9/11 Video Review Questions

What were the Twin Towers?

• two tall, residential buildings in Washington, D.C. that were home to over 1,000 people

• flight towers in Boston, Massachusetts

• landmark buildings in New York City that contained offices, a restaurant and observation deck

• a government complex in Pennsylvania

What is the correct order of events?

• Bin Laden founded Al Qaeda

• Bin Laden planned and executed the 9/11 attacks

• The US invaded Afghanistan

On live TV, millions of people saw _____.

• Osama bin Laden killed in Pakistan

• a hijacked plane crash into the White House

• the collapse of the South Tower

• the bombing of the World Trade Center in 1993

What happened to United flight 93?

• It crashed into the White House.

• It crashed into the Capitol.

• After it was hijacked, the pilot was able to regain control and save all on board.

• After it was hijacked, passengers were able to take control and crash the plane in a field.

What happened only a few minutes after the first plane hit the North Tower?

• Osama bin Laden was captured and killed.

• Police, firefighters and EMTs were sent to the scene.

• The US sent armed forces into Afghanistan.

• President Bush announced the War on Terror.

Which of the following is a true statement?

• Osama bin Laden was killed in Pakistan in 2011.

• The United States is still searching for Osama bin Laden.

• Osama bin Laden was killed on September 11, 2001.

• The Taliban handed over Osama bin Laden on September 20, 2001.

Al Qaeda is _____.

• a terrorist group that was created in the late 1980s in Afghanistan

• another word for the Taliban, a ruling group of Afghanistan

• another word for ISIS, or the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria

• another word for "jihad" or holy war

True or false: The 19 hijackers were members of Al Qaeda.

• true

• false

Which of the following was a reason for the September 11th attacks?

• Bin Laden wanted to show his support of ISIS.

• Bin Laden felt that the US oppressed Muslims.

• Bin Laden wanted the US to support Israel.

• Al Qaeda wanted revenge after bin Laden was killed.

Today, what can be found where the Twin Towers once were?

• a temporary memorial made of steel from the North Tower

• nothing

• the 9/11 Memorial and One World Trade Center

• construction for a new bank