With song answer! 2022's Great Big 40+10+25 Book Challenge!
Dec 18, 2021 10:58:47 GMT
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Post by peppercricket on Dec 18, 2021 10:58:47 GMT
THE BASIC 40
1. Down Under - A book set in the Southern Hemisphere - Men at Work
2. The Sun Always Shines on TV - A book that became a TV show - AHA
3. Saturday Night at the Movies – A book that became a film - The Drifters
4. Brand New Day – A book by an author you’ve not read before - Sting
5. Papa’s Got a Brand New Bag – A book in a genre you wouldn’t usually read - James Brown
6. More Than This (Lost in Translation) - A book translated into English - Roxy Music
7. Do You Want to Know a Secret? - A story about secrets or a book with ‘secret’ in the title - The Beatles
8. Who Are You? - A book with a person’s name in the title - The Who
9. Happy Birthday - A book written by someone born in the same year as you - Steve Wonder
10. Breakfast in America - A book set in a country you have visited - Supertramp
11. From Russia with Love - A book set in a country you’ve not visited and would like to - Matt Monro
12. Teenage Dirtbag - A Young Adult book - Wheatus
13. Begin the Beguine - A debut novel - Julio Iglasias
14. That’s the Truth - A story based on real events or people - McFly
15. If - A book with a one word title - Telly Salvalas
16. Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round The Old Oak Tree – The longest titled book on your shelves - Tony Orlando & Dawn
17. Bedtime Story - A book of short stories - Madonna
18. Give a Little Bit - A book which was a gift - Supertramp
19. The Great Pretender - A book written under a pseudonym - Freddie Mercury
20. Legend of Xanadu - A book with a place name in the title (real or fiction) - Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Titch
21. I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles) - A book with more than 500 pages - The Proclaimers
22. Tiny Dancer - A book with 250 pages or less- Elton John
23. Knocking on Heaven’s Door - A book by an author who is deceased - Guns N' Roses
24. Norwegian Wood - A book set in one of the Nordic countries - The Beatles
25. Illegal Alien - A book with a non-human character or characters - Genesis
26. Fly Away - A book set in a different country to the one you’re in - Lenny Kravitz
27. Living in the Past - A book set in the past (ie over 200 years ago) - Jethro Tull
28. Strawberry Fields Forever - A book with food or drink in the title - The Beatles
29. Folsom Prison Blues - A book set mainly in a particular building/mode of transport (e.g. boat/prison/circus/asylum, jail, etc) - Johnny Cash
30. Romeo & Juliet - A title which is a quote from another work, (e.g. a line from a poem, play or song, etc) - Dire Straits
31. Living by Numbers - A book which does not have conventional chapter numbers - New Musik
32. Hot Legs - A book with a body part in the title or on the cover - Rod Stewart
33. Rhiannon - A book inspired by mythology/folklore/legend - Fleetwood Mac
34. Two Sides to Every Story - A book with more than one narrator - Five
35. 2468 Motorway - A book with a number in the title - Tom Robinson
36. Give Peace a Chance - A book with a wartime theme, or set during a war - John Lennon & The Plastic Ono Band
37. Ain’t Nothing Like The Real Thing - A non-fiction book - Marvin Gaye
38. Working 9 to 5 - A book with a profession in the title, or about a specific job - Dolly Parton
39. Murder on the Dance Floor – A murder mystery/crime - Sophie Ellis Bextor
40. I’m Coming Out - A book with a LGBTQ theme, or written by a LGBTQ author - Diana Ross
THE EXTRA 10
1. Back in Black - A book with a black cover - AC/DC
2. Smoke on the Water - A book with a watery connection - Deep Purple
3. Big in Japan - A book set in Asia - Alphaville
4. Crazy Little Thing Called Love - A book with love in the title - Queen
5. Born to be Alive - A book first published before you were born - Patrick Hernandez
6. Islands in the Stream - A book that takes place on an island - Dolly Parton & Kenny Rogers
7. Living Next Door to Alice - A book with a door or entrance on the cover - Smokie
8. It’s Raining Men - A book with a man in the title - The Weather Girls
9. She - A book with a woman in the title - Charles Aznavour
10. Play That Funky Music - A book with a musical connection, i.e. about music or music/song etc - Wild Cherry
EXTRA 25 FOR THE LUNATICS
1. All the Young Dudes - A book written by a John, Paul, George or Richard - Mott the Hoople
2. 2-Shy - A book with a 2-word title, with first word THE - Kajagoogoo
3. Escape - A book whose title has 6 letters or less - Enrique Iglasias
4. God Only Knows - A book with a bible character in the title - The Beach Boys
5. Time of the Season - A season in the title or author’s name - The Zombies
