Home > HistoryDaring Heists that Shocked the World Report a question What’s wrong with this question? You cannot submit an empty report. Please add some details. 0% Daring Heists that Shocked the World 1. The “Brink’s-Mat Robbery” (1983) stole 3 tons of what material? Cash Gold Diamonds Platinum 2. Which heist involved stealing a helicopter to break into a Stockholm cash depot? Vรคstberga Heist Norrmalmstorg Robbery Copenhagen Cash Raid Bank of Sweden Job 3. What fictional character’s name was used as the alias for the 1976 “Bank of America” robber? Thomas Crown D.B. Cooper The Pink Panther Keyser Sรถze 4. What 1997 heist used a bulldozer to ram into a Las Vegas casino vault? Mirage Smash Circus Circus Bulldozer Heist MGM Grand Raid Bellagio Blast 5. What 1990 heist saw thieves steal $500M in art, including works by Rembrandt and Vermeer? Met Gala Theft Mona Lisa Heist Louvre Break-In Gardner Museum Heist 6. How did the “Antwerp Diamond Heist” (2003) thieves bypass 10 layers of security? Cloned a vault key Hacked systems Used explosives Hired insiders 7. The “Banco Central Burglary” (2005) in Brazil involved tunneling from where? A flower shop A church A daycare A bakery 8. What 2016 heist involved armed thieves posing as police to steal $10M in jewels from a Paris apartment? Place Vendรดme Raid Kardashian Heist Bulgari Break-In Ritz Paris Robbery 9. The “Lufthansa Heist” (1978) inspired which film’s iconic airport robbery scene? Ocean's Eleven The Town Heat Goodfellas 10. The “Great Train Robbery” (1963) targeted a Royal Mail train in which country? United Kingdom Australia USA France 11. What priceless painting was stolen in 2004 by masked gunmen who brazenly ripped it off a museum wall in broad daylight Mona Lisa The Scream Starry Night Girl with a Pearl Earring 12. Which thief stole the “Mona Lisa” in 1911 and hid it for two years? Vincenzo Peruggia Arturo Di Modica Pablo Picasso Salvatore Dali 13. What 2015 heist involved elderly thieves drilling through concrete to steal $20M in jewels from a London vault? Bank of England Job Jewel House Caper Hatton Garden Heist Diamond District Raid 14. Which museum’s “Saliera” sculpture was stolen in 2003 and found buried in a forest? Louvre Museum British Museum Kunsthistorisches Museum Uffizi Gallery 15. The “Crown Jewels Heist” of 1671 was attempted by which flamboyant Irish colonel? Guy Fawkes James II Colonel Thomas Blood Oliver Cromwell 16. What 2015 heist involved tunneling into a London vault to steal $20M in jewels? Jewel House Caper Bank of England Job Hatton Garden Heist Diamond District Raid 17. What 2013 cyber heist stole $45M from ATMs in 30 countries in 10 hours? Digital Bandits Operation Fast Cash Cyber Storm Global Bank Cyber Heist 18. Which thief stole 271 paintings to “protect them from the Nazis” during WWII? รmile Guimet Hans Memling Stรฉphane Breitwieser Monuments Men Your score is The average score is 0% 0% Restart quiz
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