Mafiosi and the Mob: Part 1

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1. It is widely known that Capone was sentenced to eleven years for tax evasion, but how long to the nearest year did he actually spend in prison for this? 11 3 5 7

2. Who was head of what became known as the "Chicago Outfit" before gangsters Johnny Torrio and Al Capone? Arnold Rothstein Salvatore Maranzano Jim Colosimo Frank Costello

3. After World War II many mafia dons in Sicily were made into mayors of towns by the Allies. True False

4. Donnie Brasco, the famous FBI undercover agent, infiltrated which New York family? Columbo Genovese Gambino Bonanno

5. Carlos Marcello and which other mafia boss have been named as the most likely to have been involved in the JFK assassination? Stefano Magaddino Santo Trafficante Jr Nicodemo Scarfo Frank Balistrieri

6. The notorious mafia boss of Sicily Toto Riina, who declared war on the Italian government, was mentored by which other gangster? Carlo Vizzini Angelo La Barbera Luciano Leggio Calcedonio Di Pisa

7. In what year did the FBI finally recognise the mafia as a national crime syndicate? 1957 1937 1927 1947

8. Vito Genovese was sentenced to prison for tax evasion. True False

9. Joe "the boss" Masseria and which other "moustache Pete" were fighting for control of the New York underworld in the 1930s? Salvatore Maranzano Meyer Lansky Charles Luciano Albert Anastasia

10. John Gotti was the head of which family? Columbo Gambino Luchese Bonanno