9/11 Shadow of Fallen Towers

Question 1

What happened on September 11, 2001, in the U.S.?

Answer 1

4 commercial airliners were hijacked. 2 of them were crashed into the world trade center. Another was crashed into the pentagon. A final one crashed in Shanksville, Pennsylvania.

Question 2

Who hijacked these airliners?

Answer 2

Osama bin Laden and his organization, al-Qaeda.

Question 3

What is a Jihadist?

Answer 3

Believers in a violence to promote radical notions of Islam.

Question 4

Why did al-Qaeda attack the United States of America?

Answer 4

They saw America as a religious enemy.

Question 5

Where was al-Qaeda located?

Answer 5

They were being sheltered by the Taliban in Afghanistan. Their leaders shared their beliefs.

Question 6

Why did an airliner crash in Shanksville, Pennsylvania?

Answer 6

The passengers fought the hijackers and prevented another building from being destroyed. However, it was at the cost of their lives.

Question 7

What happened to firefighters on 9/11?

Answer 7

When an airliner crashed into the north tower many rushed to the building to help, but it collapsed on them. Some managed to escape before the tower fell, but others ended up getting trapped or killed by the falling tower.

Question 8

What was the 9/11 disaster area like?

Answer 8

An enormous pile of debris spread across 17 acres. The towers themselves became an eleven story, 150-million-ton compacted mess.

Question 9

How long did it take to clean up the 9/11 pile?

Answer 9

8 months, 19 days

Question 10

What happened to flights in the U.S. on 9/11?

Answer 10

They were ordered to land at the nearest airport in fear of additional hijackings.

Question 11

What happened to the passengers on flights from Europe on 9/11?

Answer 11

They were rerouted to Newfoundland. 7,000 passengers were stranded in the town of Gander.

Question 12

Where did the 7,000 stranded in Gander, Newfoundland stay?

Answer 12

Newfoundland schools, gyms, community centers, and churches were turned into makeshift shelters and personal items were donated for the stranded passengers.

Question 13

How long did the fires from the 9/11 pile last?

Answer 13

Months. They were reoccurring and firefighters couldn’t completely douse the fire. It had too much fuel.

Question 14

How many searchers combed the 9/11 pile and who were they?

Answer 14

150 searches split evenly between cops and firefighters. They worked month long shifts and labored 12 hours a day.

Question 15

What dangers did rescue dogs face while looking for survivors in the pile?

Answer 15

They risked suffocation and many had to be treated for cuts and exhaustion.

Question 16

What was the situation of pets near the disaster site?

Answer 16

Their owners were evacuated and not allowed to return, so many starved to death. Some pets in kennels had owners that died in the disaster.

Question 17

How many reported deaths came from 9/11 related the world trade center attacks?

Answer 17

2,726

Question 18

How many people died from the pentagon attacks?

Answer 18

184 (64 were passengers on flight 77)

Question 19

How many died from flight 93 crashing in Shanksville, Pennsylvania?

Answer 19

40

Question 20

What was the response to Muslims after 9/11?

Answer 20

Antimuslim hate crimes rose

Question 21

How many first responders were sickened from being exposed to toxic materials? How many have died?

Answer 21

20 thousand sick. 2,000 died from their exposure.

Question 22

The September 11th Victim Fund was established to do what?

Answer 22

Help victims of the 9/11 attacks and their families. $7 billion was paid out to 5,560 claimants.

Question 23

Why was the September 11th Victim Fund reopened in 2011?

Answer 23

It was originally closed in 2003, but it was reopened in 2011 to address the health issues incurred by first responders from the toxic crash site.

Question 24

How did America respond to 9/11?

Answer 24

They started the Afghanistan war in October 7, 2001, when U.S. and British forces bombed and missile Afghanistan’s capital, Kabul.

Question 25

What did the CIA do in Afghanistan at the start of the war?

Answer 25

They sent agents to gain the support of anti-Taliban Afghans by bribing them with millions of dollars.

Question 26

What happened to the Taliban early on during the Afghanistan War?

Answer 26

Shortly after the war started their control collapsed, but they never gave up fighting.

Question 27

When was Osama bin Laden killed?

Answer 27

May 2, 2011, when President Obama ordered a raid into Pakistan where navy seals surprised and killed him.