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1. The name of the prison comes from a Spanish word 'alcatraz'. What does it mean?
2. The Alcatraz island, before it became home to a prison, was used as what?
3. What was Alcatraz prison's most famous nickname?
4. Alcatraz had a capacity of how many prisoners?
5. How many men, in total, tried to escape from the prison?
6. Which notorious inmate's escape was portrayed in the movie "Escape from Alcatraz"?
7. For how many years did the federal prison exist?
8. The prison closed down because it was too expensive to run.
9. What ethnic group claimed the island as their own and occupied it for 18 months (1969-1971)?
10. Alcatraz Island and the former prison grounds serve what purpose now?
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