Bin Laden – Answers to Yesterday’s Quiz

Find out how much you really know about the hunt for the world’s most wanted terrorist…

Quiz Answers

Score 5 for each correct answer

ANSWER 1: B—36 tapes, the last one was received on June, 3 2009. All are believed genuine by the security services.

ANSWER 2: C—13 months between December 2004 and January 2006

ANSWER 3: B—Colin Powell, on Sept, 23 2001.

ANSWER 4: D—U$52 million— on July 13, 2007, this original figure of U$25 million was doubled to $50 million and the Airline Pilots Association and the Air Transport Association have offered an additional $2 million reward.

ANSWER 5: C—Geography Professor Thomas Gillespie of UCLA employed a technique typically used for tracking endangered species in order to pinpoint the most likely location of the world’s most wanted terrorist.

ANSWER 6: B—Although nobody seems to have a clue and experts claim it’s like trying to find a needle in a haystack; northwestern Pakistan’s impenetrable Hindu Kush mountains in the Chitral region—which boast some of the world’s tallest climbs—have been eyed as bin Laden’s hideout since 2006 by Usama hunters

ANSWER 7: A—CIA Director Leon Panetta. Although, it begs the question who he is asking and what type of response he gets on a daily basis.

ANSWER 8: A—U$ 300 million. Usama inherited most of his wealth from his father’s multi-billion dollar construction business in Saudi. This is before taking into account donations from radical organizations around the world.

ANSWER 9: D—1980, Afghanistan—The U.S., Pakistan, China, Iran and Saudi Arabia supplied money and arms to anti-Soviet forces. Funneling the funds through the CIA, the U.S. gave about $10 billion to Afghan fighters. Among those who fought was Osama bin Laden.

 

How did you do?

Score 0-14: So you don’t have a clue! Small wonder bin Laden has remained undiscovered for eight years.

Score 15-24: You are getting warmer—but finding bin Laden is like searching for a needle in a haystack according to Donald Rumsfeld. Close is still not good enough.

Score 25-34: You know enough to be dangerous. Bin Laden will need to keep on the move to avoid being detected.

Score 35- 45: CIA Director Leon Panetta is getting worried about his job; with good reason it seems. We will be arranging a briefing for you with the commander of Task Force 121.

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