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What is the name of the 1929 mass murder in which gangsters dressed as policemen killed seven members of a rival gang?
The Saint Valentine's Day Massacre
The Memorial day Massacre
The Christmas Eve Massacre
The Easter Sunday Massacre
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What is the name of this mobster nicknamed "Scarface" who was the mastermind behind the Valentine's Day Massacre?
Al Capone
Bugsy Siegel
Russel Bufalino
Frank Costello
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Capone and other gangsters like him rose to power thanks to Prohibition. What is the term for the organized liquor producers and smugglers who handled illegal alcohol during Prohibition?
Glovehanders
Bootleggers
Vestchesters
Hatheaders
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What is the name of this prison built on an island off the coast of California where mobsters such as Al Capone were locked up away from the rest of society?
Luenwald
Alcatraz
Pictocrost
Statworth Island
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What is the name of this infamous mobster who raised her sons into the mafia life and helped them run their criminal organizations?
Madam Costello
Momma Carrina
Mrs. Fuller
Ma Barker
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Which of the following was NOT one of the infamous Five Families of the New York crime underworld?
The Capone Family
The Mangano Family
The Profaci Family
The Luciano Family
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The Bufalino crime family was one of the most infamous of America's mob organizations. They infamously had ties to what American politician and union manager whose disappearance became a national mystery?
Jimmy Hoffa
Rodney Belitzer
Thomas Fiers
Peter Donoghue
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What is the name of this legendary head of the Bufalino crime family who married into the family after he immigrated to America from Sicily?
Henry Bufalino
Russel Bufalino
Joseph Bufalino
Rico Bufalino
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The mafia's existence and the identities of high ranking mobsters like Russel Bufalino were revealed during what famous 1963 hearing?
The West End Hearing
The Carter-Daphne Hearing
The Valachi Hearing
The Kennedy Hearing
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What American city was known for tis mobster activity through and beyond Prohibition as gangsters like Al Capone ruled its streets?
Boston
Chicago
Los Angeles
Reno
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What is the name of this mob leader and hitman whose colorful nicknames include "The Oddfather" and "The Chin"?
Kurtis Courts
Hector Carrus
Tony Salerno
Vincent Gigante
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Vincent Gigante ruled what famous mafia family in secret as he pretended to have debilitating schizophrenia?
The Lambaugh Family
The Fratelli Family
The Genovese Family
The Marazano Family
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What is the name of this mobster who took orders from Vincent Gigante and helped Gigante rule the Genovese from the shadows?
"Fat" Tony Salerno
"Big" Mickey Genovese
"Old" Larry Gigante
"Slippery" Johnny Catrolli
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What was the real first name of the mobster called "Bugsy" Siegel?
Bertram
Bill
Benjamin
Bartholomew
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"Bugsy" Siegel was killed by his former mob allies because he put so much money into financing what Las Vegas casino which was meant to be his chance to go straight from crime?
The Lucky Strike
The Horseshoe
The Flamingo
Caesar's Palace
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What is the name of this mobster who was an American financier infamous for supplying money to the mob and who also built casinos in Havana to make it a top earning spot for his fellow mobsters?
Wesley Usher
Geoffrey Holtz
Ephraim Parnast
Meyer Lansky
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What is the name of this mobster who famously defied the Five Families by killing his boss Paul Castellano and then went on to found his own criminal empire which lasted into the late 20th Century?
John Gotti
Jeremiah Stephenson
Theodore Franklin
Philip Ogliostro
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What is the name of this mobster who founded the Five Families organization and acted as its boss among bosses until his assassination soon after the foundation of the organization?
Guseppe Costas
Slavatore Maranzano
Lucas Costello
Charlie Fontanelli
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What was the name of the organization which was run by the heads of the Five Families as well as the mob of Chicago and the rest of the U.S.A and which was established in 1931?
The Commission
The Order
The Collective
The Council
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What is the name of this mobster who was most famous for his stewardship of The Commission as he united the many different mob families of America.
"Smiling" Anthony Genovese
"Mister" Barria
"King" Louie
"Lucky" Luciano
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Joseph Barbara was a mobster who led the Bufalino crime family for around a decade and famously hosted what mafia council where the details of mob organization in the mid 20th Century were decided?
The Checkmate Accords
The Liotta Summit
The Appalachian Meeting
The Vermont Council
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What is the name of this mobster who took over the Commission in 1959 and was also known for leading his Gambino Family?
Carlo Gambino
Luka Gambino
Vincent Gambino
Tracy Gambino
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Albert Anastasia was a mobster hitman who controlled shipping for much of his career. What peculiar nickname did he receive for his signature choice of clothing?
The Monocle
Blackboots
The Mad Hatter
Old King Cole
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Albert Anastasia and other mobsters of his class helped found what assassination organization which served as enforcers of the mob?
Murder Inc.
Killers for Hire
Listing Price
N.Y.C. Nightlife
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What is the name of this mobster who was known for his diplomacy to the point that he was involved with Tammany Hall politics?
Frank Costello
Herbet Fiers
Giuseppe Carras
Georgio Fariah
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Frank Costello's appearance at what 1951 hearing made him into an infamous character when he was broadcast into American television sets across the country?
The Cagliotto Hearing
The Sherbaugh Hearing
The Redenbacher Hearing
The Kefvauer Hearing
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What is the name of the bloody gang war in 1930 where Salvatore Maranzano established the Five Families by dethroning Joe Masseria?
The Red Lead War
The Sicilian-American War of New York City
The Castellemmarese War
The 34th and 35th Streets War
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What is the real name of this mobster nicknamed Momo who worked with the C.I.A. to funnel weapons to the Israeli Mossad?
Meir Wolfsheim
Wesley Hexstat
Sam Giancana
Russel Bufalino
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"Nucky" Johnson was another mob mastermind known for shepherding illicit businesses. What was the true first name of this infamous mobster?
Nathaniel
Clark
Nelson
Enoch
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"Nucky" Johnson was sent to prison thanks in part to an expose written by what famous newspaper mogul?
Joseph A. Stanton
William Randolph Hearst
Nolan Nichols
Robert V. Chandler
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