September 11 attacks Quiz - 77 Trivia Questions!

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The September 11 attacks Quiz is a somber reflection on the tragic events that reshaped the world. Test your knowledge of the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, their aftermath, and their impact on global politics and security. Explore the stories of heroism, resilience, and the enduring quest for justice.

In 2005, Abu Dahdah was sentenced to 27 years in prison for his involvement with what terrorist organisation?

Al-Qaeda
The Taliban
Terrorist Organizations
The United States

What was the name of the al-Qaeda leader who admitted his involvement in the 9/11 attacks?

AbdulRahman
AbdulRahman al-Mottada
Khalid Sheikh Mohammed
AbdulRahman al-Muttalib

Who was the chairman of the 9/11 Commission?

George W. Bush
Robert Gates
Thomas Kean
David Gergen

Who is the Inspector General of the US Central Intelligence Agency?

Robert Gates
Robert C. Gates
John L. Helgerson
Peter R. Miller

Who was the Mayor of New York City at the time of the 9/11 attacks?

John F.Kennedy
Michael Bloomberg
Rudy Giuliani
George Washington

Who was arrested in 2003 and later transferred to the USA to face charges of assisting the 9/11 hijackers?

Mustafa al Hawsawi
Ali AbdulRahman
AbdulRahman al Shakoori
AbdulRahman al-Awlaki

Which US President was briefed on the 9/11 attacks while visiting an elementary school in Sarasota, Florida?

George W. Bush
Bill Clinton
George Washington
John F. Kennedy

In 1996, Osama bin Laden issued a fatwa against the presence of American troops in which country?

Saudi Arabia
Pakistan
Egypt
Afghanistan

Who was the President of Iran at the time of the 9/11 attacks?

Khatami
Saddam Hussein
Ayatollah Ali Khomeini
Mohammad Ali Naqvi

What crime did the FBI record the deaths from the 9/11 attacks in 2001?

Armed robbery
Sexual assault
Murder
Trafficking

What was the name of the 20th hijacker who was convicted of terrorism in 2006?

Al Qaeda
AbdulRahman AbdelRohmann
Zacarias Moussaoui
AbdulRahman

Who was the US congressman who introduced the 9/11 Health and Compensation Act in 2010?

James L. Zadroga
David Frum
Robert L. Bowen
John F. Kennedy

Who was the ringleader of the 9/11 attacks?

Omar Abdel Rahman
Mohamed Atta
George W. Bush
Al Qaeda

Who was the President of Iraq at the time of the 9/11 attacks?

Saddam's brother
Bush
George Bush
Saddam Hussein

What was the name of the bronze sculpture by Fritz Koenig that stood between the World Trade Centre towers in New York until 2001?

The Statue of Liberty
The Sphere of Life
The World Trade Center
The Sphere

Christopher Ward is the Executive Director of which organisation?

New York State Department of Transportation
Port Authority of New York and New Jersey
International Airport Authority
The New York Times

What was the name of the plane that crashed into the World Trade Centre in New York in 2001?

American Airlines Flight 11
Air France Flight 447
Air France Flight 145
United Airlines Flight 93

What was the name of the CIA agent who e-mailed the FBI about Osama Hazmi's presence in the USA

The CIA agent who e-mailed the FBI about Osam
Tom Wilshire
Mike Rogers
Osama Hazmi

In which US city was Logan International Airport hijacked on 11 September 2001?

Boston
San Francisco
Washington
New York

In what city did the 9/11 attacks take place?

New York and Paris
New York
Washington
London

What was the name of the Saudi Arabian national who allegedly hosted a party for Nawaf al-Hazmi and Khalid

Omar al-Bayoumi
Nawaf al-Hazmi
Abdulrahman al-Athir
Nawaf al-Hazmi and Khalid

Which Greek football team burned an Israeli flag during a match in 2001?

Olympiacos
AEK Athens
Panathinaikos
APOEL Athens

In which German city was the al-Qaida cell that carried out the 9/11 attacks?

