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MAFIA QUIZ

Total questions: 88

Worksheet time: 41hrs 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

YOU HAVE 10 SECONDS TO ANSWER THIS QUESTION:

What are the hours for the New York Stock Exchange? (Wall Street)

a)

8:30 AM to 3:00

b)

10:00 AM to 5:00 PM

c)

9:00 AM to 4:30 PM

d)

9:30 AM to 4:00 PM

2.

YOU HAVE 10 SECONDS TO ANSWER THIS QUESTION:

How many stocks do you have to have in order to receive your 20 points?

a)

10

b)

1

c)

100

d)

20

3.

YOU HAVE 10 SECONDS TO ANSWER THIS QUESTION:

When does Coach Little's Stock Market Game end?

a)

May 7th at 3 pm

b)

Friday at 3 pm

c)

Today

4.

How will this week's test be structured?

a)

80 points will come from the notes and the Great Gatsby movie. The other 20 and any bonus points from the Stock Market Game.

b)

100 points from the notes and the Great Gatsby movie. And bonus points from the Stock Market game.

c)

10 points will come from the notes and the Great Gatsby movie. The other 90 and any bonus points from the Stock Market Game.

d)

Bonus points from the notes and the Great Gatsby movie. And 100 points from the Stock Market game.

5.

(FROM THE VIDEO)

What country is known as the homeland of the Mafia?

a)

Sicily

b)
United States
c)

Italy

d)
Spain
6.

(FROM THE VIDEO)

Members of the Mafia families are all blood related.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

(FROM THE VIDEO)

Members of the Mafia freely introduce themselves to each other.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

Why were immigrants coming to America in the late 19th century and early 20th century?

a)

none of the above

b)

They were fleeing wars

c)

They were forced out of their home countries

d)

Better economic opportunities

9.

(FROM THE VIDEO)

The little boy was given the name Vito ___.

a)

Corleone

b)
Giovanni
c)
Marco
d)
Leo
10.

(FROM THE VIDEO)

What disease did Vito Corleone have?

a)

Smallpox

b)

Tuberculosis

c)

Typhus

d)

Measles

11.

Once immigrants arrived in New York where did they live?

a)

Alongside people of the same ethnicity

b)

In communities that were different from their own

c)

In specialized camps

d)

Outside of New York

12.

Some of the immigrants were criminals and formed ___.

a)
gangs
b)
associations
c)
clubs
d)
teams
13.

The gangs eventually started calling themselves ___.

a)

families

b)

clans

c)

the mafia

d)

the mob

14.

The head of the family was called the ___.

a)

President

b)

Chief

c)

Boss

d)

Guardian

15.

(FROM THE VIDEO)

What was Salvatore Luciano's nickname?

a)
Lucky Luciano
b)
Big Sal
c)
Lucky Charms
d)
Salvatore the Great
16.

(FROM THE VIDEO)

No one knew Lucky was a Boss because he dressed like a bum.

a)

True

b)

False

17.

(FROM THE VIDEO)

Lucky Luciano was sent to prison for ___.

a)
assaulting a police officer
b)
smuggling illegal drugs
c)
embezzling funds from a bank
d)

running a prostitution ring

18.

(FROM THE VIDEO)

Lucky was in what country when he tried to start a world wide smuggling operation?

a)

Cuba

b)

Italy

c)

Sicily

d)

The US

19.

(FROM THE VIDEO)

How did Lucky Luciano die?

a)
Car accident
b)
Pneumonia
c)
Stroke
d)
Heart attack
20.

Lucky Luciano created the ___.

a)
Italian Mafia Alliance
b)

National Commission

c)
New York Syndicate
d)
Five Families Coalition
21.

The National Commission was headed by the Bosses of the (a)   families of New York.

22.

"La Cosa Nostra" translates to ___.

a)
Our Organization
b)

This thing of ours

c)
Our Business
d)
The Family
23.

The original members of the National Commission were ___

a)

Lucky Luciano

Al Capone

Meyer Lanksy

Bugsy Siegal

Vito Genovese

b)

Lucky Luciano

Frank Costello

Vito Genovese

Joe Profaci,

Joe Bonanno

c)

They were unknown

d)

Lucky Luciano

Vito Genovese

Joe Profaci

Joe Bonanno

Carlo Gambino

24.

Who was Lucky Luciano's "right hand man?"

a)

Meyer Lanksy

b)
Vito Genovese
c)
Al Capone
d)
Joe Bonanno
25.

Why couldn't Meyer Lanksy become a member of the Mafia?

a)
He was a police informant.
b)
He was too young to join the Mafia.
c)

He was Jewish and not Italian.

d)
He preferred to work alone rather than in a group.
26.

(FROM THE VIDEO)

Prohibition became known as the "___."

a)
Noble Pursuit
b)
Noble Cause
c)

Noble Experiment

d)

Noble Experimentation

27.

