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Sir Nicholas Winton 2022

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who is this?

a)

Mr Blatherwick

b)

Oskar Schindler

c)

Sir Nicholas Winton

2.

Where did this train set off from?

a)

Prague

b)

Switzerland

c)

Paris

3.

What is so special about this book?

a)

It is the Bible.

b)

It is the scrapbook hidden in the attic.

c)

It is a folder

found buried under a tree.

4.

Approximately, how many children did Sir Nicholas Winton rescue?

a)

6690

b)

6900

c)

669

d)

69

5.

What religion were the majority of the children saved?

a)

Hindu

b)

Muslim

c)

Christian

d)

Jewish

6.

What did Sir Nicholas Winton cancel to help rescue the children?

a)

Ski holiday

b)

A week in Greece

c)

A tennis competition

7.

Which of the British Armed Forces was Winton a member of?

a)

Royal Air Force

b)

British Army

c)

Royal Navy

8.

What is this?

a)

A portrait in his honour.

b)

A poster in his honour.

c)

A stamp in his honour.

9.

What year was Nicholas Winton knighted by the Queen?

a)

2003

b)

2000

c)

1999

10.

How many years did Sir Nicholas Winton keep his story secret?

a)

50 years

b)

He didn't keep it a secret

c)

5 years

11.

What do the candles represent?

a)

The days it took Sir Winton to rescue the children.

b)

The 669 children rescued.

c)

How many pilots he trained in the RAF.

12.

How many direct descendants are alive because of the 669 children he saved?

a)

About 15,000

b)

About 1,000

c)

About 100

13.

In which year was Sir Winton born?

a)

1909

b)

1899

c)

1903

14.

Which member of his family helped him to organise the rescue?

a)

His Uncle Harry

b)

His Mother

c)

His sister

15.

What is so special about Liverpool Street Station?

a)

It has a Costa coffee shop with a picture of Sir Winton inside.

b)

Sir Winton met the Queen there.

c)

It has a special statue of Sir Winton there.

16.

How old was Sir Nicholas Winton when he died?

a)

115

b)

105

c)

106

17.

Where was the scrapbook of Sir Winton found in 1988?

a)

In his garage

b)

In his attic

c)

In his greenhouse

18.

Why did the last train never set off to England?

a)

There was a fault on the track.

b)

WW2 began.

c)

It broke down.

19.

How many trains made it successfully to England, organised by Sir Winton?

a)

9

b)

8

c)

5

20.

How many children were on the 9th train that never set off?

a)

200

b)

150

c)

250

21.

What was the job of Sir Nicholas Winton?

a)

Banker

b)

Butcher

c)

Baker

22.

What was the name of the film made about Sir Winton's story?

a)

Nicky's Family

b)

669 Saved Souls

c)

Trains to Safety

23.

How did Sir Winton save all the Jewish children?

a)

By organising trains to England

b)

By opening a factory

c)

By smuggling them out of the ghetto

24.

How many children did he have of his own?

a)

4

b)

None

c)

3

25.

What was the name of the tv program he was on where he met the survivors?

a)

That's Life

b)

The Oscars

c)

The BAFTAS

26.

Where were the children mainly rescued from?

a)

Germany

b)

Czechoslovakia

c)

Hungary

27.

What year was the TV show 'That's Life' shown?

a)

1988

b)

1978

c)

2008

28.

Before his parents converted to Christianity, what religion did they follow?

a)

Judaism

b)

Hinduism

c)

Islam

29.

What year did the 1st train leave with the children?

a)

1939

b)

1935

c)

1945

30.

How much money did the British government want to sponsor each child?

a)

£50

b)

Nothing

c)

£1000