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. Which thief stole the “Mona Lisa” in 1911 and hid it for two years? Vincenzo Peruggia Arturo Di Modica Salvatore Dali Pablo Picasso 2. What 1997 heist used a bulldozer to ram into a Las Vegas casino vault? MGM Grand Raid Mirage Smash Bellagio Blast Circus Circus Bulldozer Heist 3. The “Great Train Robbery” (1963) targeted a Royal Mail train in which country? Australia USA France United Kingdom 4. What 2013 cyber heist stole $45M from ATMs in 30 countries in 10 hours? Operation Fast Cash Digital Bandits Cyber Storm Global Bank Cyber Heist 5. Which heist involved stealing a helicopter to break into a Stockholm cash depot? Copenhagen Cash Raid Vรคstberga Heist Bank of Sweden Job Norrmalmstorg Robbery 6. Which thief stole 271 paintings to “protect them from the Nazis” during WWII? รmile Guimet Hans Memling Stรฉphane Breitwieser Monuments Men 7. What priceless painting was stolen in 2004 by masked gunmen who brazenly ripped it off a museum wall in broad daylight The Scream Girl with a Pearl Earring Starry Night Mona Lisa 8. What 2016 heist involved armed thieves posing as police to steal $10M in jewels from a Paris apartment? Bulgari Break-In Kardashian Heist Ritz Paris Robbery Place Vendรดme Raid 9. Which museum’s “Saliera” sculpture was stolen in 2003 and found buried in a forest? Kunsthistorisches Museum British Museum Louvre Museum Uffizi Gallery 10. The “Brink’s-Mat Robbery” (1983) stole 3 tons of what material? Diamonds Cash Gold Platinum 11. What fictional character’s name was used as the alias for the 1976 “Bank of America” robber? D.B. Cooper Thomas Crown Keyser Sรถze The Pink Panther 12. The “Banco Central Burglary” (2005) in Brazil involved tunneling from where? A daycare A flower shop A bakery A church 13. The “Crown Jewels Heist” of 1671 was attempted by which flamboyant Irish colonel? James II Guy Fawkes Oliver Cromwell Colonel Thomas Blood 14. What 2015 heist involved elderly thieves drilling through concrete to steal $20M in jewels from a London vault? Hatton Garden Heist Bank of England Job Jewel House Caper Diamond District Raid 15. 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 16. The “Lufthansa Heist” (1978) inspired which film’s iconic airport robbery scene? Heat The Town Goodfellas Ocean's Eleven 17. How did the “Antwerp Diamond Heist” (2003) thieves bypass 10 layers of security? Used explosives Hacked systems Cloned a vault key Hired insiders 18. What 1990 heist saw thieves steal $500M in art, including works by Rembrandt and Vermeer? Mona Lisa Heist Louvre Break-In Met Gala Theft Gardner Museum Heist Your score is The average score is 0% 0% Restart quiz
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