(FROM THE VIDEO)

What effect did Prohibition have on the economy?

a)

a positive impact

b)

No real impact

c)

a bad impact

28.

(FROM THE VIDEO)

Because of Prohibition the government lost how much money in excise tax?

a)
$2 billion
b)
$11 billion
c)
$20 billion
d)
$5 billion
29.

(FROM THE VIDEO)

On average, how many Americans died every year because of bad alcohol?

a)

5,000

b)

12,000

c)

7,000

d)

1,000

30.

(FROM THE VIDEO)

Crime rates ___ during Prohibition.

a)

Increased

b)

Decreased

c)

remained the same

31.

(FROM THE VIDEO)

Who was president at the end of Prohibition?

a)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
b)
Calvin Coolidge
c)
Woodrow Wilson
d)
Herbert Hoover
32.

Why was it not illegal to consume alcohol during Prohibition?

a)

It was illegal to consume it

b)

Because it was in certain foods

c)

Because it was still in cough medicine

d)

Because politicians like drinking alcohol.

33.

In the colony of Georgia when people hid their alcohol in their boot leggings was called ___.

a)
smuggling
b)
bootstrapping
c)
bartering
d)
bootlegging
34.

Underground clubs that served illegal alcohol were called ___.

a)
jazz bars
b)
taverns
c)
speakeasies
d)
bootleggers
35.

Who was the Italian dictator that sent thousand of criminals to America?

a)
Benito Mussolini
b)
Alberto Moravia
c)
Vittorio Emanuele III
d)
Giovanni Giolitti
36.

The Mafia's oath of secrecy is called ___.

a)
Cosa Nostra
b)
La Famiglia
c)
La Vendetta
d)
Omertà
37.

Members of the Mafia are called ___.

a)

Made Men

b)

Wiseguys

c)

Goodfellas

d)

All of the above

38.

(FROM THE VIDEO)

When someone become is made, the ceremony includes:

a)

A picture of a saint burned in their hand

b)

The finger being pricked

c)

An oath to put the family before ANYTHING or ANYBODY

d)

All of the above

39.

The Mafia has made more money than what telecommunications company?

a)
Verizon
b)
Sprint
c)
T-Mobile
d)
AT&T
40.

How did the Mafia help win WW2?

a)
The Mafia provided financial support to the Allies.
b)
The Mafia organized military training camps.
c)
The Mafia focused on smuggling goods to enemy countries.
d)

By securing and controlling docks.

41.

What business did the Mafia get in to after Prohibition ended?

a)
Human trafficking and racketeering
b)

Casinos

c)
Counterfeit goods and extortion
d)
Money laundering and arms dealing
42.

The Mafia wanted to turn what island country into a vacation spot?

a)
Bahamas
b)
Cuba
c)
Jamaica
d)
Hawaii
43.

The rise of what Communist Cuban dictator spoiled the Mafia's plans for Cuba?

a)
Mao Zedong
b)
Nikita Khrushchev
c)
Fidel Castro
d)
Che Guevara
44.

The Mafia decided to build casinos in the desert in the city of ___.

a)

None of the above

b)
Reno
c)

Salt Lake City

d)
Las Vegas
45.

What mobster was put in charge of building Las Vegas?

a)

'Bugsy' Siegel

b)

Meyer Lanksy

c)
Lucky Luciano
d)
Al Capone
46.

Why was Bugsy Siegal killed?

a)
He was killed for his involvement in a love triangle.
b)
He was killed by a rival gang over territory disputes.
c)

A personal vendetta from a former friend.

d)

Stealing the mob's money

47.

JFK's dad made his money in what business?

a)
Agriculture and farming
b)
Automobile manufacturing
c)

Bootlegging

d)
Real estate and property management
48.

President Roosevelt's granddad made his money in what business?

(a)  

49.

JFK's dad wanted his sons to run for what office?

a)

Mayor

b)

Governor

c)

Senator

d)

President

50.

JFK was ___.

a)

a Senator

b)

the Vice President

51.

Nixon was ___.

a)

a Senator

b)

the Vice President

52.

The race for the POTUS came down to what state?

a)
New York
b)

Illinois

c)
California
d)
Texas
53.

Which one of JFK's relatives had Mafia connections?

a)

his dad

b)

one of his brothers

c)

his mom

54.

Who was the mob boss of Chicago during JFK's presidency?

a)
Tony Accardo
b)
Al Capone
c)
Sam Giancana
d)

Lucky Luciano

55.

Sam Giancona's men got names from what place?

a)

Coach Little didn't say

b)

the phone book

c)

schools

d)

the cemetery

56.

Who did JFK appoint as his Attorney General?

a)

Robert F. Kennedy (his brother)

b)
Richard Nixon
c)
Lyndon B. Johnson
d)
Eleanor Roosevelt
57.

Who did Robert Kennedy decide to immediately go after?

a)
Foreign governments
b)
Political activists
c)
Corporate executives
d)

The Mob

58.

