Before 9/11
What terrorist group was responsible for organizing and carrying out the 9/11 attacks?
Al Queda
How many planes were hijacked on 9/11?
Four
About how many people were killed on 9/11?
3,000
What was the name given to site of the 9/11 attacks?
Ground Zero
In what year did Bin Laden approve the attacks on the WTC and start planning for them?
1999
What was the FAA response to the attacks?
All planes in the USA were grounded and international flights were diverted to Canada and Mexico.
How did the terrorists learn to fly planes?
In flight schools here in the US, in Florida.
True of False. More than 90% of the victims were at or above the point of impact in the towers.True
True.
What is the dollar amount of damage caused by the 9/11 attacks.
$10 billion
True of false, a few years before 9/11, a small puddle jumper plane hit the North Tower but caused no damage.
True
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.
What causes ongoing health problems for people even years after 9/11/2001?
Toxic debris that is known to cause cancer and lung problems.
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.
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.
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.
Passengers attempted to overthrow the hijackers
How long did 9/11 take to clean up?
10 months
How much was the estimated cost of cleanup
$600 Million
Around how much debris was removed from the 9/11 site
1.5 Million Tons
What year was the North Tower previously bombed?
1993
How may hijackers were there
19
Name the terrorist who had the idea for the 9/11 attacks?
Khalid Sheikh Mohammed.
How many firefighters lost their lives trying to rescue others that day?
343.
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.