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WorksheetsMAFIA QUIZ
Total questions: 88
Worksheet time: 41hrs 6mins
YOU HAVE 10 SECONDS TO ANSWER THIS QUESTION:
What are the hours for the New York Stock Exchange? (Wall Street)
8:30 AM to 3:00
10:00 AM to 5:00 PM
9:00 AM to 4:30 PM
9:30 AM to 4:00 PM
YOU HAVE 10 SECONDS TO ANSWER THIS QUESTION:
How many stocks do you have to have in order to receive your 20 points?
10
1
100
20
YOU HAVE 10 SECONDS TO ANSWER THIS QUESTION:
When does Coach Little's Stock Market Game end?
May 7th at 3 pm
Friday at 3 pm
Today
How will this week's test be structured?
80 points will come from the notes and the Great Gatsby movie. The other 20 and any bonus points from the Stock Market Game.
100 points from the notes and the Great Gatsby movie. And bonus points from the Stock Market game.
10 points will come from the notes and the Great Gatsby movie. The other 90 and any bonus points from the Stock Market Game.
Bonus points from the notes and the Great Gatsby movie. And 100 points from the Stock Market game.
(FROM THE VIDEO)
What country is known as the homeland of the Mafia?
Sicily
Italy
(FROM THE VIDEO)
Members of the Mafia families are all blood related.
True
False
(FROM THE VIDEO)
Members of the Mafia freely introduce themselves to each other.
True
False
Why were immigrants coming to America in the late 19th century and early 20th century?
none of the above
They were fleeing wars
They were forced out of their home countries
Better economic opportunities
(FROM THE VIDEO)
The little boy was given the name Vito ___.
Corleone
(FROM THE VIDEO)
What disease did Vito Corleone have?
Smallpox
Tuberculosis
Typhus
Measles
Once immigrants arrived in New York where did they live?
Alongside people of the same ethnicity
In communities that were different from their own
In specialized camps
Outside of New York
Some of the immigrants were criminals and formed ___.
The gangs eventually started calling themselves ___.
families
clans
the mafia
the mob
The head of the family was called the ___.
President
Chief
Boss
Guardian
(FROM THE VIDEO)
What was Salvatore Luciano's nickname?
(FROM THE VIDEO)
No one knew Lucky was a Boss because he dressed like a bum.
True
False
(FROM THE VIDEO)
Lucky Luciano was sent to prison for ___.
running a prostitution ring
(FROM THE VIDEO)
Lucky was in what country when he tried to start a world wide smuggling operation?
Cuba
Italy
Sicily
The US
(FROM THE VIDEO)
How did Lucky Luciano die?
Lucky Luciano created the ___.
National Commission
The National Commission was headed by the Bosses of the (a) families of New York.
"La Cosa Nostra" translates to ___.
This thing of ours
The original members of the National Commission were ___
Lucky Luciano
Al Capone
Meyer Lanksy
Bugsy Siegal
Vito Genovese
Lucky Luciano
Frank Costello
Vito Genovese
Joe Profaci,
Joe Bonanno
They were unknown
Lucky Luciano
Vito Genovese
Joe Profaci
Joe Bonanno
Carlo Gambino
Who was Lucky Luciano's "right hand man?"
Meyer Lanksy
Why couldn't Meyer Lanksy become a member of the Mafia?
He was Jewish and not Italian.
(FROM THE VIDEO)
Prohibition became known as the "___."
Noble Experiment
Noble Experimentation
(FROM THE VIDEO)
What effect did Prohibition have on the economy?
a positive impact
No real impact
a bad impact
(FROM THE VIDEO)
Because of Prohibition the government lost how much money in excise tax?
(FROM THE VIDEO)
On average, how many Americans died every year because of bad alcohol?
5,000
12,000
7,000
1,000
(FROM THE VIDEO)
Crime rates ___ during Prohibition.
Increased
Decreased
remained the same
(FROM THE VIDEO)
Who was president at the end of Prohibition?
Why was it not illegal to consume alcohol during Prohibition?
It was illegal to consume it
Because it was in certain foods
Because it was still in cough medicine
Because politicians like drinking alcohol.
In the colony of Georgia when people hid their alcohol in their boot leggings was called ___.
Underground clubs that served illegal alcohol were called ___.
