I hope you are ready for a bit of fun and games today.
I’ve been wanting to create a post like this for quite some time, but have just never done it. However, since I needed something special for the four 5th Tuesdays of the year I decided this was the perfect time to do it.
So get ready!
The games are about to begin! Oh, and I’m also doing a giveaway so stay tuned.
See if you can get the answers correct in the five games I created just for you.
If you get 32 – 44 answers correct you are an Expert and are qualified to give lectures about me and my work as well as know your way around my book titles.
If you get 15 – 31 answers correct you are a Friend who is quite fond of my characters and familiar with my work though you can’t recall all the details.
If you get 7 – 14 answers correct you are an Acquaintance who drops by now and then to see how I’m doing, recognizes my name when it comes up in conversations and even knows a story or two.
If you get 0 – 6 answers correct you are the New Kid on the Blog. Welcome, and I hope you’ll stick around and enjoy yourself.
As with any games there are a few simple rules.
- You may NOT look at any book or story while you are playing.
- No one else may help you by looking things up.
- You are allowed to make wild guesses if you have no idea.
Place it (Match the scene described to the title it fits in. Please don’t mix up my scenes or my characters might get confused! One point for each correct answer. Total points possible = 7)
1 Watching for birds on the side of the road.
2. Someone crying over a sweatshirt.
3. Conflict over a pair of shoes.
4. A snake and a mouse brought into church.
5. Spending the night in a tree.
6. A horse takes someone’s hat off.
7. Washing windows from a ladder.
A. TCR – Unbroken
B. Grandfather’s Mug
C. Missing: One Jr. Ranger
D. The Graham Quartet and the Mysterious Strangers
E. TCR – Home at Last
F. Through the Tunnel
G. Home Fires of the Great War
They said what? (Match the quote to the person who said it, and then match the person to the correct story. Can you get them both right? You get 1 point for each part of an answer that you get correct. Total points possible= 10)
A. “I can’t! He’ll be killed, and I’ll got to jail.”
B. “It was him!”
C. “I’m thinkin’ ye can’t know how I’ve mised the grasses growin’ entirely.”
D. “It felt like they all wanted to talk to me!”
E. “I’m afraid I’m not very good at dusting.”
1 Justin
2. Dylan
3. Lissa
4. Selena
5. Mrs. O’Connor
a. TCR- Unbroken
b. Through the Tunnel
c. Dylan’s Story
d. The Graham Quartet and the Mysterious Strangers
e. Gift from the Storm
What’s Cookin’? (Match the meal with the correct story. And yes, this was designed to make you hungry. Why’d you ask? One point for each correct answer. Total points possible = 8)
1 Figgy Pudding
2. Grilled cheese & tomato soup
3. Dairy Queen
4. Eggs, bacon & cinnamon rolls
5. Macaroni & cheese
6. Ice cream
7. Ham, potatoes, peas, green bean casserole, rolls & apple butter, pie
8. Cookout
A. Graham Quartet and the Mystery of the Day Maid
B. Finding Joy
C. By Paths Unknown
D. Home Fires of the Great War
F. Dylan’s Story
G. Grandfather’s Mug
H. Gift from the Storm
I. Through the Tunnel
Weather Report (Decide which of these stories fit the weather reported. Be careful though, wrong weathermen aren’t well liked. One point for each correct answer. Total points possible = 6)
1 Snows halt train.
2. Thunderstorm with hail .
3. Beautiful summer night to sleep under the stars.
4. Tornado destroys a town and cause great damage on surrounding area.
5. Bitterly cold, winter day but with bright sunshine.
6. First snows fall in October.
A. Missing: One Jr. Ranger
B. Home Fires of the Great War
C. Dylan’s Story
D. By Paths Unknown
E. The Unexpected Request
F. The Graham Quartet and the Mysterious Strangers
Doctor, Doctor! (Match the doctor to the correct story he belongs in. Take special care or their patients might not recover. Once point for each correct answer. Total points possible = 6)
1 Dr. Welch
2. Dr. Fields
3. Doc
4. Dr. French
5. Dr. Mitchell
6. Dr. Wright
A. Home Fires of the Great War
B. The Unexpected Request
C. Through the Tunnel
D. Gift from the Storm
E. Hymns in the Hills
F. Triple Creek Ranch
Then, enter the Rafflecopter giveaway and leave a comment sharing if you are a New Kid, Acquaintance, Friend, or Expert. The giveaway is for a paperback copy of Goodbye isn’t in the Dictionary. The higher score you got the more entries you get.
You did it!
Somehow. To check your answers, go here and use password GAMES to get into the answer vault and find out how well you did.
You can also enter the giveaway just by leaving me a comment and telling me something you enjoy doing in the spring. And yes, I’m opening this giveaway up to readers in Canada too. A winner outside the US or Canada will get a kindle copy.
a Rafflecopter giveawayWell, did you have fun? I hope so because we’ll have more games on the 5th Tuesdays of 2020. If you didn’t do so well with the answers, start reading and prepare for the next round. 🙂
My score was 35 🙂
I’m glad, because, after all, I have been reading your stories for about 4 years, I think?
Wow! An expert! I’m delighted that you knew these stories so well. They may get harder in the coming months though. 😉
I got 35 too…. such a fun game!!! I really enjoy logic games. 🙂
And one thing I love doing in Spring is swinging outside <33
Great job!
Swinging is something I enjoy too though I’m usually the one pushing kids on swings. 😉
Something I really enjoy doing in the spring is swimming. Our weather is perfect for it. 🙂
-Ashley
I’m sure that would be nice though I tend to think of swimming as happening in summer. 😉
I’m a friend! That was hard, but fun! 🙂 I enjoy seeing flowers in the spring.
Yay! I like friends. 🙂
I agree. I like the flowers that pop up everywhere.
We both are Acquaintances. We like playing catch/baseball in the spring and summer.
Nice to make your acquaintance, Ethan and Philip. 🙂
Catch and baseball sound fun. I do it some with my nephews.
Brace yourself, I’m an acquaintance 😅 I got 14, so almost a friend. 😆 Come springtime I LOVE seeing the bluebonnets…
I’m glad you are at least almost a friend. 😉 I’d hate for you to be a new kid on the blog. 🙂
Oh, bluebonnets. It’s been a LONG time since I’ve seen those.
I’m a bit confused. Are we supposed to write the answers down and check them or what?
Sorry, yes, write your answers down on a piece of paper and then check them. (There’s a link to the answers at the bottom.)
I am a friend (I haven’t read all of your books), and my favorite thing to do in spring is run around barefoot and plant a garden.
Another friend. I do like friends even if you haven’t read all my books.
Running around barefoot and planting a garden sounds fun. We don’t have a garden.
Congrats, Leona!! <333
I just took the quiz. I'm a friend. 🙂 One of my favorite things to do in the spring is take my little sisters for a walk outside. 😀
Thanks for hosting this! I had fun. 🙂
Oh, lovely! I can always use more friends. 🙂
Aw, taking your little sisters outside for walks sounds delightful.
You’re welcome! Thanks for playing!
I’m a friend…24 correct. I got them all right till I ran into the Doctors and weather😣. That was a great idea though! I will be looking forward to the next one! In the spring I love to watch everything turn green, buy tons of flowers, buy new spring dresses, take walks, etc…….😉😉
That’s really good! You might do even better on the next set of games. 🙂
Oh, yes, when everything turns green again! I love getting outside and taking walks and admiring all the pretty flowers.