Vocabulary test for a good cause

[Duer 157099]

http://www.freerice.com/index.php

Every correct answer nets 20 grains of rice donated to the UN!

C'mon big brains (all sizes welcome) get on over and donate some brain power!

[Mythsaje]

1. Yeah...someone posted that here some weeks ago

and I posted it to a couple authors' groups.

LOL

I think I created some addicts in the process. All for a good cause.

[Duer 157099]

6. Ah, didn't see it, but figured it would eventually make it's way here

funny thing was I got a ton right when I had never even heard of the word, lol

[dmallind]

2. Could only get to 620 first time

never heard of "palmy" meaning flourishing.

Oh well I can always do better next time!

[slackmaster]

3. Most of those are pretty easy

I got 1300 points in about 3 minutes and got bored.

[dmallind]

8. 1300 without getting one wrong? Impressive

I'm no slouch on the old vocabulary charts and I couldn't get that. Maybe I'll get better.

[slackmaster]

9. No, I missed about three of them

I noticed that a lot of the distracters can be eliminated because they aren't the same part of speech as the question word, etc.

[Duer 157099]

4. I wonder how many grains of rice constitutes a meal

Any guesses?

[woodsprite]

5. My daughter (14yo) said that her English teacher had them

do that for part of the class the other day, after they finished their test.

[JitterbugPerfume]

7. It's kinda addictive