September 11th Facts and Trivia

Test your knowledge of September 11th (facts) with this educational September 11th trivia quiz. There are a total of 12 trivia questions. Answers to the September 11th trivia can be found at the end of the quiz.

1. What was the name of the high-rise building demolished in the September 11th attacks?
a) Empire State Building b) Sears Tower c) Trump Tower d) World Trade Center e) Bank of America Tower

2. How many hijacked planes in total were involved in the 9/11 attacks?
a) 2 b) 3 c) 4 d) 5 e) Unknown

3. According to statistics, the number of September 11th deaths is approximately.....
a) 1000 b) 1500 c) 2000 d) 2500 e) 3000

4. What purported terrorist organization is believed to be responsible for the 9/11 attacks?
a) Taliban b) Hamas c) Al-Qaeda d) Hezbollah e) None of the above

5. Which government building (s) was attacked on September 11, 2001?
a) The Capitol b) Pentagon c) Library of Congress d) Federal Reserve Bank e) All of the above

6. Who was the residing U.S. president at the time of the 9/11 attacks?
a) Bill Clinton b) George W. Bush c) Barack Obama d) Ronald Reagan e) Jimmy Carter

7. The September 11th attacks led to the subsequent U.S. invasion of which country.
a) Pakistan b) Iraq c) Iran d) Syria e) Afghanistan

8. How many terrorists/hijackers were involved in the September 11th attacks?
a) 15 b) 16 c) 17 d) 18 e) 19

9. What is the name of the only hijacked plane that did not successfully attack a target?
a) American 11 b) United 175 c) American 77 d) United 93 e) None of the above

10. Who was the mayor of New York City on the day of the September 11th attacks?
a) Edward Koch b) David Dinkins c) Rudy Giuliani d) Michael Bloomberg

11. Where is the Pentagon, one of the attacked sites on September 11, located?
a) Arlington, Virginia b) NY City c) Washington D.C. d) Shanksville, Pennsylvania e) Baltimore, Maryland

12. True or False. Osama Bin Laden is the leader of Al-Qaeda, the terrorist group behind the 9/11 attacks.

Classification:
Expert - more than 10 correct
Intermediate - 8 to 10 correct
Novice - less than 8 correct

Answer Key:
1)d 2)c 3)e 4)c 5)b 6)b 7)e 8)e 9)d 10)c 11)a 12)True