9/11 - Attack on the USA Quiz

What one attack on the United States killed the most people?

• Attack at Pearl Harbor

• Attack of 9/11

• Attack at Richmond

• Attack of the Clones

Terrorists ____________ four planes, intending to fly them into strategic US buildings.

• bought

• hijacked

• built

On September 11, 2001, this terrorist organization launched a four-part, coordinated attack on the USA:

• Hamas

• Al Qaeda

• Taliban

• ISIS

September 11, 2025 marks the ____ anniversary of the attacks.

• 21st

• 24th

• 25th

• 22nd

Two targets were in NYC, and at the time, the largest structures in North America:

• Empire State Building/Chrysler Building

• Washington Monument/Capitol Building

• World Trade Center 1 and 2, "Twin Towers"

One plane reached its target in Washington, DC, striking the 

• White House
• Capitol
• Pentagon
• Washington Monument

A fourth plane which did not reach its intended target, crashed in __________, as most people believe passengers aboard the plane played a role in its crash.

• Boston, MA

• Shanksville, PA

• Baltimore, MD

• Radford, VA

The death toll of 9/11, including hijackers, passengers, emergency responders, and victims in the buildings reached:

• 2,977

• 6,421

• 1,776

• 4,849

What cities did the hijacked planes crash into?

• New York

• Shanksville

• Washington DC

• All Of The Above

Each year on 9/11, the September 11 Memorial marks the anniversary by:

• Ringing a bell every 2 minutes
• Reading the names of all the deceased
• 2,996 moments of silence
• Closing the NY Stock Exchange for the day