Attacks
What is the man said to have planned and organized the September 11 attacks.
Osama bin Laden
What is the definition of a hero?
a person who is admired for their courage, outstanding achievements, or noble qualities:
A hijacker
St. Paul's Church
The terrorist network that planned the attack
Al Quaeda
Who were the heroes of flight 93? What did they do to be heroes?
The passengers on that flight took the plane over from the hijackers and crashed it into a field instead of having it crash and kill many more people.
Who was president at that time?
George W Bush
What is the term called when people hear something that brings them back to a terrible time and they start to panic?
Post Tramatic Stress Syndrome
Why is the pear tree that stands in front of the Twin Towers Memorial important?
It was heavily damaged by the collapse of the towers but every year it grows again.
Where did the Taliban learn how to fly planes?
In the US.
What is the Man With The Red Bandanas Name? What did he do to become a hero?
Wells Crowler- He made three trips to save people, and died during the fourth trip when the Tower fell.
Where was Flight 93 headed (two places)
Either the White House or the Capital Building
What was Ground Zero?
The place were the Twin Towers used to be.
What did Mr. Leznek give to the Huntley Fire Department?
A 9/11 commemorative flag.
Name the 4 places where the attacks took place
Pentagon, a field in Pensylvania, and the two Twin Towers.
Who was Sirius?
The only dog who died during 9/11
The part of the Pentagon that got hit housed what department?
The army
What is a symbol?
what was the death toll of this attack (to the nearest thousand)
3,000
Bin Laden and followers attacked the United States for this reason.
US troops in Saudi Arabia. Second, sanctions on Iraq, which he claimed had killed a lot of people, "exceeding a million". Third, US support for Israel.
How does each person who died, be remembered on 9.11
Someone reads all of their names and rings a bell after each name.
Everyone was paranoid that a stranger might do something to them.
What were the terrorist called who were killed due to crashing the planes?
Suicide bombers
Describe the 9/11 memorial
Has a huge fountain with two square openings where the Twin Towers once were. There is a marble stand that has all the people who died listed on it.