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    Which mobster was given the nickname "Lucky"?

    • George Gambino
    • Al Capone
    • Charles Luciano
    • Baby Face Nelson
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  • 2. 

    How many commissioners make up the Securities and Exchange Commission?

    • 3 Commissioners

    • 12 Commissioners

    • 1 Commissioner

    • 5 Commissioners

    Correct Answer
    A. 5 Commissioners
  • 3. 

    Who was the first licensed woman doctor in the United States?

    • Clara Barton

    • Janet Reno

    • Florence Sightingale

    • Elizabeth Blackwell

    Correct Answer
    A. Elizabeth Blackwell
  • 4. 

    In what year did the oldest brewery in America that is still operating open?

    • 1830

    • 1900

    • 1829

    • 1952

    Correct Answer
    A. 1829
  • 5. 

    Which TV program was interrupted by Walter Cronkite's announcement that JFK had been shot?

    • Bozo The Clown Show

    • As The World Turns

    • General Hospital

    • Howdy Doody

    Correct Answer
    A. As The World Turns
  • 6. 

    What was the year of Charles Manson's Helter Skelter?

    • 1968

    • 1967

    • 1966

    • 1969

    Correct Answer
    A. 1969
  • 7. 

    Who instigated the St. Valentine's Day Massacre?

    • Bugs Moran

    • John Dillinger

    • Bugsy Segal

    • Al Capone

    Correct Answer
    A. Al Capone
  • 8. 

    What famous criminal was a personal friend with true crime author Anne Rule?

    • Ted Bundy

    • John Wayne Gacey

    • The Rosenburgs

    • David Berkowitz

    Correct Answer
    A. Ted Bundy
  • 9. 

    Which gangster bragged that he escaped from jail using a wooden gun?

    • Bugs Malone

    • Clyde Darrow

    • Baby Face Nelson

    • John Dillinger

    Correct Answer
    A. John Dillinger
  • 10. 

    Who was considered the U.S. "Ace of Aces" during World War II?

    • Richard Bong

    • Francis Gabreski

    • George H.W. Bush

    • Thomas McGuire

    Correct Answer
    A. Richard Bong
  • 11. 

    How much horsepower was built into the "Titanic"?

    • 200,000 Horsepower

    • 10,000 Horsepower

    • 51,000 Horsepower

    • 450,000 Horsepower

    Correct Answer
    A. 51,000 Horsepower
  • 12. 

    How did the Native American Flute originate?

    • From A Wood Chuck

    • From A Wood Duck

    • From Kokopelli

    • From A Woodpecker

    Correct Answer
    A. From A Woodpecker
  • 13. 

    How many people did Charles Manson kill at the Tate-LaBianca murder sites?

    • 9

    • 1

    • 0

    • 12

    Correct Answer
    A. 0
  • 14. 

    Which hill in Vietnam was named Hamburger Hill?

    • Hill #000

    • Hill #937

    • Hill #017

    • Hill #666

    Correct Answer
    A. Hill #937
  • 15. 

    Who used his/her political influence to get the Chicago public schools to serve milk?

    • Al Capone

    • Mother Cabrini

    • Dan Rostenkowski

    • Bugsy Malone

    Correct Answer
    A. Al Capone

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