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