September 11

 

1. On the morning of Tuesday, September 11, 2001, nineteen hijackers simultaneously took control of four U.S. airplanes. The hijackers crashed two planes into the World Trade Center.  Where did this happen?

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2. What time was it when the first plane was deliberately crashed into the North Tower?
*hint* read carefully - there are lots of times listed there!

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3. At almost 9:03am, the second plane crash into the World Trade Center.  How fast was the plane going?
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4. Two planes crashed into the World Trade Center, one hit the Pentagon in Washington DC, but there was a fourth hijacked plane.  Where did that one crash?

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5. The 2 planes that hit the WTC - flights 11 & 175 - where were they originally headed?

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6. At 9:03, when the 2nd plane hit the WTC, where was President Bush headed?
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7. How tall were each of the 2 towers that got hit?
(How many feet tall?)

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8. The official number of people killed in the attacks (as of 9/5/02) is 2,819.  How many funerals did New York's mayor, Rudy Giuliani, attend in 2001?i  
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9. It took weeks to put out the fires from September 11, and even longer to clean up the mess.  When was the clean up completed?

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10. The American Stock Exchange and the NASDAQ didn't open on 9-11, and remained closed until 9-17.  By the end of the week stocks had fallen 1369.7 points - the largest drop in history!  How much $ value did US stocks lose for that week?.
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 When you have finished, click here to see some pictures and interesting facts about September 11, 2001.