Question 1

True or false: The 9/11 attacks killed nearly 3,000 people, making it the deadliest terrorist attack in human history.

Accepted Answer

True. 2,977 victims died (excluding 19 hijackers), surpassing all other single terrorist attacks by death toll.

Question 2

True or false: The first plane to hit the North Tower was American Airlines Flight 11, not United Airlines Flight 175.

Accepted Answer

True. AA11 struck the North Tower at 8:46 AM; UA175 hit the South Tower 17 minutes later at 9:03 AM.

Question 3

True or false: United Airlines Flight 93 was shot down by the U.S. military on September 11, 2001.

Accepted Answer

False. The 9/11 Commission confirmed passengers stormed the cockpit, causing the crash; no evidence exists of a shootdown.

Question 4

True or false: All 19 hijackers were from Saudi Arabia, and none were from Iraq.

Accepted Answer

False. Only 15 of the 19 hijackers were Saudi; the others were from the UAE (2), Egypt (1), and Lebanon (1). None were from Iraq.

Question 5

True or false: The Twin Towers were the only buildings destroyed at the World Trade Center on 9/11.

Accepted Answer

False. World Trade Center 7 (47 stories) also collapsed later that day due to fires, a fact often overlooked.

Question 6

True or false: The 9/11 attacks were the first terrorist attack to cause a multi-day closure of the U.S. stock market.

Accepted Answer

True. The New York Stock Exchange and NASDAQ closed from September 11 to September 17, 2001. No prior terrorist attack had resulted in such a prolonged shutdown.

Question 7

True or false: The Pentagon attack was initially reported as a bomb explosion by most news networks.

Accepted Answer

False. Initial reports mentioned an explosion, but networks quickly confirmed it was a plane crash. No major network reported a bomb.

Question 8

True or false: A single 9/11 victim survived the collapse of both Twin Towers.

Accepted Answer

False. Although several people survived inside the North Tower's Stairwell B as it collapsed, no person experienced the collapse of both towers, which fell at separate times and locations.

September 11 attacks Trivia Questions