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 Vito Genovese Bugsy Siegel Meyer Lansky

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

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

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

7. After his apprehension, Lucky Luciano failed to appear at his court trial. He arranged to escape to which state? Arkansas Arizona Alabama 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. Coastal Guard U.S. Army of Corps and Engineers U.S. Naval Intelligence U.S. Marine Corp

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 massive heart attack leukemia liver cancer