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