"FreeRice" Web Game Feeds the Hungry
A simple Internet word game has generated 1,072,025,720 grains of rice
for the hungry since it first launched on October 7th, through November
9th. It's easy: each correct word is worth 10 grains of rice. What's
the catch? There isn't a catch, for those of us playing, except perhaps
some of your time --- and a few ads.
An internet word game has generated enough rice to feed 50,000 people for one day, the UN's World Food Programme (WFP) has said.
The game, FreeRice, tests the vocabulary of participants. For each click on a correct answer, the website donates money to buy 10 grains of rice.
Companies advertising on the website provide the money to the WFP to buy and distribute the rice.
An internet word game has generated enough rice to feed 50,000 people for one day, the UN's World Food Programme (WFP) has said.
The game, FreeRice, tests the vocabulary of participants. For each click on a correct answer, the website donates money to buy 10 grains of rice.
Companies advertising on the website provide the money to the WFP to buy and distribute the rice.
Words get more and more difficult as you progress. The game has 50 levels of vocabulary, but the FAQ says it's rare for anyone to get above 48. We won't say how high we reached, but it definitely wasn't 48.
