9/11 Scavenger Hunt

9/11 and the events leading up to it and after it
Scavenger Hunt
YOUR NAME ____________________________________
1. Who was the mayor of New York on 9/11?
2. Who was the governor of New York on 9/11?
3. Who was the president of the United States on 9/11?
4. Who was the prime minister of Britain on 9/11?
5. What was the name of the terrorist organization that committed the acts of 9/11? (DON’T ANSWER ANY OF THESE QUESTIONS WITH CONSPIRACY THEORIES– I have no interest in this non-objective fear mongering and will not accept papers or answers on it)
6. What were the 2 airliner numbers that crashed into the World Trade Center?
7. Flight 93 crashed into a field outside of this western Pennsylvania town.
8. What was the intended target of Flight 93?
9. Who was the passenger who stated the now infamous reaction, “Let’s roll!” in an effort to fight back against the terrorists that had taken over Flight 93?
10. On the New York flights, how did the terrorists keep the passengers out of the cockpit?
11. What items did the terrorists smuggle on board to kill the passengers and at least one flight captain, John Ognowski?
12. American Airlines Flight 77 crashed into what Washington D.C. building?
13. What was the name of the terrorist who was in charge of answer #5?
14. What was the name of the terrorist who concocted the original idea of 9/11?
15. How many total deaths and “missing” were caused by the hijackers on 9/11?
16. Who was the former Assistant Director of the FBI to die on 9/11?
17. At least how many people jumped out of the WTC to their deaths on 9/11?
18. The 9/11 attacks were not the first time that the WTC was attacked. When did this action happen for the first time?
19. Who were the 5 men involved in this plan?
20. Who fianced the idea of this attack?
21. How many people did this attack kill and injure?
22. After this attack, another attack on the Alfred P. Murrah building in Oklahoma City was immediately blamed on Arab terrorists, but was actually the work of these 2 guys.
23. After 9/11, this guy was arrested for allegedly attempting to be the dirty bomber.
24. After 9/11, this guy was arrested for allegedly attempting to be the shoe bomber.
25. After 9/11, this deadly chemical was received at various locations that included the office of news anchor Tom Brokaw.
26. With regard to the FBI’s investigation, what is the code name of this case?
27. How many people did these attacks kill?
28. The movie World Trade Center is a movie version of the real life events that happened to what 2 firefighters?
29. Which former US President condemned the movie Paths to 9/11 as being a slanderous attack on him?
30. This former National Security Advisor and now Secretary of State did nothing when presented with a memo that stated, “Al Qaeda Determined To Attack In US.”
31. Who was in charge of Afghanistan when the 9/11 attacks occurred?
32. What day did the U.S. and Great Britain invade Afghanistan?
33. As of today, what is the total number of Americans killed in Afghanistan?
34. What day did the U.S. invade Iraq?
35. As of today, what is the total number of Americans killed in Iraq?
36. On August 2, 1990, Saddam Hussein invaded this neighboring country for stealing oil out from under his border?
37. This organization gave Iraq until January 15, 1991, to withdraw from answer #36. Because they have absolutely NO POWER, this ultimatum ended in the US liberating the annexed country in decisive military air power form.
38. What was the name of the original mission in 1991 that saw the US get all too involved militarily in the Middle East?
39. Iraq launched SCUD missile attacks on this nation to bring them into this war. It didn’t work.
40. What was the name of the US guided missile destroyer that was attacked by answer #5 in the year 2000?
41. How many Marines were killed by a Hezbollah backed suicide bomber in Beirut on October 23, 1983?
42. After various acts of terrorism (including a German discotheque bombing and the bombing of a plane that crashed over Lockerbie, Scotland), Col Gadafhi actions cause the US to bomb this country in 1986.
43. On November 4, 1979, Iranian militants seize hostages at the US Embassy for this many days.
44. The U.S. President who only sent one botched mission to rescue the hostages.
45. In 1998, the US Embassy in this country was bombed by answer #5.
46. In 1996, the Khobar Towers in this country was bombed by answer #5.
47. What war did the US support many members of answer #5?
48. What did the US financially reward answer #31 for doing prior to their war with them?
49. Who is the #2 man in the organization that is the answer to #5?
50. What were the names of Saddam Hussein’s 2 sons that were killed by US troops?
51. Chemical Ali became notorious for the gassing of these people, which was known as Operation Anfal. He is set to hang in the near future.
52. Answer #51 is 1 of the 3 biggest factions that seek for control of parts of Iraq in the current time frame. What are the other 2, which are the major divisions of Muslim culture?
53. Currently, what Middle East regional country is waging a counter insurgency with answer #51?
54. This Jordanian militant was killed by the US in June 2006 because of his role in the Iraqi insurgency.
55. This Iraqi Shiite cleric is very influential in the politics of post war Iraq due to his father having been killed by Sadaam Hussein. A town is now named after the father.
56. This guy would have been a 9/11 hijacker had it not been for his inability to keep secretive about the plans (at one point, he tried to get flight lessons to take off, but not to land). He is currently serving 6 life terms. Getting a search warrant to raid his computer could have stopped 9/11.
57. Most of the 9/11 hijackers came from what country?
58. What is the name of Bush’s controversial plan to reduce freedoms in the name of being able to catch more potential terrorists?
59. What country that the US supports has caused Al Qaeda and various terrorist groups to want to harm us?
60. What organization created this country on November 29, 1947?
61. Another reason that these people hate the US is because of our presence of what on their “holy land.”
62. On May 7, 2004, this US businessman was beheaded by terrorists that had kidnapped him.
63. On February 1, 2002, this US journalist was beheaded by terrorists that had kidnapped him.
64. This neighboring country of Afghanistan is where many of the remaining members of #5 and #31 are alleged to be hiding out. The US is not allowed to go after them.
65. Bin Laden is alleged to have escaped from certain death by air evacuation from this place.
66. The US Navy Seal that won the Medal of Honor for his actions in Operation Redwing.
67. This story became what book by Marcus Luttrell?
68. Who is the current president of Afghanistan?
69. Who is the current president of Iraq?
70. Former US Secretary of Defense that resigned after years of being dogged over failures in Iraq.
71. Who is the current US War Czar?
72. After the War with Iraq’s first phase was over, he became Presidential Envoy to Iraq in 2003.
73. Who is the current US Commander in Iraq?
74. The US privatized security company that pays $1,000 a day for contractors to protect military and governmental targets in Iraq from hostile attacks by the insurgency.
75. This city became the site of a brutal series of battles after 4 members of the answer to #74 were captured and desecrated by the insurgency