Red Cross International and New Zealand

What does thd Red Cross do? Select the correct answers.

• Train people in First Aid

• Help refugees settle in new countries.

• Provide Meals on Wheels.

• Help prepare for disaters and during them.

HenriDunant was a person whom thought the Red Cross was need? What country was he from?

• Switzerland

• Italy

• Belgium

• France

In 1859, Henri Dunant came across the aftermath of the Battlenof Solferino. What upset him the most about what he saw? Select the corect answers.

• 40,000 or more wounded or dead people

• No one was helping the wounded

• The wounded were left on the battlefield

• There was no medical care provided by the Armies for their wounded

Can you buy medical supplies from the New Zealand Red Cross online?

• True

• False

Did Henri Dunant organise the local villagers to help the wounded?

• True

• False

How can we help the Red Cross? Select the correct answers

• Become a volunteer

• Buy products from the Red Cross

• Donate money and make a gift from your estate

• Donate goods to sell at the Red Cross shops

Henri Dunant wrote a book, “A memory of Solferino.” about what he saw there. When was the book published?

• 1662

• 1762

• 1862

• 1962

Where is the closest Red Cross shop located to us?

• Waiheke Island

• Whangarei

• Dargaville

• Orewa

Henri Dunant proposed creating a society of volunteers, trained in peace times to help in war times, in his book?

• True

• False

29/10/1863: Representatives from 18 countries conviened over four days to form the start of the International Red Cross in?

• Geneva, Switzerland

• Paris, France

• Berlin, Germany

• Rome, Italy