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Question 1

What is a food bank?

Accepted Answer

A group that collects food and gives it to people in need. Food banks gather donated food and distribute it to people and local pantries.

Question 2

Which nurse became known as "the Lady with the Lamp"?

Accepted Answer

Florence Nightingale. Florence Nightingale earned the name by checking on wounded soldiers at night during the Crimean War.

Question 3

Who founded the Red Cross movement in 1863?

Accepted Answer

Henry Dunant. Swiss businessman Henry Dunant inspired the Red Cross after witnessing the aftermath of the Battle of Solferino.

Question 4

In the US, which holiday is officially promoted as a national day of service?

Accepted Answer

Martin Luther King Jr. Day. A 1994 US law designated Martin Luther King Jr. Day as a national day of volunteer service.

Question 5

What is the traditional Scout slogan about helping others?

Accepted Answer

Do a good turn daily. 'Do a good turn daily' is the Scout slogan encouraging a helpful act every day.

Question 6

In 1901, Henry Dunant shared the very first award of which prize?

Accepted Answer

The Nobel Peace Prize. Dunant shared the first Nobel Peace Prize in 1901 with French peace activist Frédéric Passy.

Question 7

Which red blood cell type is known as the universal donor type?

Accepted Answer

O negative. O negative red cells lack A, B and Rh(D) antigens, so they can be given to patients of any blood type.

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