Mastermind of the Mob: Lucky Luciano

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1. After landing at Ellis Island in New York, nine-year-old Salvatore "Sal" Lucania was diagnosed with which ailment? diphtheria smallpox typhoid fever cholera

2. Being a bully at school, Luciano charged classmates a fee for his protection. One individual refused to pay, yet stood up to him, instead, in his fight. Who was the person whose defiance impressed Lucky so much, that they became best friends? Frank Costello Meyer Lansky Bugsy Siegel Vito Genovese

3. In 1907, at the tender age of ten, Luciano was arrested for what crime? shoplifting possession of a firearm arson false pretense

4. Which of the following illegal activity became Luciano’s largest operation in 1920? bordellos bootlegging black market operations illegal alien operations

5. Lucky Luciano was credited with organizing which association that has been said to be his most important innovation, even by today’s Mafia standard? Central Intelligence Agency Freemasons Federal Bureau of Investigators Commission

6. Who was New York's prosecuting district attorney that targeted Lucky Luciano as the ringleader of organized crime? Thomas Dewey Daniel Schenck Wiley Pinkerton Franklin Fitzgerald

7. After his apprehension, Lucky Luciano failed to appear at his court trial. He arranged to escape to which state? Alabama Arkansas Arizona Alaska

8. Lucky Luciano, with his influential supremacy, helped the government of the United States and secured the waterfront docks in New York from Nazi saboteurs. With which branch of service was the secret deal formed? U.S. Army of Corps and Engineers U.S. Coastal Guard U.S. Marine Corp U.S. Naval Intelligence

9. Lucky Luciano's sentencing had been commuted only with instructions to return to his native country of Italy. One year later, he rebelled and disregarded the U.S. official’s agreement, and secretly fled to which country? Costa Rica Canada Cuba Colombia

10. What caused the death of Charles “Lucky” Luciano on January 26, 1962? renal failure liver cancer leukemia massive heart attack