Q 01/05

In which New York borough was Al Capone born in 1899?

A) Brooklyn

B) The Bronx

C) Manhattan

D) Queens

Answer · why

A) Brooklyn

His parents were immigrants from Angri, a small town near Naples.

Q 02/05

What was Capone's famous nickname, which he loathed?

A) Bugsy

B) Scarface

C) Snorky

D) Lucky

Answer · why

B) Scarface

His close friends called him Snorky, a term for a sharp dresser.

Q 03/05

How did Capone get the scars on his face?

A) A car crash on Coney Island

B) A childhood accident with a razor

C) A beating from Chicago police

D) Slashed by a man whose sister he insulted

Answer · why

D) Slashed by a man whose sister he insulted

He later claimed the injuries were war wounds and hid the left side of his face from cameras.

Q 04/05

Which powerful Lower Manhattan outfit did the teenage Capone join?

A) The Five Points

B) The Dead Rabbits

C) The Whyos

D) The Bowery Boys

Answer · why

A) The Five Points

He was mentored there by Frankie Yale, who ran the Harvard Inn on Coney Island.

Q 05/05

What was Capone's father's trade?

A) Bricklayer

B) Barber

C) Tailor

D) Baker

Answer · why

B) Barber

His mother was a seamstress.