What major transportation routes were shut down in New York City following the 9/11 attacks?

9/11 Evacuation and Personal Accounts

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Mia Campbell
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Brooklyn Bridge and Lincoln Tunnel
Manhattan Bridge and Williamsburg Bridge
Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge and Queensboro Bridge
Holland Tunnel and George Washington Bridge
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Who was Peter Johansen during the 9/11 attacks?
A Coast Guard officer
A police officer in Manhattan
A senior director of ferry operations for New York Waterway
A firefighter in New York City
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What did Peter Johansen witness while on the ferry on 9/11?
The evacuation of people from Battery Park
The first plane crashing into the Twin Towers
The collapse of the Twin Towers
The arrival of military helicopters
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What confirmed the 9/11 events as a terrorist attack?
The evacuation order from the Coast Guard
The second plane crashing into the south tower
The shutdown of all bridges and tunnels
The collapse of the first tower
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How did the Coast Guard respond to the evacuation needs on 9/11?
By calling all available boats to assist in the evacuation
By deploying helicopters to rescue people
By setting up medical tents in Battery Park
By organizing a convoy of buses to transport people
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was the estimated number of people evacuated from Manhattan by boat on 9/11?
750,000 people
500,000 people
100,000 people
250,000 people
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What unusual method did one person use to try to escape Manhattan?
Using a homemade raft
Strapping soda bottles to their body to swim
Hitching a ride on a helicopter
Climbing across a bridge
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