9/11 terrorist attacks Trivia Questions

United Flight 93 crashed in Pennsylvania after passengers fought back, failing to reach its target, likely the Capitol.

The towers were built to survive a hit from a 707, but the jet fuel fires weakened the steel, causing progressive collapse.

The South Tower (hit second at 9:03 AM) collapsed first at 9:59 AM. The North Tower (hit first at 8:46 AM) collapsed later at 10:28 AM. Thus the statement is false.

Bin Laden initially denied involvement; he only publicly claimed responsibility in a 2004 video, though Al Qaeda was blamed earlier.

2,977 victims died, including citizens from 93 nations, making it one of the deadliest foreign attacks on U.S. soil.

Hani Hanjour, the pilot of American Airlines Flight 77, had a commercial pilot license but was considered a weak pilot by instructors.

While no one above the impact zone in the North Tower survived, 18 people in the South Tower above the impact zone escaped via Stairwell A.

Before 9/11, box cutters were permitted on planes and had never been used in a hijacking. The 9/11 terrorists exploited this, using them to seize control of the aircraft.