The 9/11 Commission Report Short Question Test Answer Key

Short Answer Key

Chapter 1 "We Have Some Planes"

1. How many planes where hijacked on 9/11/2001?

4.

2. What does FAA stand for?

Federal Aviation Administration.

3. How many total terrorists hijacked the planes on 9/11?

19.

4. Approximately what fraction of the hijackers set off the metal detectors or otherwise aroused the suspicion of airport security?

1/2.

5. Where did the majority of the hijackers sit in the airplane?

First Class.

6. Where did American Airlines Flight 11 crash?

Into the North Tower.

7. What happened to United Airlines Flight 93?

Crashed into a field in Pennsylvania.

8. The hijackers where reported to have all of the following weapons except:

Taser.

9. Which two principal government agencies were involved in the defense of the U.S. airspace on 9/11/2001?

FAA & NORAD.

10. What does NORAD stand for?

North American Aerospace Defense Command.

11. NORAD existed to counter threats from...
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