Terrorism and 9/11

What is a terrorist?

• A very scary person

• A brand of electric car

• People who use violence and fear to gain political power

• To unlawfully take control of (an aircraft, ship, or vehicle) in transit and force it to go in a different direction for their own purposes.

What tactics does a terrorist use to achieve their goals?

• Mathematics and physics

• Aggressive tactics is open terrain

• Osama Bin Laden and Al-Qaeda's terrorist manual

• Bombings, assassinations, hostage taking, kidnapping and gorilla warfare tactics.

What is asymmetrical (Gorilla) warfare?

• How you fight primates fight in the jungle.

• The use of nuclear weapons

• When a smaller opponent attacks a larger opponent using "hit & run" tactics like ambush and surprise raids.

• When gorilla's throw bananas at each other

What does hijack mean?

• To unlawfully take control of (an aircraft, ship, or vehicle) in transit and force it to go in a different direction for their own purposes.

• A person who uses violence to achieve political goals

What was the name of the terrorist group that attacked America on 9/11?

• Boko Hiram

• ISIS

• Al Qaeda

• The Sons of Liberty

Why did Al Qaeda attack the World Trade Center buildings and the Pentagon?

• They hated tall buildings.

• They are symbols of America's wealth and military power.

• To prove that airplanes are evil.

• To employ gorilla warfare tactics (surprise hit and run attacks)

How many people died on 9/11

• 500

• 1000

• 1900

• 2900

Who is Osama Bin Laden?

• The President of Iraq

• The terrorist who started ISIS

• The terrorist who started Boko Hiram

• The terrorist who started Al Qaeda

Where did Al Qaeda train the hijackers of 9/11

• Afghanistan

• Iran

• Iraq

• Saudi Arabia

How many floors did the World Trade Center (Twin Towers) have?

• 80

• 90

• 100

• 110