Home History Daring Heists that Shocked the World 6 months ago 5 months ago Daring Heists that Shocked the World by minor7th 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 271 paintings to “protect them from the Nazis” during WWII? Monuments Men Hans Memling Émile Guimet Stéphane Breitwieser 2. Which museum’s “Saliera” sculpture was stolen in 2003 and found buried in a forest? British Museum Uffizi Gallery Louvre Museum Kunsthistorisches Museum 3. The “Banco Central Burglary” (2005) in Brazil involved tunneling from where? A daycare A flower shop A church A bakery 4. Which thief stole the “Mona Lisa” in 1911 and hid it for two years? Salvatore Dali Arturo Di Modica Pablo Picasso Vincenzo Peruggia 5. The “Great Train Robbery” (1963) targeted a Royal Mail train in which country? Australia United Kingdom USA France 6. 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 7. What 2016 heist involved armed thieves posing as police to steal $10M in jewels from a Paris apartment? Bulgari Break-In Ritz Paris Robbery Place Vendôme Raid Kardashian Heist 8. What 2015 heist involved tunneling into a London vault to steal $20M in jewels? Diamond District Raid Bank of England Job Jewel House Caper Hatton Garden Heist 9. 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 Mona Lisa Starry Night The Scream 10. What fictional character’s name was used as the alias for the 1976 “Bank of America” robber? Thomas Crown D.B. Cooper Keyser Söze The Pink Panther 11. 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 12. The “Brink’s-Mat Robbery” (1983) stole 3 tons of what material? Platinum Gold Cash Diamonds 13. Which heist involved stealing a helicopter to break into a Stockholm cash depot? Copenhagen Cash Raid Västberga Heist Bank of Sweden Job Norrmalmstorg Robbery 14. How did the “Antwerp Diamond Heist” (2003) thieves bypass 10 layers of security? Cloned a vault key Hired insiders Hacked systems Used explosives 15. The “Crown Jewels Heist” of 1671 was attempted by which flamboyant Irish colonel? Guy Fawkes Colonel Thomas Blood Oliver Cromwell James II 16. The “Lufthansa Heist” (1978) inspired which film’s iconic airport robbery scene? Heat The Town Goodfellas Ocean's Eleven 17. What 1997 heist used a bulldozer to ram into a Las Vegas casino vault? MGM Grand Raid Circus Circus Bulldozer Heist Bellagio Blast Mirage Smash 18. What 2015 heist involved elderly thieves drilling through concrete to steal $20M in jewels from a London vault? Jewel House Caper Hatton Garden Heist Bank of England Job Diamond District Raid Your score is The average score is 0% 0% Restart quiz