6. International Love - A book whose title includes a nationality - Pitbull
7. I’m Like a Bird - A book published by Penguin - Nelly Furtardo
8. thE Only wAy Is Up - Author’s first name starts with a vowel (AEIOU) - Yazz
9. O Sole Mio - Surname of the author starts with O’ (O’Leary, O’Conner, etc) - Elvis
10. John Wayne is Big Leggy – Both the first name and surname of the author can be used as first names - Haysi Fantayzee
11. We Are The Champions - A Goodreads winner See here - Queen
12. He Ain’t Heavy, He’s My Brother - A book with a family member in the title (aunt, sister, father etc) - The Hollies
13. Walk This Way - A book whose title and author does not contain the letter E - Aerosmith
14. December 1963 (Oh What A Night) - A book set in the decade you were born - Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons
15. Karma Chameleon - A book with a colour in the title or written by someone with a colour in their name - Culture Club
16. All Day and All of the Night - A book with a, an or and in the title - The Kinks
17. My Name Is - A book written by an author with two initials and a surname - Eminem
18. Wish You Were Here - Title of book doesn’t contain THE - Pink Floyd
19. Set Fire to the Rain - A book with an element (fire, earth, water & air) associated word in the title, (burning, breeze, forest, oxygen, etc) Adele
20. It’s The End Of The World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine) - An alternate history, fantasy or dystopian novel - REM
21. Deeply Dippy - A book where the title contains an adverb (usually a word ending in ly) - Right Said Fred
22. ABC 123 - The letter X,Y or Z appears in the title or author’s name - The Jacksons
23. Leader of the Pack - Author’s first or surname is the surname of a US president - The Shangri-Las
24. Abracadabra! - A book with a magic association in the title (wand, escape, trick, etc…) - Steve Miller Band
25. New Song – A book published in 2022 - Howard Jones
As you may have noticed, each category begins with a song title, (this took us ages, I hope you appreciate the blood, sweat and tears!) For a Brucie bonus, once you have finished whatever challenge you decide to do, have a go at guessing the artist of those song titles in that your particular challenge, (40, 50 or 75) and message over to me with your email and address. When everyone has finished, first out of the hat in each category (40, 50 or 75) will win a little something.
Good luck!
1. Down Under - A book set in the Southern Hemisphere - Men at Work
2. The Sun Always Shines on TV - A book that became a TV show - AHA
3. Saturday Night at the Movies – A book that became a film - The Drifters
4. Brand New Day – A book by an author you’ve not read before - Sting
5. Papa’s Got a Brand New Bag – A book in a genre you wouldn’t usually read - James Brown
6. More Than This (Lost in Translation) - A book translated into English - Roxy Music
7. Do You Want to Know a Secret? - A story about secrets or a book with ‘secret’ in the title - The Beatles
8. Who Are You? - A book with a person’s name in the title - The Who
9. Happy Birthday - A book written by someone born in the same year as you - Steve Wonder
10. Breakfast in America - A book set in a country you have visited - Supertramp
11. From Russia with Love - A book set in a country you’ve not visited and would like to - Matt Monro
12. Teenage Dirtbag - A Young Adult book - Wheatus
13. Begin the Beguine - A debut novel - Julio Iglasias
14. That’s the Truth - A story based on real events or people - McFly
15. If - A book with a one word title - Telly Salvalas
16. Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round The Old Oak Tree – The longest titled book on your shelves - Tony Orlando & Dawn
17. Bedtime Story - A book of short stories - Madonna
18. Give a Little Bit - A book which was a gift - Supertramp
19. The Great Pretender - A book written under a pseudonym - Freddie Mercury
20. Legend of Xanadu - A book with a place name in the title (real or fiction) - Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Titch
21. I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles) - A book with more than 500 pages - The Proclaimers
22. Tiny Dancer - A book with 250 pages or less- Elton John
23. Knocking on Heaven’s Door - A book by an author who is deceased - Guns N' Roses
24. Norwegian Wood - A book set in one of the Nordic countries - The Beatles
25. Illegal Alien - A book with a non-human character or characters - Genesis
26. Fly Away - A book set in a different country to the one you’re in - Lenny Kravitz
27. Living in the Past - A book set in the past (ie over 200 years ago) - Jethro Tull
28. Strawberry Fields Forever - A book with food or drink in the title - The Beatles
