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Hijacking of Flight 305

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 10mins

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Class
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1.

On November 24, 1971 a man by the name of D.B. Cooper bought a one way ticket from where to where?

a)

San Antonio, TX to McAllen, TX

b)

Salem, Massachusetts to Newport, Rhode Island

c)

Winslow, Arizona to Omaha, Nebraska

d)

Portland, Oregon to Seattle, Washington

2.

Why did D.B. Cooper request two parachutes upon landing in Seattle?

a)

He needed to split the $200,000 between two parachutes because of its weight.

b)

D.B. Cooper was afraid that one of the parachutes might not open so he had a second one as an insurance policy that at least one would open.

c)

He needed one of the parachutes to carry the money and the other to get him safely to the ground.

d)

He promised the stewardess that she could use one of the parachutes for herself.

3.

After the plane was refueled and the pilots were instructed to fly to Mexico City the only ones remaining on the plane besides Cooper were:

a)

2 flight attendants, 1 pilot, a flight engineer, and a cook

b)

a pilot, a co-pilot, 3 flight attendants, and Cooper's dog

c)

1 flight attendant, a co-pilot, 2 hostages, and Cooper's wife

d)

1 pilot, 1 flight attendant, 1 co-pilot, and 1 flight engineer

4.

According to the text, the ransom money of $200,000 in 20 dollar bills weighs how much?

a)

320 pounds

b)

418 pounds and 10 ounces

c)

198 pounds and 6 inches

d)

21 pounds

5.

The FBI working with the US Air Force recreating the jump conditions placed Cooper's landing in the area of which city in the state of Washington?

a)

Seattle

b)

Spokane

c)

Ariel

d)

Tacoma

6.

In 1978, 7 years after Cooper jumped into history, who discovered a placard from the rear staircase of Flight 305 in Castle Rock located near Lake Merwin and Castle Rock.

a)

a 10 year old boy who was lost in the woods

b)

an Eagle Scout who was camping nearby

c)

a group of deer hunters

d)

a group of Nuns who were on a Biblical retreat

7.

Nine years after Cooper's daring escape, 290 twenty dollar bills were found buried on a sandy shore of which river near Vancouver Washington?

a)

Colorado River

b)

Brazos River

c)

Columbia River

d)

Willamette River

8.

Forty years after D.B. Cooper's disappearance, an Oklahoma woman, cam forward to claim that her uncle named Lynn Doyle Cooper was a fan of which comic book hero?

a)

Spiderman

b)

Rocketman

c)

The Joker

d)

Dan Cooper

9.

On November 25th Marla Cooper stated that her Uncle L.D. and another of her Uncles returned from a turkey hunt all bloodied and bruised and then did what?

a)

Went to the hospital to be seen by a Plastic Surgeon.

b)

Disappeared and was not seen by the family again.

c)

After healing he took a job at WalMart

d)

Changed his initials to D.B.

10.

Is it possible that D.B. Cooper was able to maneuver his parachute in the air so he could pinpoint his landing spot?

a)

Yes because the parachute could be easily steered

b)

No because the parachute was not steerable.

c)

No because his hands were to busy holding the money so he could not steer the parachute

d)

Yes because he had a lot of upper body strength