Fall Seasonal Scavenger Challenge - Oktoberfest hosted by
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I have now completed this challenge and it has been fun. I like that there are several options for each task.
List of books at the bottom of this post.
FALL SEASONAL SCAVENGER CHALLENGE - OKTOBERFEST
Duration: September 20 - December 20, 2014
Time to get your party face on!! Raise a glass and join in the fun!
1.
The Oktoberfest tradition started in 1810 to celebrate the October 12th
marriage of Bavarian Crown Prince Louis to Princess Therese von
Sachsen-Hildburghausen. The citizens of Munich were invited to join in
the festivities which were held over five days on the fields in front of
the city gates. These famous public fields were named
Theresienwiese—"Therese's fields"—in honor of the crown princess;
although locals have since abbreviated the name simply to the "Wies'n."
❅
Read a book that was published in October (any year) OR read a book in
which a wedding takes place OR read a book whose cover shows a field /
meadow / orchard / vineyard.
2. Horse races in the presence of
the royal family concluded the popular event. The decision to repeat the
festivities and the horse races in the subsequent year gave rise to the
tradition of the annual Oktoberfest, which now begins in late September
and lasts until the first Sunday in October. The horse races were last
held in 1960, but the festival still takes place on the
"Theresienwiese."
❅ Read a book featuring a horse or horse racing, or
with a horse on the cover OR read a book with a royal character or
royal family OR read a book where the first letter of each title word
may be found in THERESIEWIESE (Discount a, an, the – 2 word minimum).
3.
Today, Oktoberfest has become the world's largest beer festival, and is
still held annually in Munich, Germany. The 16-day party attracts over 6
million people every year who consume 1.5 million gallons of beer,
200,000 pounds of pork sausage, and 480,000 spit-roasted chickens during
the two-week extravaganza.
❅ Read a book that takes place in Germany
OR read a book featuring any kind of festival, fair, or circus OR read a
book with a “6” in its total page count.
4. While the event
reinforces stereotypical images of beer-loving, meat-loving Germans
dressed in dirndls and lederhosen, visitors to the annual event come
from all over the world. Oktoberfest is in fact one of Munich's largest
and most profitable tourist attractions bringing over 450 million euros
to the city's coffers each year.
❅ Read a book where someone on the
cover is wearing a costume or uniform of any kind OR read a book that
takes place in a traditional tourist city/area (tell us where) OR read a
book with any form of money shown on the cover or included in the
title.
5. The largest Oktoberfest held outside of Germany takes
place each year in the twin cities of Kitchener-Waterloo in Canada,
where a large ethnic German population resides. The largest such event
in the United States is Oktoberfest-Zinzinnati in Ohio, which boasts
half a million visitors each year.
❅ Read a book that takes place
anywhere in Canada OR read a book that takes place in Ohio OR read a
book whose title contains the letter “z.” (Z may be anywhere in the
title; it does not have to start a word)
6. The Costume and
Riflemen's Procession takes place on the first Sunday of the festival,
in which some 7000 performers -- groups in traditional costumes and
historical uniforms, marching bands, riflemen, thoroughbred horses and
other livestock, old-fashioned carriages, and numerous floats -- parade
through the streets of Munich's city center showcasing the diversity of
local, regional, and national customs.
❅ Read a book in which a
parade takes place OR read a book that takes place in a large
international city (Those participants living in the USA, cannot use a
US city) OR read a book where a character belongs to an organized group
of some kind (i.e. professional group, religious group, recreational
group).
7. When the city began allowing beer on the fairgrounds,
makeshift beer stands began cropping up, and their number increased
steadily until they were eventually replaced by beer halls in 1896. The
beer halls, like the beer tents of today, were sponsored by the local
breweries. The mayor of Munich opens Oktoberfest at noon on the first
day of the fair when he drives the wooden tap into a barrel of beer and
proclaims: O'zapft is! ("It's tapped!").
❅ Read a book with any kind
of beverage on the cover OR read a book whose publication year includes
one of the numbers 1,8,9, or 6 OR read a book whose title ends with an
exclamation mark.
8. Oktoberfest beer is a variety called Märzen
(March), which is darker and stronger than traditional beer, and
contains up to 6% alcohol. Before the advent of modern refrigeration
techniques, this type of beer was brewed in March (as its name suggests)
and allowed to age through the summer, so that it was ready to drink by
late summer or early fall.
