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September 11, The Day That Shook The World

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Fun Trivia : Quizzes : September 11, 2001
September 11 The Day That Shook The World game quiz
"The awful events of that fateful day have no comparison in history. Where were you as the day unfolded? All the times given are in Eastern Daylight Time. This quiz is dedicated to the heroes of that day."

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  



1. At 8.45am, American Airlines flight 11 crashed into the north tower of the World Trade Center in New York City. What was the plane's intended destination?
    San Francisco
    Dallas
    Seattle
    Los Angeles


2. At 9.03am, flight 175 flew into the south tower of the World Trade Center. What was the airline?
    United
    Delta
    American
    TWA


3. Where was President Bush when he was informed of the events unfolding?
    Texas
    The White House
    Florida
    Camp David


4. What took place at 9.40am, for the first time in the history of the United States?
    All air traffic was halted by the F.A.A.
    All U.S. borders were closed
    The Pentagon was evacuated
    The United Nations building in N.Y. was evacuated


5. American Airlines flight 77 slammed into the Pentagon at 9.43am, causing extensive damage. How soon after this event was the White House evacuated?
    Thirty minutes later
    Ten minutes later
    Two minutes later
    At the same time


6. The fourth highjacked plane was downed by the heroism of the passengers. Where did flight 93 crash?
    Fairfield County, Connecticut
    Suffolk County, New York
    Shanksville, Pennsylvania
    Bergen County, New Jersey


7. At 10.28am, with the world watching in horror and disbelief, the north tower of the World Trade Center collapsed from the top down, prompting an evacuation order to the area south of Canal Street. Who gave the evacuation order?
    Secretary of State Powell
    Governor Pataki
    Mayor Giuliani
    President Bush


8. During his tour of the devastated WTC site, what prompted President Bush to comment, 'I can hear you, the rest of the world hears you, and soon the people who knocked down these buildings will be hearing from all of us.' ?
    A rescue worker yelled he couldn't hear him
    His bullhorn stopped working
    Mayor Giuliani asked the President to repeat a statement
    The crowd chanted 'U.S.A. U.S.A.'


9. Who was quoted as saying that he was not surprised the attack came, only at the extent of it?
    Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld
    Mayor Rudolph Giuliani
    Senator Bob Graham
    Secretary of State Colin Powell


10. At 5.20pm, another building collapsed at what was to become Ground Zero. Which building was it?
    The Marriott Hotel
    Number 4 World Trade Center
    The Millenium Hilton
    Number 7 World Trade Center


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