Orgins
What economic system was abolished in Sicily in 1812
Feudalism
What doctor and property manager documented early Mafia coercion
Gaspare Galati
What Italian term describes the code of silence that prohibited cooperation with legal authorities
OmertÃ
Approximately how many Italians immigrated to the United States between 1880 and 1920
4 million
What 1972 film directed by Francis Ford Coppola and starring Marlon Brando
The Godfather
What term describes the large private estates that replaced feudal estates
Latifundia
What prominent Mafia boss in Uditore near Palermo controlled employment decisions and had ties to the murder of field wardens
Antonino Giammona
What term described the method of extortion common among Italian immigrants from the 1890s to the 1920s, involving threatening letters with menacing symbols
The Black Hand
What percentage lower is GDP per capita in southern Italy and Sicily over certain periods
16 percent
What tv series that ran from 1999 to 2007 followed a mob boss
The Sopranos
What phrase describes the core business model of the early Mafia
Private protection
What mayor of Palermo and director general of the Bank of Sicily was stabbed 27 times on a train
Emanuele Notarbartolo
What were the private armed guards called who enforced the authority of estate managers
Campieri
What modern criminal activities has the Sicilian Mafia adapted to
Online gambling and money laundering
What 1990 film directed by Martin Scorsese and based on Nicholas Pileggi's book "Wiseguy"
Goodfellas
What resource became so valuable in the 19th century due to its use in fighting illness
lemons or oranges or citrus
What labor movement leader joined a local Mafia group in 1893, hoping to gain support, and later became mayor of Corleone
Bernardino Verro
What historical event from 1920 to 1933 created a massive black market that allowed the American Mafia to expand into a larger criminal operation?
Prohibition
What effect does the mafia have on many municipal elections
Uncontested elections
What video game series, first released in 2001, allows players to engage in criminal activities, including Mafia-style operations in fictional cities
(GTA) Grand Theft Auto
What Sicilian industry, besides agriculture, made the island the most money
sulfer
What Sicilian immigrant is considered the first major American mafioso, founded the 107th Street Mob in East Harlem
Giuseppe Morello
What term describes the estate managers who rented large properties from absentee landlords
Gabellotti
Which major crime group in mainland Italy does the modern mafia work with
Ndrangheta
What 2019 Netflix film directed by Martin Scorsese and starring Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, and Joe Pesci chronicled the life of hitman Frank Sheeran
The Irishman