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