Flight 93: Key Events and Reactions

Flight 93: Key Events and Reactions

Assessment

Interactive Video

History

9th - 10th Grade

Hard

Created by

Liam Anderson

FREE Resource

On September 11th, United Airlines Flight 93 departed from Newark, only to be hijacked mid-flight. Passengers, realizing their fate through phone calls, attempted to resist the hijackers. The plane ultimately crashed in Pennsylvania, killing all on board. Among the few recovered items was Lorraine Bay's flight manual, symbolizing the tragic events.

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9 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the destination of United Airlines Flight 93 on September 11th?

Los Angeles

San Francisco

Miami

Chicago

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How did the passengers of Flight 93 become aware of their situation?

By overhearing the hijackers

Via phone calls from the plane

By watching the news on the in-flight entertainment

Through the pilot's announcement

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who was Lorraine Bay in relation to Flight 93?

A senior flight attendant

A passenger

A ground staff member

The pilot

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What action did the passengers and crew decide to take against the hijackers?

Hide in the lavatories

Negotiate with them

Wait for military intervention

Form a resistance and try to retake control

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Where did Flight 93 crash?

A field in Shanksville, Pennsylvania

The Atlantic Ocean

A mountain range

A city center

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was one of the few intact objects found after the crash?

Lorraine Bay's flight manual

A passenger's luggage

The plane's black box

A hijacker's passport

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who donated Lorraine Bay's flight manual?

Her daughter

Her colleague, Kathy

The airline company

Her husband, Eric

8.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the emotional reaction upon opening the box containing Lorraine Bay's flight manual?

Relief

Indifference

Confusion

A sense of reality and history

9.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What did the smell of jet fuel signify to the person opening the box?

A warning of danger

An indication of safety

A sign of hope

A reminder of the crash