Hamburg and Munich
Munich
Hamburg
Stuttgart

What was the name of the FBI investigation into the 9/11 attacks?

TIMELINE
The Global Terrorism Information Center
PENTTBOM
TIME

Which US President made a public appearance at the largest Islamic Centre in Washington DC in the days following the 9/11 attacks?

President Obama
President Bush
Barack Obama
George Bush

What is the name of the Muslim organisation in the USA that condemns the 9/11 attacks?

Islamic Society of North America
American Civil Rights Union
American Council for the Prevention of Terrorism
American Muslim Council

What area of the world was closed to air travel for several days after the 9/11 attacks?

South Asia
Europe
North American
China

Who is the Imam of the Nizari Ismaili sect?

Aga Khan
Afif
Mohammed
Imam al-Safai

What is the tallest building on the site of the World Trade Centre in New York?

The World Trade Centre
7World Trade Center
The Empire State Building
The World Trade Center.

Which organisation condemned the 9/11 attacks?

United Nations
The European Union
The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
International Organization

Which religious group was the target of a terrorist attack in 2001, because of their turbans?

Sikhs
Indians
Afghans
Hindus

From which country did Osama bin Laden recruit the 9/11 hijackers?

Germany
Egypt
United States
Pakistan

What group of Americans has experienced the most discrimination since September 11th, 2001?

Native Hawaiians
Blacks
African-Americans
Arab-Americans

Who was the US Counter-Terrorism Director at the time of the 9/11 attacks?

John Kerry
Richard Clarke
John F. Kerry
David Petraeus

Who was the Prime Minister of Australia at the time of the 9/11 attacks?

George W. Bush
The President
David Beckham
John Howard

Who was the US Secretary of Defence at the time of the 9/11 attacks?

Barack Obama
George W Bush
John Kerry
Donald Rumsfeld

What country was created as a result of the partition of India in 1947?

Afghanistan
South Korea
China
Pakistan

In which US state did United Airlines flight 93 crash on 11 September 2001?

Virginia
Florida
Pennsylvania
New York

Who was the US EPA Administrator at the time of the 9/11 attacks?

Mary Sue Coleman
Susan Rice
Christine Todd Whitman
Susana Maria Rodrguez

Which US government department was created in 2002 by the 'Homeland Security Act'?

Department of Agriculture
Department of Homeland Security
Department of Energy
Department of Defense

What was the name of the North American Aerospace Defense Command that scrambled two F15 planes to intercept the hijacked US Airways flight

A group of American military officers
NORAD
The North American Aerospace Defense Command
The United States Air Force

What was the name of the airline that flew into the World Trade Centre in New York in 2001?

Air Canada
British Airlines
United Airlines
United Airlines and United Express

Who was the Palestinian President at the time of the 9/11 attacks?

Fatah
Yasser Arafat
Abbas
Hamas

Who introduced the USA Patriot Act in 2001?

The Bush administration
George W Bush
Jim Sensenbrenner
President George W. Bush

What U.S. Army branch provided assistance at the World Trade Center site following the 9/11 attacks?

Airborne
Corps of Engineers
Army Reserve
Marine Corps

In which city was Osama bin Laden killed in May 2011?

Kandahar, Afghanistan
Algiers, Libya
Sanaa, Qatar
Abbottabad, Pakistan

Who was the US Attorney General at the time of the 9/11 attacks?

John Ashcroft
Robert F. Kennedy
George W. Bush
George Bush

What was the surname of Osama bin Laden's deputy in the 9/11 attacks?

Atef
Afridi
Afif
Ayman

Who was British Prime Minister at the time of the 9/11 attacks?

David Beckham
David Cameron
John Major
Tony Blair

In which country did Osama bin Laden form al-Qaida?

Afghanistan
Egypt
The United States
Pakistan

What symbol of patriotism was flown high in the USA after the 9/11 attacks?