❅ Read a book that takes place over the
summer OR read a "dark" book - either a dark cover or dark content OR
read a book with a character whose first name starts with any of the
letters in MARCH.
9. Like all German beer, the Oktoberfest beer
is brewed according to strict German standards (called the
Reinheitsgebot which have been in effect since 1516) that precisely
define the four ingredients allowed in the brewing of beer: barley,
hops, malt, and yeast.
❅ Read a book with a strict character OR read a
book with a four word title OR read a book with any type of ingredient /
spice / herb is listed in the title or shown on the cover (this could
be anything from a picture of an apple to make apple pie to nutmeg to
basil).
10. Just 6 Munich breweries - Augustiner, Hacker-Pschorr,
Hofbräu, Löwenbräu, Paulaner, and Spaten - are permitted to serve beer
at the festival. 14 larger and several smaller beer tents and beer
gardens provide enough seating for 98,000 visitors at a time. Beer is
served by the Maß, a one-liter mug, and costs between 9 and 10 euros.
Beer maids and waiters must be able to carry 10 of these beer-filled
mugs at a time.
❅ Read the 6th book in a series OR choose one of the
breweries and read a book where the first letter in each title word may
be found in the brewery name (a,an, the DO count – 3 word minimum) OR
read a book in which one of the major characters is a waiter /waitress /
bartender.
11. Oktoberfest is known as much for its traditional
folk music as it is for its beer drinking. Folk music, marches, and
polkas make up the typical oompah music for which Germany is famous. As
the evening wears on, the music becomes louder and more and more people
begin to sing, linking arms and swinging beer mugs from side to side,
some standing and swaying and dancing on benches or tables. Before each
break, the band will offer up "ein Prosit der Gemütlichkeit", a toast to
contentment, congeniality, and relaxation.
❅ Read a book where music
is a major theme OR read a book whose title or author name contains a
double “oo” OR read a book that makes you feel content, congenial, and
relaxed.
12. German folk music is not the only sound you will
hear emanating from the massive beer tents. International hits like "New
York, New York", "Country Road", "YMCA" and even disco- and
rock-inspired tunes come from the beer tents.
❅ Read a book whose
title is also the title or famous line from a song OR read a book
outside your “traditional” genre OR read a book whose author’s last name
starts with Y,M,C, or A.
13. Oktoberfest visitors won’t lack for
a good meal. Readily available all over the fairgrounds are Hendl,
whole chickens grilled on a spit, roasted meats, especially pork, and
potato dumplings are served up with the traditional red cabbage and
apple dish (Blaukohl). Sauerkraut and soft pretzels are found on just
about every menu.
❅ Read a book whose cover shows a meal, picnic or
buffet OR read a book with a red cover OR read a book that almost
everyone seems to be reading (a best seller).
14. For those with a
sweet tooth, typical dessert dishes include Dampfnudel, a steamed
honey-dumpling served with vanilla sauce, apple strudel, and
Kaiserschmarrn, a sugared pancake with raisins. Also available is a
variety of sweet snacks scattered across the Wies’n. From pan-roasted,
sugar-glazed almonds (gebrannte Mandeln) to cotton candy (Zuckerwatte),
from glazed fruits to ice cream.
❅ Read a book with a character known
for their sweet tooth OR read a book whose cover features a dessert or
candy OR read a book featuring a baker or candy maker (not a cook).
15.
Between events and beer tents, guests can traverse the 103 acre
Oktoberfest grounds to ride a Ferris wheel, roller coaster, or water
slide, navigate their way through a labyrinth, visit a haunted house, be
entertained by numerous types of performers, take a look at the flea
circus, stop off at one of dozens of game booths, or take a festival
tour, among other things.
❅ Read a book takes place in an amusement
park OR read a book featuring a performer of some kind (does not have to
be professional) OR read a book in which some kind of game is played
(real games, not mind games).
16. The last day of Oktoberfest is
the first Sunday in October. Over the past 200 years, Oktoberfest has
been canceled 24 times due to cholera epidemics and war.
❅ Read a
book that is first or last in a series OR read a book whose publication
date contains a “2” and a “4” OR read a book with a war or disease
epidemic as part of the plot.
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1. ❅
Read a book that was published in October (any year) OR
read a book in
which a wedding takes place OR read a book whose cover shows a field /
meadow / orchard / vineyard.