Judy C. Exner's boyfriend was ___.

a)

JFK

b)

Sam Giancana

c)

both JFK and Sam

59.

JFK wanted the CIA to kill what man?

a)
Fidel Castro
b)
Ho Chi Minh
c)
Mao Zedong
d)
Nikita Khrushchev
60.

When the CIA failed to kill Castro and his Communist government, what did JFK plan to do with the agency?

a)

Do away with it

b)

Add additional people to it

c)

Replace the head of the agency

d)

Reorganize it

61.

What city did JFK take a trip to?

(a)  

62.

Whom did the government say was responsible for JFK's death?

a)
Lee Harvey Oswald
b)
James Earl Ray
c)
Lee Harvey Price
d)
John Wilkes Booth
63.

Oswald was in what branch of the military?

a)

Army

b)

Air Force

c)

Marines

d)

Navy

64.

Oswald left the US and went to what country to try and become a spy?

a)
Soviet Union
b)
North Korea
c)
Cuba
d)
China
65.

What ethnicity was Oswald's wife?

a)
German
b)
Italian
c)
Chinese
d)
Russian
66.

Where did Oswald work at in Dallas?

a)
Texas School Book Depository
b)
Texas State Capitol
c)

The University of Dallas

d)
Dallas Public Library
67.

Who else was killed in Dallas?

a)

Vice-President Lyndon B. Johnson

b)

Officer JD Tippet

c)

Mayor Eric Dealy

d)

Governor John Connally

68.

Where was Oswald found hiding at?

a)

The movies

b)

a train station

c)

a hotel room

d)

the woods

69.

What was the name of government's theory describing the bullet that killed JFK?

a)
Single Bullet Theory
b)
Conspiracy Bullet Theory
c)

Three Bullet Theory

d)
Magic Bullet Theory
70.

Who was Jack Ruby connected to?

a)

the CIA

b)

the Mob

c)

the Secret Service

d)

the US military

71.

Who do you think was responsible for JFK's death? Explain

(a)  

72.

What powerful man within the US government denied the existence of the Mafia for years?

a)
Lyndon B. Johnson
b)
J. Edgar Hoover
c)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
d)
Richard Nixon
73.

The Mafia bribed ___.

a)

Police

b)

Judges

c)

Poiticians

d)

All of the above

74.

The major Labor Union that the Mafia controlled was the ___.

a)
Teamsters
b)
American Freight Workers Union
c)
National Truckers Association
d)

Truckers United

75.

Mobsters never got involved in the drug game?

a)

True

b)

False

76.

Racketeering is ___.

a)

Extortion

b)

Money Laundering

c)

Loan Sharking

d)

Bribery

e)

All of the above

77.

What was the name of the law that was used to bring the Mafia down?

a)
Organized Crime Control Act
b)
Criminal Enterprise Act
c)
Anti-Mafia Act
d)

Rico Act

78.

Who is the most famous American mobster?

a)
John Gotti
b)
Lucky Luciano
c)
Tony Soprano
d)
Al Capone
79.

(FROM THE VIDEO)

Al Capone was the Mob Boss of what city?

a)
Los Angeles
b)
New York
c)
Chicago
d)
Miami
80.

(FROM THE VIDEO)

During the St. Valentine's Day massacre, Capone's men were dressed as ___.

a)

mail men

b)

delivery men

c)

maintenance men

d)

cops

81.

(FROM THE VIDEO)

How did the government finally bring Al Capone down?

a)
By seizing his illegal liquor business.
b)
Through a public trial for organized crime.
c)
By arresting him for murder.
d)
By convicting him of tax evasion.
82.

What was Al Capone's nickname?

a)
Scarface
b)
The Kingpin
c)
Big Al
d)
The Don
83.

(FROM THE VIDEO)

Which crime family did Gotti belong to?

a)

The Colombo family

b)

The Gambino family

c)

The Bonanno family

d)

The Lucchese family

84.

(FROM THE VIDEO)

Who was head of the Gambino family in 1977?

a)
Salvatore Riina
b)
Paul Castellano
c)
Carlo Gambino
d)
John Gotti
85.

(FROM THE VIDEO)

What happened to the man who accidentally ran over Gotti's son?

a)

The man was forgiven by Gotti.

b)

The man paid Gotti money

c)
The man was arrested for reckless driving.
d)

The man "went missing"

86.

(FROM THE VIDEO)

John Gotti became the Boss of the Gamino family after he killed ___.

a)
Paul Castellano
b)
Carlo Gambino
c)
Sammy Gravano
d)
Vincent Gigante
87.

(FROM THE VIDEO)

Who ended up testifying against Gotti?

a)
John Gotti
b)
Salvatore 'Sammy the Bull' Gravano
c)
Vincent Gigante
d)
Paul Castellano
88.

What was John Gotti's nickname?

a)
The Godfather
b)
The Mob Boss
c)
The King of New York
d)
The Teflon Don