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 “Lufthansa Heist” (1978) inspired which film’s iconic airport robbery scene? The Town Heat Goodfellas Ocean's Eleven 2. The “Banco Central Burglary” (2005) in Brazil involved tunneling from where? A flower shop A church A daycare A bakery 3. What 2015 heist involved tunneling into a London vault to steal $20M in jewels? Jewel House Caper Bank of England Job Diamond District Raid Hatton Garden Heist 4. What 1990 heist saw thieves steal $500M in art, including works by Rembrandt and Vermeer? Mona Lisa Heist Met Gala Theft Louvre Break-In Gardner Museum Heist 5. The “Great Train Robbery” (1963) targeted a Royal Mail train in which country? France United Kingdom USA Australia 6. 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 7. What 2015 heist involved elderly thieves drilling through concrete to steal $20M in jewels from a London vault? Jewel House Caper Bank of England Job Diamond District Raid Hatton Garden Heist 8. Which heist involved stealing a helicopter to break into a Stockholm cash depot? Bank of Sweden Job Vรคstberga Heist Norrmalmstorg Robbery Copenhagen Cash Raid 9. Which museum’s “Saliera” sculpture was stolen in 2003 and found buried in a forest? Louvre Museum Kunsthistorisches Museum Uffizi Gallery British Museum 10. Which thief stole the “Mona Lisa” in 1911 and hid it for two years? Pablo Picasso Vincenzo Peruggia Salvatore Dali Arturo Di Modica 11. What 2013 cyber heist stole $45M from ATMs in 30 countries in 10 hours? Operation Fast Cash Digital Bandits Global Bank Cyber Heist Cyber Storm 12. Which thief stole 271 paintings to “protect them from the Nazis” during WWII? Stรฉphane Breitwieser รmile Guimet Monuments Men Hans Memling 13. How did the “Antwerp Diamond Heist” (2003) thieves bypass 10 layers of security? Cloned a vault key Used explosives Hacked systems Hired insiders 14. The “Crown Jewels Heist” of 1671 was attempted by which flamboyant Irish colonel? Colonel Thomas Blood James II Guy Fawkes Oliver Cromwell 15. The “Brink’s-Mat Robbery” (1983) stole 3 tons of what material? Diamonds Platinum Gold Cash 16. What 2016 heist involved armed thieves posing as police to steal $10M in jewels from a Paris apartment? Place Vendรดme Raid Bulgari Break-In Kardashian Heist Ritz Paris Robbery 17. What fictional character’s name was used as the alias for the 1976 “Bank of America” robber? Thomas Crown The Pink Panther D.B. Cooper Keyser Sรถze 18. What priceless painting was stolen in 2004 by masked gunmen who brazenly ripped it off a museum wall in broad daylight Girl with a Pearl Earring The Scream Mona Lisa Starry Night Your score is The average score is 0% 0% Restart quiz
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