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1. What motivates ordinary people to take extraordinary risks? During World War II, a young Polish nurse and social worker risked her life to help 2,500 Jewish children escape from German-occupied Warsaw. She came up with an ingenious way to accomplish this. Who was known as "the female Oskar Schindler?"
2. The 1960s was a time of political and social unrest in the U.S. Protests and street marches were the order of the day. In Montgomery, Alabama an Africa-American woman, tired after a long day at work, made a decision that would change history. She would not rise from her seat on the bus and move to the back so that a white passenger could sit down. That one simple act of quiet protest still resounds to this day. Which brave woman would not relinquish her seat that December day in 1955?
3. The media called it "Miracle on the Hudson." What was the name of the pilot who safely landed a plane in the Hudson River in January 2009, without the use of the plane's engines, saving the lives of all passengers aboard Flight 1549?
4. She was a chemical technician working for Kerr-McGee Cimarron Fuel Fabrication in Oklahoma during the early 1970s. The plant produced plutonium for nuclear reactors. After she testified before the Atomic Energy Commission expressing her concerns about unsafe levels of plutonium at the work site, she was mysteriously contaminated with high levels of plutonium. Soon after that she died in a car accident which was ruled accidental. Many believed her car was forced off the road. Who was this activist who blew the whistle loud and clear?
5. One of Hollywood's most respected actresses, she played Holly Golightly in the film "Breakfast at Tiffany's," spent the last five years of her life as a Goodwill Ambassador for the children's charity UNICEF. Who was this beloved actress and humanitarian?
6. Firefighters, soldiers, and police officers can all be considered heroes because they put their lives on the line for others every day. It takes a special kind of courage to run into a blazing building, fight for one's country, or keep the city streets safe. During World War II, one soldier exemplified incredible heroism and was awarded the "Medal of Honor." He later became an actor. Which of the following was it?
7. Prior to 1980, laws in the U.S. concerning driving while under the influence of alcohol were lax at best. That changed in 1980. A mother, whose young daughter was killed by a driver who had been drinking and driving, founded the organization MADD (Mothers Against Drunk Driving). Who was the founder of that organization?
8. Ask yourself this: Is it possible to go from living a homeless existence to graduating from Harvard University? It happened to one determined young woman. Hallmark made a TV movie about her life called "From Homeless to Harvard." Who is she?
9. Over a billion acres in size, the Brazilian rainforest is a lush expanse of jungle and natural resources. One Brazilian activist spent his childhood tapping rubber from the rubber trees in the rainforest. As tapping trees gave way to the development of man-made rubber and the decline of that industry, cattle ranching became a new way for former rubber barons to make a living. Cutting down trees and burning large areas was an intrusion on an entire way of life for many Brazilians, particularly the poor who lived and worked there. What is the name of this activist and teacher?
10. She may have ruffled some feathers along the way, but this founder of the Missions of Charity and champion of the poor and diseased won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979. Name this 'blessed' woman.
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