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