 3 & 2 in its total number of pages (tell us how many pages) OR a book with the letters K-I-N-G in the title (in any order).
5. On 1 April 1972, newspaper headlines around the world announced the dead body of the Loch Ness Monster had been found. A team of zoologists from Yorkshire's Flamingo Park Zoo had discovered "Nessie" floating in the water the day before. Upon inspection, the carcass turned out to be a bull elephant seal.
The zoo's education officer, John Shields, confessed he had been responsible for placing the body in the Loch. The seal had died the week before, and he had shaved off its whiskers, padded its cheeks with stones, and kept it frozen for a week, before dumping it in the Loch.
🤔Read a book with a body of water on the cover OR with a real aquatic creature on the cover (ex: seal, otter, fish, turtle, crab). Post the cover.
4. In 1977 the Guardian published a seven-page "special report" about San Serriffe, a small country located in the Indian Ocean consisting of several islands that make the shape of a semi-colon. The two main islands were called Upper Caisse and Lower Caisse.
The Guardian's phones rang all day as readers wanted more information about the perfect-sounding fictional holiday spot, and the hoax began a tradition in newspapers to try and fool their readers.
😆Read a book set on an island OR a book whose title is a pun.
3. During an interview on BBC Radio 2, on the morning of 1 April 1976, the astronomer Patrick Moore announced that at 9:47 AM a once-in-a-lifetime astronomical event was going to take place. The planet Pluto would pass behind Jupiter, temporarily causing a gravitational alignment that would reduce the Earth's own gravity. Moore told his listeners that if they jumped in the air at the exact moment this planetary alignment occurred, they would experience a strange floating sensation.
The BBC received hundreds of phone calls from listeners claiming to have felt the sensation.
😅Read a book with a cover that is at least 25% sky (post the cover) OR a mystery where a body is found in the morning - between dawn and noon.
2. The best known public prank is the 1957 news show broadcast by Panorama. It was a three-minute segment about a bumper spaghetti harvest in southern Switzerland with video footage of a Swiss family pulling pasta off spaghetti trees and placing it into baskets.
Hundreds of people phoned the BBC wanting to know how they could grow their own spaghetti tree. To this query the BBC simply said: "Place a sprig of spaghetti in a tin of tomato sauce and hope for the best."
😂Read a book with a tree on the cover (post the cover) OR a book with a main character who is a chef/cook.
1. In Sweden, in 1962, there was only one television channel, and it was shown in black and white. The station's "technical expert," Kjell Stensson, announced that researchers had recently discovered that covering your television screen with a pair of tights would cause the light to bend in such a way that it would appear as if the image was in color. All viewers had to do, Stensson said, was to cut open a pair of stockings and tape them over the screen of their television set.
Thousands of viewers fell for the hoax rushing through the house trying to find stockings to place over the TV set.
🤣Read a book whose cover is only black, white and gray (title and/or author’s name can be in a different color; post the cover) OR a book with over 1962 ratings on GR (tell us how many).