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red dog 1

(32,175 posts) Sat Oct 18, 2025, 07:00 PM Oct 18

Famous Bad Guys Trivia Thread

Last edited Sun Oct 19, 2025, 08:45 PM - Edit history (10)

Choose a well-known criminal, then ask questions about him or her and see if anyone knows the answer without using Google.
Criminals can be gunfighters, gangsters, thieves, kidnappers, etc.
(No political criminals)

My questions are about Al Capone:

1) How many brothers did Al Capone have?
2) Where did he grow up & live for the first 20 years of his life?
3) What was his nickname?
4) How old was he when he died (approximately)?

(Guesses are always welcome)

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Famous Bad Guys Trivia Thread (Original Post) red dog 1 Oct 18 OP

In what state did Al Capone have several hideouts? catbyte Oct 18 #1

Wild guess, Florida? red dog 1 Oct 18 #2

Good guess, but no. Michigan. catbyte Oct 18 #3

Did John Wesley Hardin Know the guy he shot because he was snoring, or was he a total stranger? red dog 1 Oct 26 #4

catbyte

(38,351 posts)

1. In what state did Al Capone have several hideouts?

Reply to red dog 1 (Original post)

Sat Oct 18, 2025, 07:17 PM

Oct 18

red dog 1

(32,175 posts)

2. Wild guess, Florida?

Reply to catbyte (Reply #1)

Sat Oct 18, 2025, 07:27 PM

Oct 18

catbyte

(38,351 posts)

3. Good guess, but no. Michigan.

Reply to red dog 1 (Reply #2)

Sat Oct 18, 2025, 08:10 PM

Oct 18

He had an estimated 10-12, including a party boat in Charlevoix, Michigan, where I grew up. My grandad met him once, lol. Another fun fact, Ernest Hemingway vacationed there and was a good friend of my grandad's. I have a signed first edition of A Farewell to Arms that Hemingway gave to my grandad.

red dog 1

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4. Did John Wesley Hardin Know the guy he shot because he was snoring, or was he a total stranger?

Reply to red dog 1 (Original post)

Sun Oct 26, 2025, 05:56 PM

Oct 26

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