Politics on 9/11
This U.S. president was in office when the September 11 attacks occurred in 2001.
Who is George W. Bush?
How many planes were hijacked on 9/11 (including the one that crashed into the field)?
What are 4 planes?
This organization was ultimately responsible for the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
What is Al-Qaeda?
The original ending of this 2002 Will Smith movie reportedly involved the World Trade Center, requiring filmmakers to change the movie following the attacks.
What is Men in Black II?
U.S. President George W. Bush announced that airport security nationwide would be undertaken by this agency following the events of 9/11.
What is Transportation Security Administration (TSA)?
What name did the U.S. give to its war against terrorism?
What is the War on Terror?
What is the number of buildings completely destroyed at the WTC?
What is 7?
The man who was ultimately known as responsible for the 9/11 attacks as a whole was named.
Who is Osama bin Laden?
After 9/11, this hugely popular New York City sitcom began including subtle tributes to New York and its first responders, including one character regularly wearing NYFD-themed clothing.
What is Friends?
Before 9/11, these items were allowed after airport security. After 9/11, for reasons which are linked to the event, these items were banned post-security.
What are knives (or boxcutters)?
Passed just days after 9/11, this group passed the Authorization for Use of Military Force (AUMF) resolution, which gave the president authority to use military force against those responsible for the attacks and those who aided them.
Who is Congress?
Number of people killed in the attacks on the WTC?
What is 3,000?
The total number of men responsible for the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
What is 19?
This rapper and New York native released “Empire State of Mind” with Alicia Keys in 2009, a song that became a modern anthem for New York City and has been performed at 9/11 remembrance events.
Who is Jay-Z?
Opened on September 11, 2011, this site contains two enormous reflecting pools built within the footprints of the original Twin Towers.
What is the 9/11 Memorial?
After 9/11, the United States demanded that this country's Taliban government turn over Osama bin Laden and stop providing a safe haven for al-Qaeda.
What is Afghanistan?
The U.S. Pentagon, which we all know as the national headquarters for the U.S. Department of Defense, is located in this city and state (For Full pts, list the city and state).
What is Arlington (VA, USA)?
This is the place where, after almost 10 years to the date, the mastermind of the 9/11 terrorist attacks was executed by U.S. navy seals.
Where is Abbottabad, Pakistan?
This 2002 superhero movie removed images of the World Trade Center from promotional materials following 9/11, although the towers can still be spotted in portions of the finished film.
What is Spider-Man?
A weapon which, after 9/11, airlines trained their flight attendants and pilots to use them in order to prevent another fate for their aircraft.
What are stun-guns (or tasers)?
Congress created this cabinet-level department in 2002 to coordinate agencies responsible for protecting the United States from terrorism and other threats.
What is the Department of Homeland Security?
Though it crashed near Shanksville, PA, USA, the intended targets for United Airlines Flight 93 were these two buildings. (For Full pts, list the names of both buildings)
What is the U.S. Capitol Building, OR What is the White House?
The man who is responsible for the first aircraft involved on 9/11 that hit the North Tower?
Who is Mohammed Atta?
fter the 9/11 attacks, Disney changed the ending of this 2002 animated movie, replacing a scene in which the characters flew a hijacked passenger airplane through a city with a spaceship flying through the mountains.
What is Lilo & Stitch?
Each year around September 11, these two beams of light are projected into the New York City sky near the former World Trade Center site.
What is the Tribute in Light?