Who was the Italian dictator that sent thousand of criminals to America?
The Mafia's oath of secrecy is called ___.
Members of the Mafia are called ___.
Made Men
Wiseguys
Goodfellas
All of the above
(FROM THE VIDEO)
When someone become is made, the ceremony includes:
A picture of a saint burned in their hand
The finger being pricked
An oath to put the family before ANYTHING or ANYBODY
All of the above
The Mafia has made more money than what telecommunications company?
How did the Mafia help win WW2?
By securing and controlling docks.
What business did the Mafia get in to after Prohibition ended?
Casinos
The Mafia wanted to turn what island country into a vacation spot?
The rise of what Communist Cuban dictator spoiled the Mafia's plans for Cuba?
The Mafia decided to build casinos in the desert in the city of ___.
None of the above
Salt Lake City
What mobster was put in charge of building Las Vegas?
'Bugsy' Siegel
Meyer Lanksy
Why was Bugsy Siegal killed?
A personal vendetta from a former friend.
Stealing the mob's money
JFK's dad made his money in what business?
Bootlegging
President Roosevelt's granddad made his money in what business?
(a)
JFK's dad wanted his sons to run for what office?
Mayor
Governor
Senator
President
JFK was ___.
a Senator
the Vice President
Nixon was ___.
a Senator
the Vice President
The race for the POTUS came down to what state?
Illinois
Which one of JFK's relatives had Mafia connections?
his dad
one of his brothers
his mom
Who was the mob boss of Chicago during JFK's presidency?
Lucky Luciano
Sam Giancona's men got names from what place?
Coach Little didn't say
the phone book
schools
the cemetery
Who did JFK appoint as his Attorney General?
Robert F. Kennedy (his brother)
Who did Robert Kennedy decide to immediately go after?
The Mob
Judy C. Exner's boyfriend was ___.
JFK
Sam Giancana
both JFK and Sam
JFK wanted the CIA to kill what man?
When the CIA failed to kill Castro and his Communist government, what did JFK plan to do with the agency?
Do away with it
Add additional people to it
Replace the head of the agency
Reorganize it
What city did JFK take a trip to?
(a)
Whom did the government say was responsible for JFK's death?
Oswald was in what branch of the military?
Army
Air Force
Marines
Navy
Oswald left the US and went to what country to try and become a spy?
What ethnicity was Oswald's wife?
Where did Oswald work at in Dallas?
The University of Dallas
Who else was killed in Dallas?
Vice-President Lyndon B. Johnson
Officer JD Tippet
Mayor Eric Dealy
Governor John Connally
Where was Oswald found hiding at?
The movies
a train station
a hotel room
the woods
What was the name of government's theory describing the bullet that killed JFK?
Three Bullet Theory
Who was Jack Ruby connected to?
the CIA
the Mob
the Secret Service
the US military
Who do you think was responsible for JFK's death? Explain
(a)
What powerful man within the US government denied the existence of the Mafia for years?
The Mafia bribed ___.
Police
Judges
Poiticians
All of the above
The major Labor Union that the Mafia controlled was the ___.
Truckers United
Mobsters never got involved in the drug game?
True
False
Racketeering is ___.
Extortion
Money Laundering
Loan Sharking
Bribery
All of the above
What was the name of the law that was used to bring the Mafia down?
Rico Act
Who is the most famous American mobster?
(FROM THE VIDEO)
Al Capone was the Mob Boss of what city?
(FROM THE VIDEO)
During the St. Valentine's Day massacre, Capone's men were dressed as ___.
mail men
delivery men
maintenance men
cops
(FROM THE VIDEO)
How did the government finally bring Al Capone down?
What was Al Capone's nickname?
(FROM THE VIDEO)
Which crime family did Gotti belong to?
The Colombo family
The Gambino family
The Bonanno family
The Lucchese family
(FROM THE VIDEO)
Who was head of the Gambino family in 1977?
(FROM THE VIDEO)
What happened to the man who accidentally ran over Gotti's son?
The man was forgiven by Gotti.
The man paid Gotti money
The man "went missing"
(FROM THE VIDEO)
John Gotti became the Boss of the Gamino family after he killed ___.
(FROM THE VIDEO)
Who ended up testifying against Gotti?
What was John Gotti's nickname?