American flags
American flags and the flag of the world
flags of other countries
the US flag

Who was Vice-President at the time of the 9/11 attacks?

George Bush
Bill Clinton
George W. Bush
Dick Cheney

What was closed on September 11th 2001 in the USA as a result of the 9/11 attacks?

The US government
Stock exchanges
Federal building
Government buildings

In which US county is the Pentagon?

Arlington County and Arlington
Arlington County
Virginia
Fairfax County

What was the third target of the 9/11 attacks on the USA?

The US Capitol
The World Trade Center
The White House
The Pentagon

In which New York borough were the Twin Towers of the World Trade Centre attacked on 11 September 2001?

Lower Manhattan
Harlem
Manhattan
Queens

Who was the mastermind behind the 9/11 attacks on the USA?

Bin Laden
Al Qaeda
The government
A terrorist

In which country did Osama bin Laden's al-Qaida associate Abu Hamzah Hazmi live?

Malaysia
The United States
Egypt
Sudan

What is the name of the building that replaced the World Trade Centre in New York after the 9/11 attacks?

The World Trade Centre
One World Trade Center
The World Trade Center
The Empire State Building

What was the name of the U.S. emergency preparedness plan that was used to ground thousands of planes in the event of a terrorist attack

SCATANA
Planes and Trains
ADVANCED CERT
SCANNER

What was the title of Osama bin Laden's 2002 letter to the United States?

The World's Greatest Hero
How to Be a Good Friend
Letter to America
Letter from Osama bin Laden to the United States

What was the codename for the 9/11 attacks on the USA?

A New World Record
The Big Wedding
The 9/11 Plan
The Big Dream

Which country was put into 'Continuity of Government' status after the 2001 attacks on the World Trade Centre?

China
New Zealand
Russia
United States

Where in Pennsylvania was the crash site of Flight 93 on 11th September 2001?

Pennsylvania State Route 4
Shanksville
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh

How many floors were there in the North Tower of the World Trade Centre when it was hit by a plane in 2001?

107
91
99
94

September 11th 2001 led to the US wars in which two countries?

Afghanistan and Libya
Iraq and Afghanistan
Pakistan and Afghanistan
Afghanistan and Iraq

What nationality were the 9/11 hijackers?

British
United States
Saudi
American

What was the name of the al-Qaida leader who was killed by the U.S. military and CIA in May 2011?

Osama bin Laden
Omar Sheik
Osama bin Laden's brother
Osama bin Laden and Omar bin al-Has

Which airline was the operator of the plane that crashed into the World Trade Centre on 11th September 2001?

British Airways
Air France
American Airlines
United Arab Emirates

Which tower of the World Trade Centre remained standing after the 9/11 attacks?

South Tower & North Tower
Twin Towers
South Tower
Ground floor

Which US senator authored the 2009 report into the CIA's activities in the months before 9/11?

Robert F. Kennedy
Hillary Rodham Clinton
Ron Wyden
George W. Bush

What part of the body was affected by the toxic dust from the World Trade Centre?

Brain
Lungs
Heart
Bloodstream

September 14, 2001 saw the passing of what legislation, giving the US President the authority to use military force against terrorists?

Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Terrorists
The War on Terrorism
Military Force Against Terrorists
Declaration of War on Terrorism

In 2001, the United States and which other country fought a war of mutual assistance to overthrow the Taliban in Afghanistan?

Afghanistan
China
Japan
Iran

What U.S. agency investigates complaints of racial and religious discrimination?

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Federal Trade Commission
The National Labor Relations Board
Federal Highway Administration

What was the name of the 585-page report released by the US Congress in 2004 on the events leading up to the 9/11 attacks?

National Security Archive
NSA Surveillance Program
National Security Report
9/11 Commission Report

The 1,641st victim of the Great Train Robbery in London was identified in August 2017 using what technology?

a reconstructed face
fingerprints
DNA
GPS
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