Q 01/05

Which country's central bank lost $81 million to hackers' fraudulent SWIFT transfers in February 2016?

A) Bangladesh

B) Vietnam

C) Ecuador

D) Sri Lanka

Answer · why

A) Bangladesh

Bangladesh Bank's account at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York was drained of $81 million in February 2016; the money was laundered through Philipp...

Q 02/05

What filled the 120 mail bags the Great Train Robbery gang carried off from the Royal Mail train in 1963?

A) Gold bullion

B) Postal orders

C) Banknotes

D) Share certificates

Answer · why

C) Banknotes

Banknotes, mostly £1 and £5 notes in both the older white design and the newer blue one half its size, filled the 120 bags.

Q 03/05

What was the approximate value of the haul taken in the Great Train Robbery?

A) £2.6 million

B) £1.2 million

C) £500,000

D) £5 million

Answer · why

A) £2.6 million

The police investigation put the figure at £2,595,997, while the press reported £2,631,784.

Q 04/05

Which of these criminals was one of the 15-strong gang behind the 1963 Great Train Robbery?

A) Ronnie Biggs

B) Reggie Kray

C) Charles Bronson

D) Kenneth Noye

Answer · why

A) Ronnie Biggs

Ronnie Biggs gained notoriety beyond the robbery for his subsequent escape from prison; the gang was predominantly from south London.

Q 05/05

Near which type of structure did the Great Train Robbery take place?

A) A historic castle

B) A railway bridge

C) A major airport

D) A central bank

Answer · why

B) A railway bridge

The gang stopped the train at a tampered signal, then had it moved half a mile to Bridego Railway Bridge, where the mail bags were unloaded into a wai...