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Free Rice - It's addictive

18 years ago

My friend told me about this site that I bet you all will love. It's called freerice.com and it tests your vocabulary. Every time you get a correct answer, they buy grains of rice to be distributed by the United Nations World Food Program. It's all explained at the site.

There are multiple levels, and the more correct answers you give, the higher your level. I got to 48, but it's late and I'm tired, so I'm going to bed.

I just thought I'd pass that on.

Enjoy!

Here is a link that might be useful: Free Rice game

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thyrkas
18 years ago
Oh, sarah canary - you are so right! Addictive! I only got to 46 and it not that early in the morning plus I had a full night's sleep. Thanks for the link.
lemonhead101
18 years ago
I really enjoyed this site so thanks for forwarding it to us. I got 42 but couldn't seem to rise further than that. But I need a nap so maybe that's it.

(That's my story and I am sticking to it. :-) )
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griff-rhys
18 years ago
wow! what a great site! i'll be passing this link on to friends. Thanks!
dynomutt
18 years ago
Ok, this site IS addictive. I'm at 46 and ..... it's frustrating!
ccrdmrbks
18 years ago
Got to 48, and donated 8000 grains-my daughter's soon-to-be-fiance (no ring, but an understnading, as we used to say...) is a teacher, and he uses this site as a combination vocab builder and good deed with his students.
carolyn_ky
18 years ago
I got to 46 also and was going backward. Yes, addictive!
pam53
18 years ago
fun, and addicting-I got to 47-no excuses
martin_z
18 years ago
I got to 48 but went back immediately and couldn't get back there....also donated about 8000 gains of rice. So at about 2/3 seconds every ten grains, that's about 2000 seconds or over half an hour of my life gone...

Oh well.
vickitg
Original Author
18 years ago
I thought you all might enjoy that site. I'm glad you did. I try not to go there if I'm on a deadline.
sheriz6
18 years ago
I got to 43 and you're right, it is addictive!
grelobe
18 years ago
best level I managed so far is 72 !!!!
but since I am not a mother tongue I played with a handicap , like in Golf, and as a beginner I took the entire lot. 36

grelobe
laceyvail 6A, WV
18 years ago
I got to 50, but found I had to draw on my (weak) memory of Latin roots for a lot of the words. Not easy!
bookmom41
18 years ago
46 was my best, and that included some guessing on words I'd never before heard and couldn't seem to find a root--like "plastron" is a breastplate. A few times it was the process of elimination which gave me the answer.
dynomutt
18 years ago
bookmom --

Yes, I know EXACTLY what you mean. Process of elimination was my best friend for this game. As for the term "plastron", I got lucky with that one. In fencing we have this piece of equipment we call a "plastron" and you wear it under your fencing jacket as extra protection against accidents such as broken blades.
vickitg
Original Author
18 years ago
Sometimes it seems the right answer just comes to you, even if you think you've never seen the word before. It's weird.
anyanka
18 years ago
Thank you, Sarah Canary - I'm at work with nothing to do, so that was the perfect link just now. I got as far as 47, and then started vacillating between 42 and 46. I was pleasantly surprised at my sheer-guess-quota...
Kath
18 years ago
I got to 48, dropped back, got back there, but no further.
What suprised me was how many words that I was sure of when given the choices, but have no recollection of reading and wouldn't have been able to explain without the choices. An example of this was 'thaumaturge' - I knew the right answer, but where would I have read that????
vickitg
Original Author
18 years ago
You're welcome, anyanka. And you can feel good about it, too. :)
bwilliams5980
18 years ago
Astrokath - do you happen to read Terry Pratchett? I knew "thaumaturge" from his works. In fact, Terry helped me with quite a few words on my way to a 50 - but there I stalled. Yes, addictive but very pleasantly so! Thanks, sarah_canary!! (BTW, I'm still looking for a copy of Sarah Canary to read - it has been surprisingly difficult to find at the library or my favorite second-hand shop - guess I'll bite the bullet and buy from Amazon.) Bren
vickitg
Original Author
18 years ago
Oooh, bwilliams -- Don't buy it just on my account. It is one of my all-time faves, but not everyone appreciates it like I do.

I'd send you a copy, but all of mine are out on loan. And they never seem to make it back. :(
Kath
18 years ago
Bren, I haven't read any Pratchett, so not there - maybe Harry Potter?
Actually, I often say I have a brain full of sh*t, I remember all kinds of weird facts and am a popular guest at quiz nights for that reason - none of it is of much use in the real world! Although my reasonably good memory is put to good use in my job in a bookshop, where so many of the customers *sort of* know the title they are looking for *g*

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