Famous Escapes
Instructions: Daring prison breaks and escapes in history
- 1.
In 1962, Frank Morris and the Anglin brothers attempted a famous escape from which prison?
ALeavenworthBAlcatrazCSan QuentinDSing Sing - 2.
Which famous World War II escape involved Allied prisoners tunneling out of a German POW camp?
AThe Tunnel of FreedomBThe Colditz EscapeCThe Wooden HorseDThe Great Escape - 3.
Giacomo Casanova is famous for escaping from which prison in 1756?
AChâteau d'IfBThe Tower of LondonCThe BastilleDThe Leads (Piombi) in Venice - 4.
Which fictional character is famous for escaping from the Château d'If?
AJean ValjeanBThe Scarlet PimpernelCRobin HoodDEdmond Dantès - 5.
Harry Houdini was famous for escaping from what?
AHandcuffs, straitjackets, and underwater containersBBurning buildingsCPrisons onlyDMoving trains - 6.
In 1986, which country did an East German family famously escape to by flying over the Berlin Wall in a homemade hot air balloon?
AAustriaBWest GermanyCFranceDSwitzerland - 7.
Which notorious French prison was stormed by revolutionaries on July 14, 1789?
AMont-Saint-MichelBDevil's IslandCThe BastilleDConciergerie - 8.
Which prisoner famously escaped from Devil's Island, the French penal colony in South America?
AAlfred DreyfusBHenri Charrière (Papillon)CNapoleon BonaparteDLouis Riel - 9.
During the American Civil War, which Confederate prison was the site of the largest successful Union escape?
ALibby PrisonBBelle IsleCCastle ThunderDAndersonville - 10.
Which British castle was used as a high-security POW camp in World War II, famous for its many escape attempts?
AEdinburgh CastleBWindsor CastleCTower of LondonDColditz Castle - 11.
What method did 'El Chapo' Guzmán use to escape from Mexico's Altiplano prison in 2015?
AA mile-long tunnel from his cellBDisguised as a guardCA helicopter from the yardDHidden in a laundry cart - 12.
In 1943, which Danish operation rescued nearly the entire Jewish population of Denmark by ferrying them to neutral Sweden?
AOperation Market GardenBThe Danish RescueCThe White BusesDOperation Dynamo - 13.
Which ancient Greek story tells of a father and son who escaped imprisonment by flying with wings made of feathers and wax?
ATheseus and the MinotaurBOdysseus and TelemachusCDaedalus and IcarusDPerseus and Andromeda - 14.
What was the code name for the 1979 CIA operation to rescue six American diplomats from Tehran, Iran?
AOperation CycloneBOperation Desert OneCThe Canadian Caper (Argo)DOperation Eagle Claw - 15.
The 'Wooden Horse' escape during World War II involved prisoners vaulting over a wooden horse to disguise what activity?
APassing secret messagesBCutting through wire fencesCDigging a tunnelDClimbing the wall