The Ultimate Mafia Quiz

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The Ultimate Mafia Quiz
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About This Quiz

Think you know everything about the mafia and organized crime? Test your knowledge of the mafia with our mafia quiz.
Roughly translated to English, la cosa nostra means:
keep your nose clean
our thing
I took care of that problem. It's in the trunk.
Which big-time mafioso was nicknamed the "Dapper Don"?
John Gotti
Joey Bonnano
Bugs Moran
Where did the mafia originate?
Italy
Greece
Sicily

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Which mafia was the first to set up shop in Las Vegas?
Jewish
Italian
Russian
What does a consigliere do?
books flights and hotel rooms for other members of the family when they travel
carries out hits
advises the boss
The Commission of mafia families slowed rampant recruiting of mobsters in the 1920s and '30s by:
requiring a list of all new recruits be circulated among the families
requiring all new recruits have at least a high school diploma
adding a controversial recruit tax, which was a large sum of money paid by families when a new member was added

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FBI agent Joe Pistone infiltrated the mafia with the undercover name:
Robert Loggia
Donnie Brasco
Tom Hagen
Which event brought the mafia's existence undeniably to light?
Apalachin Raid
Senate Hearings on Organized Crime
Ace Rothstein's Vegas TV show
What is RICO an acronym for?
Raid on Illegal Crime Office
Racketeering Influenced and Corrupt Organizations
Regulations on Intimidation and Conspiracy of Officials

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What city was host to the first mafia incident in the United States?
New Orleans
New York
New Haven