Daring Heists that Shocked the World

1. The “Great Train Robbery” (1963) targeted a Royal Mail train in which country?

2. What 1990 heist saw thieves steal $500M in art, including works by Rembrandt and Vermeer?

3. What 1997 heist used a bulldozer to ram into a Las Vegas casino vault?

4. What 2015 heist involved elderly thieves drilling through concrete to steal $20M in jewels from a London vault?

5. Which thief stole the “Mona Lisa” in 1911 and hid it for two years?

6. What 2016 heist involved armed thieves posing as police to steal $10M in jewels from a Paris apartment?

7. What priceless painting was stolen in 2004 by masked gunmen who brazenly ripped it off a museum wall in broad daylight

8. Which museum’s “Saliera” sculpture was stolen in 2003 and found buried in a forest?

9. What fictional character’s name was used as the alias for the 1976 “Bank of America” robber?

10. What 2015 heist involved tunneling into a London vault to steal $20M in jewels?

11. Which thief stole 271 paintings to “protect them from the Nazis” during WWII?

12. Which heist involved stealing a helicopter to break into a Stockholm cash depot?

13. The “Brink’s-Mat Robbery” (1983) stole 3 tons of what material?

14. What 2013 cyber heist stole $45M from ATMs in 30 countries in 10 hours?

15. The “Lufthansa Heist” (1978) inspired which film’s iconic airport robbery scene?

16. How did the “Antwerp Diamond Heist” (2003) thieves bypass 10 layers of security?

17. The “Banco Central Burglary” (2005) in Brazil involved tunneling from where?

18. The “Crown Jewels Heist” of 1671 was attempted by which flamboyant Irish colonel?