Nicholas Winton and the Rescue of 669 Children

Who was Nicholas Winton?

• A Czech politician

• A famous scientist

• A Londoner who saved 669 children

• A German soldier

What event marked the beginning of Nicholas Winton's story?

• The end of World War I

• The Munich Agreement

• The fall of the Berlin Wall

• The signing of the Treaty of Versailles

Why did Nicholas Winton go to Czechoslovakia?

• To start a business

• To see if he could help refugees

• To visit family

• To study at a university

What was the main focus of Winton's small organization?

• To build shelters for refugees

• To provide food for refugees

• To organize protests against the Nazis

• To get as many children out as fast as possible

How did Winton manage to get the British authorities to take him seriously?

• By using stationery from an established refugee organization

• By writing a book

• By bribing officials

• By organizing a protest

What did Winton do when British authorities were slow in issuing travel documents?

• He gave up

• He started having them forged

• He bribed the officials

• He moved to another country

What happened to the eighth train scheduled to leave Prague on September 1st?

• It left as planned

• It was delayed by a week

• It never left due to the start of the war

• It was redirected to another country

What was the fate of the children on the eighth train?

• They were reunited with their parents

• They were safely transported to England

• They were sent to a different country

• Most of them did not survive

How did Hugo Meisel feel about his parents' promise to join him in England?

• He was skeptical

• He was indifferent

• He was angry

• He believed them completely

How did Winton's story come to light after 50 years?

• He told his family who then spread the word

• The BBC learned about it and invited him to a program

• He wrote a book about it

• A newspaper article revealed it