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Mafia Dons By Region Trivia Quiz

Tell me the name of the real-life godfather whose 'territory' I have listed.

A multiple-choice quiz by hank2001. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
hank2001

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
79,933

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
3693

Last 3 plays: Guest 173 (9/10), Guest 74 (9/10), ramses22 (9/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. New England? Hint

John Torrio

Raymond Patriarca

Guiseppe Russo

Joseph Zerilli

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Question 2 of 10

2. Chicago? Hint

Carmine Galante

Sam Giancana

Michael Franzese

Thomas Lucchese

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Question 3 of 10

3. Philadelphia? Hint

Albert Anastasia

Anthony 'Big Tuna' Accardo

Paul Castalano

Nicky Scarfo

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Question 4 of 10

4. New Orleans? Hint

Carlos Marcello

Joe Columbo

Vincent Gigante

Frank Costello

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Question 5 of 10

5. Florida? Hint

Bruno Tataglia

Moe Green

Virgil Solazzo

Santo Trafficante

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Question 6 of 10

6. New York? Hint

Michael Franzese

Santo Trafficante

Sam Giancana

Raymond Patriarca

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Question 7 of 10

7. Chicago? Hint

Anthony 'Big Tuna' Accardo

Thomas Lucchese

Guiseppe Russo

Louis 'Lucky Lepke' Buchalter

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Question 8 of 10

8. New Jersey? Hint

Calogero 'Uncle Carlo' Vizzini

Ruggiero Boiardo

Vito Cascio Ferro

Luciano Liggio

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Question 9 of 10

9. Buffalo? Hint

Stefano Magaddino

Carlos Marcello

Santos Trafficante

Thomas Lucchese

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Question 10 of 10

10. Detroit? Hint

Joe Zerilli

'Crazy Joe' Gallo

Joe Bonanno

'Curly-Joe' DeRita

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. New England?

Answer: Raymond Patriarca

His home base was Rhode Island.

2. Chicago?

Answer: Sam Giancana

There is good reason to believe he is behind the JFK assassination!

3. Philadelphia?

Answer: Nicky Scarfo

Defines psychopath. While personally killing a man, he was heard to say 'I love this. I love it.'

4. New Orleans?

Answer: Carlos Marcello

Without warning, Attorney General Robert Kennedy had him picked up, flown to Honduras, and left in the middle of nowhere. Way to go, Bobby! Unfortunately, Marcello simply caught a plane back to the states and entered illegally.

5. Florida?

Answer: Santo Trafficante

The other three are all from the 'Godfather' movie!

6. New York?

Answer: Michael Franzese

Though most mafiosi are uneducated slobs from rough backgrounds, Franzese was a preppy who had three years of college till he dropped out to become a member of organized crime. He wrote a book entitled 'How the Yuppie Don Quit the Mob and Learned to Tell All.'

7. Chicago?

Answer: Anthony 'Big Tuna' Accardo

Accardo has the dubious distinction of being the only mafioso to stay in power for nearly six decades without ever having spent a single night in jail.

8. New Jersey?

Answer: Ruggiero Boiardo

The others are among the earliest known Mafia dons in Sicily, with Vito Ferro being the first.

9. Buffalo?

Answer: Stefano Magaddino

10. Detroit?

Answer: Joe Zerilli

Source: Author hank2001

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