Before 9/11
9/11
The Terrorists
The Victims
The Aftermath

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What terrorist group was responsible for organizing and carrying out the 9/11 attacks?
Al Queda
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How many planes were hijacked on 9/11?
Four
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How many terrorists were there?
19. There were supposed to be 5 on each hijacked plane, but one did not show up.
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How many people were killed on 9/11?
Approximately 3000 Exactly 2,997. 2,823 in the towers 125 in the Pentagon 92 aboard flight 11 64 aboard flight 175 64 on flight 77 44 on flight 93 Plus hundreds of firefighters,port authority police officers, NYPD, and EMS combined as well as 1 Secret Service Agent and 1 FBI Agent.
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What was the name given to site of the 9/11 attacks?
Ground Zero
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In what year did Bin Laden approve the attacks on the WTC and start planning for them?
1999
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What was the FAA response to the attacks?
All planes in the USA were grounded and international flights were diverted to Canada and Mexico.
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How did the terrorists learn to fly planes?
In flight schools here in the US, in Florida.
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True of False. More than 90% of the victims were at or above the point of impact in the towers.True
True.
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What is the dollar amount of damage caused by the 9/11 attacks.
$10 billion
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What Middle Eastern Conflict, lead to the a rise in terrorism and hatred towards the US right before 9/11/2001?
America invading Iraq and killing Saddam Hussein.
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The 4th hijacked plane never reached it's final destination and crashed into a PA field. Why didn't it reach it's final destination.
Heroic passengers tried to overthrow the hijackers. We know this because some called their families and three men tried to overtake the terrorists. Famous line from one of them "Let's Roll"!
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The first two terrorists arrived in January 2000 and settled in what city?
San Diego California.
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What is the name of the company who lost the most employees?
Cantor Fitzgerald.
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Most countries around the world said the attacks were terrible. Which government said the following: "the American cowboys are reaping the fruit of their crimes against humanity"
Iraq's government.
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True of false, a few years before 9/11, a small puddle jumper plane hit the North Tower but caused no damage.
True
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Four planes were hijacked. Name the four locations where the planes hit.
North and South Tower of WTC. The Pentagon. A field in Shanksville, PA.
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15 of the 19 terrorists were citizen of what Country?
Saudi Arabia.
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What causes ongoing health problems for people even years after 9/11/2001?
Toxic debris that is known to cause cancer and lung problems.
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What was project Phoenix?
The rebuilding effort for the Pentagon. The goal was to have it done by 9/11/2002. It was done 28 days early.
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What year was the North Tower previously bombed?
1993
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World Trade Center Buildings 1, 2, 4, 5, and 7 were all destroyed the morning of 9/11. Name one other building that was destroyed?
The Deutsche Bank Building
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Name the terrorist who had the idea for the 9/11 attacks?
Khalid Sheikh Mohammed.
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How many firefighters lost their lives trying to rescue others that day?
343.
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On what day did New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani stated: "We will rebuild. We're going to come out of this stronger than before, politically stronger, economically stronger. The skyline will be made whole again."
On 9/11, the day of the attacks.
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