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Quiz about Henry Hill Was Such a Wiseguy and Goodfella
Quiz about Henry Hill Was Such a Wiseguy and Goodfella

Henry Hill Was Such a Wiseguy and Goodfella Quiz


Henry Hill was a mobster associated with New York City's Lucchese crime family. Henry Hill was the subject of the 1986 book "Wiseguy: Life in a Mafia Family" by Nicholas Pileggi and the 1990 film "Goodfellas". This quiz is about Henry Hill's life.

A multiple-choice quiz by workisboring. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
workisboring
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
375,226
Updated
Mar 09 22
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
8 / 10
Plays
517
Awards
Top 35% Quiz
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Question 1 of 10
1. At the age of eleven, Henry Hill began working at a cabstand across the street from his residence. Who was in charge of the cabstand? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. While working at the cabstand, Henry Hill was first introduced to which associate of the Lucchese crime family? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. In 1960, Henry Hill joined which branch of the United States Armed Forces? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Who did Henry Hill marry in 1965? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. In 1967, Henry Hill was part of a major robbery of money from which airline's cargo? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Henry Hill and some associates went to Tampa, Florida in 1972 to collect a gambling debt from Gaspar Ciaccio. Hill and his associates were subsequently arrested for kidnapping and assault. Who turned Hill and his associates in to the authorities? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. While serving in federal prison, Henry Hill built a relationship through a new business partner. Once he left prison, Hill began a profitable drug wholesaling enterprise with this new business partner. What was the alias used by the business partner? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. During the National Collegiate Athletic Association's 1978-1979 basketball season, Henry Hill was part of a point shaving scandal involving which school? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. When did Henry Hill become an informant for the Federal Bureau of Investigation? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. How did Henry Hill die in 2012? Hint



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1. At the age of eleven, Henry Hill began working at a cabstand across the street from his residence. Who was in charge of the cabstand?

Answer: Paul Vario

Henry Hill wandered into a neighborhood cabstand looking for work after school. The cabstand was run by a capo in the Lucchese crime family named Paul Vario. Hill began running errands for the mobsters who patronized the cabstand. After a few years, Vario took Hill under his wing and thus Hill began working for the Vario family exclusively.

The character Paul Cicero from the 1990 film "Goodfellas" was based on Paul Vario.
2. While working at the cabstand, Henry Hill was first introduced to which associate of the Lucchese crime family?

Answer: Jimmy Burke

Henry Hill first met James "Jimmy the Gent" Burke in 1956. Burke was a notorious hijacker and an associate of the Lucchese family. Burke became impressed with Hill when he refused to talk to anyone after an arrest. Thus Burke a mentor to Hill and the pair would work together on several crimes.

The character Jimmy Conway from the 1990 film "Goodfellas" was based on Jimmy Burke.
3. In 1960, Henry Hill joined which branch of the United States Armed Forces?

Answer: United States Army

In June of 1960, Henry Hill enlisted in the United States Army. Hill served with the 82nd Airborne Division at Fort Bragg in North Carolina. While serving in the Army, Henry Hill kept his contacts with his mob colleagues. Hill also continued his criminal ways while in the Army. He sold surplus food, sold tax-free cigarettes and loan sharked pay advances to his fellow soldiers.
4. Who did Henry Hill marry in 1965?

Answer: Karen Friedman

Karen Friedman met Henry Hill on a disastrous double date. After a courtship, Henry Hill and Karen Friedman married in North Carolina. Henry Hill divorced his wife Karen in 1989.
5. In 1967, Henry Hill was part of a major robbery of money from which airline's cargo?

Answer: Air France

On April 7, 1967, several associates of the the Lucchese crime family pulled the Air France robbery. The associates included Henry Hill, Robert McMahon, Tommy DeSimone and Montague Montemurro. The associates stole over $420,000 from the Air France cargo terminal at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City.
6. Henry Hill and some associates went to Tampa, Florida in 1972 to collect a gambling debt from Gaspar Ciaccio. Hill and his associates were subsequently arrested for kidnapping and assault. Who turned Hill and his associates in to the authorities?

Answer: Gaspar Ciaccio's sister

After Henry Hill, Tony Burke and the Rosado cousins had extracted gambling debts Gaspar Ciaccio Tampa, Florida in 1972, they were arrested soon after they returned home to New York City. Gaspar Ciaccio's sister was a secretary for the Federal Bureau of Investigation and she turned the group in to the authorities. During the trial, one of the Rosado cousins died.

The rest of the group was convicted of extortion on November 3, 1972. Hill and Burke were sentenced to serve ten years in federal prison.
7. While serving in federal prison, Henry Hill built a relationship through a new business partner. Once he left prison, Hill began a profitable drug wholesaling enterprise with this new business partner. What was the alias used by the business partner?

Answer: The Pittsburgh Connection

After leaving prison, Henry Hill began selling marijuana, cocaine, heroin and quaaludes (methadone) through the a partner he met called the "Pittsburgh Connection". The drug business became so big that Hill decided to make his friends Jimmy Burke and Thomas DeSimone partners.
8. During the National Collegiate Athletic Association's 1978-1979 basketball season, Henry Hill was part of a point shaving scandal involving which school?

Answer: Boston College

Henry Hill, Jimmy Burke and some gamblers from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania recruited Boston College basketball player Rick Kuhn to participate in a point shaving scheme. The group allegedly gambled on nine of Boston College's basketball games during the 1978-1979 basketball season. Rick Kuhn and several of the gamblers received federal imprisonment due to their activities in the scandal.
9. When did Henry Hill become an informant for the Federal Bureau of Investigation?

Answer: 1980

Henry Hill was arrested on April 27, 1980 on drug-trafficking charges. Jimmy Burke and Paul Vario wanted to have Henry Hill killed to prevent the incarcerated Hill from revealing any of their criminal activities.

On May 27, 1980, Henry Hill agreed to be an informant for the Federal Bureau of Investigation and join the Federal Witness Protection Program. Hill did this for protection from possible execution at the hands of his crime family. Hill also wanted to avoid jail time for the crimes he committed.
10. How did Henry Hill die in 2012?

Answer: Henry Hill died of heart failure in a hospital

Henry Hill died on June 12, 2012 in a hospital in Los Angeles, California. Hill was in the hospital with heart troubles due to his longtime smoking habit.
Source: Author workisboring

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