The Marriage Bargain by Sandra Edwards (the same couple gets married 3 times)
2.❅
Read a book featuring a horse or horse racing, or
with a horse on the cover OR read a book with a royal character or
royal family OR read a book where the first letter of each title word
may be found in THERESIEWIESE (Discount a, an, the – 2 word minimum):
Color My Horse by Bev Pettersen
3.❅ Read a book that takes place in Germany
OR read a book featuring any kind of festival, fair, or circus OR
read a
book with a “6” in its total page count:
The Subtle Knife by Philip Pullman (326 pages)
4.❅ Read a book where someone on the
cover is wearing a costume or uniform of any kind OR
read a book that
takes place in a traditional tourist city/area (tell us where) OR read a
book with any form of money shown on the cover or included in the
title.
The Magician by Michael Scott (Paris)
5. ❅ Read a book that takes place
anywhere in Canada OR
read a book that takes place in Ohio OR read a
book whose title contains the letter “z.” (Z may be anywhere in the
title; it does not have to start a word)
The Witch with no Name by Kim Harrison (Cincinnati, Ohio)
6. ❅ Read a book in which a
parade takes place OR read a book that takes place in a large
international city (Those participants living in the USA, cannot use a
US city) OR
read a book where a character belongs to an organized group
of some kind (i.e. professional group, religious group, recreational
group).
The Amber Spyglass by Philip Pullman (Father Gomez belongs to the Consistorial Court)
7.❅ Read a book with any kind
of beverage on the cover OR
read a book whose publication year includes
one of the numbers 1,8,9, or 6 OR read a book whose title ends with an
exclamation mark.
Kon-Tiki by Thor Heyerdahl (published 1948)
8.❅ Read a book that takes place over the
summer OR read a "dark" book - either a dark cover or dark content OR
read a book with a character whose first name starts with any of the
letters in MARCH.
Monsters by C. Gockel (Amy is main character)
9.❅ Read a book with a strict character OR
read a
book with a four word title OR read a book with any type of ingredient /
spice / herb is listed in the title or shown on the cover (this could
be anything from a picture of an apple to make apple pie to nutmeg to
basil).
My Soul to Take by Rachel Vincent
10.❅
Read the 6th book in a series OR choose one of the
breweries and read a book where the first letter in each title word may
be found in the brewery name (a,an, the DO count – 3 word minimum) OR
read a book in which one of the major characters is a waiter /waitress /
bartender.
The Enchantress by Michael Scott
11.❅ Read a book where music
is a major theme OR
read a book whose title or author name
contains a
double “oo” OR read a book that makes you feel content, congenial, and
relaxed.
True of Blood by Bonnie Lamer
12.❅ Read a book whose
title is also the title or famous line from a song OR read a book
outside your “traditional” genre OR
read a book whose author’s last name
starts with Y,M,C, or A.
Magic Rising by Camilla Chafer
13.❅ Read a book whose cover shows a meal, picnic or
buffet OR
read a book with a red cover OR read a book that almost
everyone seems to be reading (a best seller).
quiet storm by Romanus Gabriel
14.❅ Read a book with a character known
for their sweet tooth OR read a book whose cover features a dessert or
candy OR
read a book featuring a baker or candy maker (not a cook).
Cupcakes, Trinkets, and Other Deadly Magic by Meghan Ciana Doidge (main character a baker)
15.❅ Read a book takes place in an amusement
park OR
read a book featuring a performer of some kind (does not have to
be professional) OR read a book in which some kind of game is played
(real games, not mind games).
The Circus Is Coming by Noel Streatfeild
16.❅ Read a
book that is first or last in a series OR
read a book whose publication
date contains a “2” and a “4” OR read a book with a war or disease
epidemic as part of the plot.
Arcane Magic by Camilla Chafer (published June 2nd 2014)
List of books:
- Kon-Tiki by Thor Heyerdahl
- Cupcakes, Trinkets, and Other Deadly Magic by Meghan Ciana Doidge
- Monsters by C. Gockel
- The Marriage Bargain by Sandra Edwards
- Magic Rising by Camilla Chafer
- Arcane Magic by Camilla Chafer
- Color My Horse by Bev Pettersen
- The Subtle Knife by Philip Pullman
- True of Blood by Bonnie Lamer
- quiet storm by Romanus Gabriel
- The Magician by Michael Scott
- The Amber Spyglass by Philip Pullman
- The Witch with no Name by Kim Harrison
- My Soul to Take by Rachel Vincent
- The Enchantress by Michael Scott
- The Circus Is Coming by Noel Streatfeild
