Escape at 10,000 Feet: D.B. Cooper and the Missing Money

How much money did D.B. Cooper demand?

• $50,000

• $200,000

• $450,000

• $1,000,000

How many passengers, who were unknowingly hostages, were on the plane?

• 36 passengers

• 15 passengers

• 100 passengers

• 88 passengers

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How many parachutes did D.B. Cooper request as part of his demands?

• 1 parachute

• 2 parachutes

• 4 parachutes

• 10 parachutes

Why couldn't the two F-106 fighter jets and the Lockheed HC-130 keep Flight 305 in sight?

• The pilots became sick and needed to land.

• The planes were called away.

• They needed to refuel the planes.

• Low speeds and poor weather

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How much of the ransom money did Brian Ingram, an 8 year old boy, find on the banks of the Columbia River in the Tena Bar area?

• $2,400

• $3,200

• $5,800

• $7,500

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What is the only unsolved skyjacking case in US history?

• DELJAK

• NORJAK

• TWAJAK

• PANJAK

Where was D.B. Cooper trying to fly to after all the hostages were released?

• Mexico City

• Havana

• Atlanta

• Boston

What was the main reason that D.B. Cooper hijacked the Boeing 727 airplane?

• It was the only plane at the time with a rear staircase.

• It was the fastest plane at the time.

• It was the largest plane at the time.

• It had two engines.

Who was the FBI's most compelling suspect?

• William Gossett

• Sheridan Peterson

• Richard Floyd McCoy Jr.

• Robert Rackstraw

Why did everyone start calling him D.B. Cooper instead of Dan Cooper (the name he used to purchase his plane ticket)?

• His middle name was Benjamin and he wanted to abbreviate his name.

• He had really bad handwriting.

• He wrote D.B. Cooper on his threat to the flight attendant.

• A news reporter incorrectly referred to him as D.B. Cooper.

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