basic facts
The date the attacks occurred.
What is September 11, 2001?
Flight that struck the North Tower.
What is American Airlines Flight 11?
The two skyscrapers targeted in New York.
What are the Twin Towers?
The U.S. department created in response to security concerns.
What is the Department of Homeland Security?
What is the National September 11 Memorial & Museum?
New York memorial built at Ground Zero.
The city where the Twin Towers were located.
What is New York City?
Flight that struck the South Tower.
What is United Airlines Flight 175?
The military headquarters hit during the attacks.
What is the The Pentagon?
Airport security agency created after 9/11.
What is the Transportation Security Administration?
The first responders who climbed the Twin Towers to help people evacuate.
Who were firefighters?
The terrorist group responsible for the attacks
What is al-Qaeda?
Flight that struck the Pentagon.
What is American Airlines Flight 77?
The complex where the Twin Towers stood.
What is the World Trade Center?
The war launched in Afghanistan after the attacks.
What is the War in Afghanistan?
The city where Flight 93’s national memorial is located.
What is Shanksville, Pennsylvania?
The number of planes hijacked
What is 4?
Flight that crashed in Pennsylvania.
What is United Airlines Flight 93?
The state where the Pentagon is located.
What is Virginia?
Approximate number of people killed in the attacks
What is about 3,000 people?
The phrase often used to encourage Americans to remember the events of 9/11.
What is “Never Forget”?
The leader of al-Qaeda at the time.
Who was Osama bin Laden?
The state where Flight 93 crashed.
What is Pennsylvania?
The memorial built at Ground Zero.
What is the National September 11 Memorial & Museum?
The president of the United States on 9/11.
Who was George W. Bush?
The two beams of light displayed each year in New York to honor the Twin Towers.
What is the Tribute in Light?