Red Cross Firsts
The year the Red Cross was founded
What is 1881?
The Red Cross emblem is the reverse of this country's flag
What is Switzerland?
This classic WWII movie has a scene with Red Cross medics treating a soldier on the battlefield
What is "Saving Private Ryan"?
This out-of-this-world natural phenomenon is named after Clara Barton
What is an asteroid?
Every two seconds
What is how often a blood transfusion is needed in the U.S.?
Year of the first Red Cross blood drive
What is 1940?
The International Committee of the Red Cross monitors this type of law
What is international humanitarian law?
Red Cross Mascot
What is Buddy the Blood Drop?
Clara worked as a clerk for this U.S. agency
What is the U.S. Patent Office?
90%
What is the percentage of Red Cross workforce made up by volunteers?
The Red Cross was the first to standardize this type of training
What is First Aid?
The Red Cross helped found these two international organizations
What are the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies?
Homer Simpson donated blood to the Red Cross in order to save this animal
What is an elephant?
Mount Clara Barton is found in this mountain range
What is the Adirondack Mountains?
88
What is the number of counties served by the Illinois Region of the Red Cross?
The Red Cross invented this to help people stay afloat
What is the lift raft?
100+
What is the number of countries the Red Cross serves around the world?
In "Blood on the Tracks, this artist sings: “The Red Cross lady, she sat me down and took a pint.”
Who is Bob Dylan?
In 1945, the USS Clara Barton was commissioned as this type of ship
What is a navy hospital ship?
60,000
What is the average number of disasters the Red Cross responds to in the U.S. each year?
The Red Cross invented this for both hydration and sanitation
What is the canteen cup?
The Red Cross helped draft these legal frameworks for the conduct of war and the protection of victims
What are the Geneva Conventions?
Angelina Jolie played a doctor working for the Red Cross in this 2003 film
What is "Beyond Borders"?
In addition to English, Clara was fluent in these two languages
What are German and French
$.90
What is the average amount of every dollar the Red Cross spends on delivering care and comfort to those in need.