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Foodforpeace
Foodforpeace
54 played - 12 yrs ago

Test your knowledge of the fight against global hunger during the World War One and Two eras.

 

Hard QUIZ 30 QUESTIONS
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Question 1 / 30

At the end of World War II, British and American planes dropped food to the starving people of which country?

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Question 2 / 30

Which of these organizations provided school meals in Austria after World War II?

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Question 3 / 30
In 1921 which Russian author wrote an urgent appeal for bread and medicine for the starving children in his home country?

In 1921 which Russian author wrote an urgent appeal for "bread and medicine" for the starving children in his home country?

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Question 4 / 30

What World War Two veterans and former presidential candidates have an international school lunch program named after them?

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Question 5 / 30

Which charity helped feed the hungry in France during World War One?

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Question 6 / 30

How did the movie industry help the European Relief Council fight hunger after World War One?

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Question 7 / 30

What did Americans buy to feed the hungry overseas after World War II?

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Question 8 / 30

What former Chief of the U. S. Army and Secretary of State said, "Food is the very basis of all reconstruction? "

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Question 9 / 30

Which aid agency provided school meals in Austria during 1948?

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Question 10 / 30

The post-war hunger crisis made President Truman form what group in 1946 to monitor food supplies?

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Question 11 / 30

Which of these American leaders was a member of President Truman's Cabinet Committee on World Food Programs?

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Question 12 / 30

What did General Lucius Clay say about the school lunch program started in Germany by Herbert Hoover after World War II?

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Question 13 / 30

The first ever televised address from the White House in 1947 was about :

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Question 14 / 30
What World War One general teamed up with Herbert Hoover in 1920 for fundraising to fight world hunger?

What World War One general teamed up with Herbert Hoover in 1920 for fundraising to fight world hunger?

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Question 15 / 30

In 1946 what threat caused an emergency meeting between President Truman and Herbert Hoover?

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Question 16 / 30

In 1946, what did Herbert Hoover say was the inevitable aftermath of war?

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Question 17 / 30

Under which U. S. President did the Food for Peace program begin?

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Question 18 / 30

In 1943 President Roosevelt announced what agency to feed war victims?

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Question 19 / 30

What idea led to the purchase of thousands of CARE packages for Europe's hungry on Thanksgiving 1947?

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Question 20 / 30
The first shipment of Marshall Plan supplies to France contained :

The first shipment of Marshall Plan supplies to France contained :

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Question 21 / 30

What three European countries received food from the U. S. Interim Aid legislation of 1947?

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Question 22 / 30
Which agency led the fight against hunger after World War One?

Which agency led the fight against hunger after World War One?

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Question 23 / 30

What former U. S. President served as a food ambassador after World War II?

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Question 24 / 30

The food supply for CARE packages originally came from

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Question 25 / 30
American Relief for Norway and Sweden delivered what during World War II?

American Relief for Norway and Sweden delivered what during World War II?

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Question 26 / 30

In September, 1947 the Cabinet Committee on World Food Programs reported to President Truman about what?

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Question 27 / 30

Which U. S. President announced the creation of the UN World Food Program in April, 1961?

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Question 28 / 30

What traveled to cities and towns across America collecting food for Europe in 1947?

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Question 29 / 30
CARE packages of food could be purchased for?

CARE packages of food could be purchased for?

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Question 30 / 30

This nation played a major role in military and food aid operations in the Netherlands during World War II?

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