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15 Famous Hostage Situations and Negotiations Trivia Questions and Answers

How many of these famous hostage situations and negotiations trivia questions can you answer? Test your knowledge now.

15 Famous Hostage Situations and Negotiations Trivia Questions

  1. Q: What was the name of the 1972 hostage crisis at the Munich Olympics, where 11 Israeli athletes were killed?
  2. Q: What 1979 event involved 52 American diplomats and citizens being held hostage in Tehran for 444 days?
  3. Q: What is the name of the 1996-1997 hostage crisis where Tupac Amaru rebels seized the Japanese ambassador’s residence in Peru?
  4. Q: Which 2002 hostage situation in Moscow involved Chechen rebels taking 850 hostages at a theater?
  5. Q: What 1976 operation freed hostages from an Air France plane hijacked by Palestinian and German terrorists in Uganda?
  6. Q: What 1980 siege involved Iranian separatists taking over the Iranian Embassy in London?
  7. Q: What 2004 school siege in Russia involved Chechen terrorists taking over 1,100 people hostage?
  8. Q: Which 1998 standoff in Colombia saw FARC rebels take over 150 hostages from a church?
  9. Q: What 1993 standoff in Texas involved the Branch Davidians and a 51-day siege by federal agents?
  10. Q: What is the name of the 1991 hostage crisis at a Talladega, Alabama, prison?
  11. Q: What 1975 incident saw the Japanese Red Army take hostages at the U.S. Consulate in Kuala Lumpur?
  12. Q: What 1995 hijacking of a French Air France plane was resolved with a successful raid in Algeria?
  13. Q: What 1977 hijacking of a Lufthansa plane ended with a rescue mission in Mogadishu, Somalia?
  14. Q: Which 2014 event in Australia saw a gunman hold hostages in a Sydney café?
  15. Q: What 2013 terrorist attack on a mall in Kenya involved a hostage situation and led to widespread casualties?

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15 Famous Hostage Situations and Negotiations Trivia Questions and Answers

  1. Q: What was the name of the 1972 hostage crisis at the Munich Olympics, where 11 Israeli athletes were killed? A: Munich Massacre.
  2. Q: What 1979 event involved 52 American diplomats and citizens being held hostage in Tehran for 444 days? A: Iran Hostage Crisis.
  3. Q: What is the name of the 1996-1997 hostage crisis where Tupac Amaru rebels seized the Japanese ambassador’s residence in Peru? A: Japanese Embassy Hostage Crisis.
  4. Q: Which 2002 hostage situation in Moscow involved Chechen rebels taking 850 hostages at a theater? A: Moscow Theater Hostage Crisis.
  5. Q: What 1976 operation freed hostages from an Air France plane hijacked by Palestinian and German terrorists in Uganda? A: Operation Entebbe (or Operation Thunderbolt).
  6. Q: What 1980 siege involved Iranian separatists taking over the Iranian Embassy in London? A: Iranian Embassy Siege.
  7. Q: What 2004 school siege in Russia involved Chechen terrorists taking over 1,100 people hostage? A: Beslan School Siege.
  8. Q: Which 1998 standoff in Colombia saw FARC rebels take over 150 hostages from a church? A: Church of La María Hostage Crisis.
  9. Q: What 1993 standoff in Texas involved the Branch Davidians and a 51-day siege by federal agents? A: Waco Siege.
  10. Q: What is the name of the 1991 hostage crisis at a Talladega, Alabama, prison? A: Talladega Prison Riot.
  11. Q: What 1975 incident saw the Japanese Red Army take hostages at the U.S. Consulate in Kuala Lumpur? A: AIA Building Hostage Crisis.
  12. Q: What 1995 hijacking of a French Air France plane was resolved with a successful raid in Algeria? A: Air France Flight 8969 Hijacking.
  13. Q: What 1977 hijacking of a Lufthansa plane ended with a rescue mission in Mogadishu, Somalia? A: Lufthansa Flight 181 Hijacking.
  14. Q: Which 2014 event in Australia saw a gunman hold hostages in a Sydney café? A: Lindt Café Siege.
  15. Q: What 2013 terrorist attack on a mall in Kenya involved a hostage situation and led to widespread casualties? A: Westgate Mall Attack.
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