Grains of Rice at http://www.freerice.com

I've been hooked to this lately...Why not you go and try too?

Like what the illustration says, for every word you get right, the website owner/sponsors will donate 20 grains of rice through the UN World Food Program to help end hunger.

Total Donations by Date
Date Grains of Rice

OCTOBER 2007 537,163,380
NOVEMBER 2007 4,768,969,790
DECEMBER 2007 6,948,988,060
JANUARY 2008 4,551,581,980
FEBRUARY 2008 3,893,361,180
MARCH 2008 4,109,191,320
APRIL 2008 5,614,647,060
MAY 2008 4,657,641,260
JUNE 2008 3,043,677,360
JULY 2008 2,046,077,880
August 1, 2008 57,614,660
August 2, 2008 45,511,880
August 3, 2008 46,768,640
August 4, 2008 59,957,140
August 5, 2008 60,522,860
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Total All Dates 40,441,674,450

Here are some comments:

Press

“What if just knowing what a word meant could help feed hungry people around the world? Well, at FreeRice it does . . . the totals have grown exponentially.”
- Washington Post

“Web game provides rice for hungry . . . FreeRice went online in early October and has now raised 1 billion grains of rice [by November 9].”
- BBC News

“Addictive, yes. But . . . each correct answer results in the donation of rice to help feed the hungry around the globe. Perhaps that qualifies the game as a good addiction . . . one with redeeming qualities, something that’s, oh, didactic and edifying.”
- Kansas City Star

“People from all walks of life and from around the globe have written in to express their appreciation for the game . . . Secretaries admit to playing it during boring business meetings.”
- Christian Science Monitor

“FreeRice.com is one of the most ingenious websites of 2007. In the best spirit of the Internet, it offers education, entertainment and a way to change the world ― all for free.”
- Los Angeles Times

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