29. Folsom Prison Blues - A book set mainly in a particular building/mode of transport (e.g. boat/prison/circus/asylum, jail, etc) - Johnny Cash
30. Romeo & Juliet - A title which is a quote from another work, (e.g. a line from a poem, play or song, etc) - Dire Straits
31. Living by Numbers - A book which does not have conventional chapter numbers - New Musik
32. Hot Legs - A book with a body part in the title or on the cover - Rod Stewart
33. Rhiannon - A book inspired by mythology/folklore/legend - Fleetwood Mac
34. Two Sides to Every Story - A book with more than one narrator - Five
35. 2468 Motorway - A book with a number in the title - Tom Robinson
36. Give Peace a Chance - A book with a wartime theme, or set during a war - John Lennon & The Plastic Ono Band
37. Ain’t Nothing Like The Real Thing - A non-fiction book - Marvin Gaye
38. Working 9 to 5 - A book with a profession in the title, or about a specific job - Dolly Parton
39. Murder on the Dance Floor – A murder mystery/crime - Sophie Ellis Bextor
40. I’m Coming Out - A book with a LGBTQ theme, or written by a LGBTQ author - Diana Ross
THE EXTRA 10
1. Back in Black - A book with a black cover - AC/DC
2. Smoke on the Water - A book with a watery connection - Deep Purple
3. Big in Japan - A book set in Asia - Alphaville
4. Crazy Little Thing Called Love - A book with love in the title - Queen
5. Born to be Alive - A book first published before you were born - Patrick Hernandez
6. Islands in the Stream - A book that takes place on an island - Dolly Parton & Kenny Rogers
7. Living Next Door to Alice - A book with a door or entrance on the cover - Smokie
8. It’s Raining Men - A book with a man in the title - The Weather Girls
9. She - A book with a woman in the title - Charles Aznavour
10. Play That Funky Music - A book with a musical connection, i.e. about music or music/song etc - Wild Cherry
EXTRA 25 FOR THE LUNATICS
1. All the Young Dudes - A book written by a John, Paul, George or Richard - Mott the Hoople
2. 2-Shy - A book with a 2-word title, with first word THE - Kajagoogoo
3. Escape - A book whose title has 6 letters or less - Enrique Iglasias
4. God Only Knows - A book with a bible character in the title - The Beach Boys
5. Time of the Season - A season in the title or author’s name - The Zombies
6. International Love - A book whose title includes a nationality - Pitbull
7. I’m Like a Bird - A book published by Penguin - Nelly Furtardo
8. thE Only wAy Is Up - Author’s first name starts with a vowel (AEIOU) - Yazz
9. O Sole Mio - Surname of the author starts with O’ (O’Leary, O’Conner, etc) - Elvis
10. John Wayne is Big Leggy – Both the first name and surname of the author can be used as first names - Haysi Fantayzee
11. We Are The Champions - A Goodreads winner See here - Queen
12. He Ain’t Heavy, He’s My Brother - A book with a family member in the title (aunt, sister, father etc) - The Hollies
13. Walk This Way - A book whose title and author does not contain the letter E - Aerosmith
14. December 1963 (Oh What A Night) - A book set in the decade you were born - Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons
15. Karma Chameleon - A book with a colour in the title or written by someone with a colour in their name - Culture Club
16. All Day and All of the Night - A book with a, an or and in the title - The Kinks
17. My Name Is - A book written by an author with two initials and a surname - Eminem
18. Wish You Were Here - Title of book doesn’t contain THE - Pink Floyd
19. Set Fire to the Rain - A book with an element (fire, earth, water & air) associated word in the title, (burning, breeze, forest, oxygen, etc) Adele
20. It’s The End Of The World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine) - An alternate history, fantasy or dystopian novel - REM
21. Deeply Dippy - A book where the title contains an adverb (usually a word ending in ly) - Right Said Fred
22. ABC 123 - The letter X,Y or Z appears in the title or author’s name - The Jacksons
23. Leader of the Pack - Author’s first or surname is the surname of a US president - The Shangri-Las
24. Abracadabra! - A book with a magic association in the title (wand, escape, trick, etc…) - Steve Miller Band
25. New Song – A book published in 2022 - Howard Jones
As you may have noticed, each category begins with a song title, (this took us ages, I hope you appreciate the blood, sweat and tears!) For a Brucie bonus, once you have finished whatever challenge you decide to do, have a go at guessing the artist of those song titles in that your particular challenge, (40, 50 or 75) and message over to me with your email and address. When everyone has finished, first out of the hat in each category (40, 50 or 75) will win a little something.
Good luck!