ONE Act a Week: Win an autographed copy of ‘Enough’

Oct 7th, 2011 5:11 PM UTC
By Malaka Gharib

Action: 15. Time: 5 minutes. Level of difficulty: Moderate

We’re giving away an autographed copy of “Enough: Why the World’s Poorest People Starve in an Age of Plenty,” by Roger Thurow and Scott Kilman. The book, a timely read given the Horn of Africa crisis, argues that famine is a result of bad policies spanning the political spectrum.

We’d love to give an autographed copy of the book away to one lucky ONE member. To win, take our famine quiz below. Those who answer all the questions correctly will be entered in a drawing for the prize. We’ll contact the winner via email, so make sure you include it in the form below!

FAMINE QUIZ
Hint: Search ONE.org for the answers!

1. The Horn of Africa is currently being affected by the worst drought in __ years.
a. 10
b. 20
c. 30
d. 60

2. Which East African country has been affected by famine?
a. Somalia
b. Kenya
c. Ethiopia
d. Djibouti

3. What is Feed the Future?
a. President Obama’s comprehensive action plan for investing in global agriculture and food security.
b. A promise by donors to provide $22 billion in assistance.
c. A law that requires the United States to provide aid to the Horn of Africa
d. A UN program that works with small farmers

4. What can we do to help break the cycle of crisis?
a. Early warning systems
b. Food reserves
c. Better seeds
d. All of the above
e. None of the above

5. Which celebrity is in our new PSA, “The F Word?”
a. Justin Bieber
b. Julianne Moore
c. Jessica Alba
d. Ryan Gosling

Type your answers into our form here:

Good luck! We’ll announce the winners next Friday.

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