Winds of Hope

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What was the main problem faced by William and his family during the drought of 2001?

• Lack of food for daily meals
• Lack of water for irrigation
• Lack of money for school fees
• Lack of electricity in their home

What did William learn from the American school textbook called Using Energy?

• How to pass exams for high school
• How to irrigate maize fields
• How to build a windmill
• How to generate electricity from wind

Where did William collect the parts and tools needed to build his windmill?

• From his bedroom
• From a junkyard
• From the village library
• From the local market

How did William attach the piston to the pedal sprocket of an old bicycle frame?

• Using washers made from bottle caps
• Using a welder
• Using a nail heated in the fire
• Using a dynamo

What did William use to make bolt holes in the plastic blades of the windmill?

• A drill
• A maize cob
• A reed
• A nail heated in the fire

How tall was the tower that William and his friends built for the windmill?

• 90 pounds
• Tractor fan
• Blue gum trees
• 16 feet

What happened when William connected the wires from the dynamo to a light socket?

• The crowd cheered
• The small bulb lit up
• The blades of the windmill turned
• The light bulb flickered

Where was William flown to speak at the prestigious TED conference?

• The United States
• Dartmouth College
• Tanzania
• Malawi

What did William study at Dartmouth College?

• Physics and chemistry
• Environmental science and engineering
• Innovations and inventions
• Technology, Education, and Design