Deck 9: Outlaw Motorcycle Clubs

Question 1

The origin of the outlaw motorcycle club is uniquely:​

A)​American.
B)​European.
C)​Canadian.
D)Australian.

Answer 1

A

Question 2

The Hell's Angels has which type of chapters,whose members have no fixed location,but serve as shock troops reinforcing chapters in conflict with other biker clubs?​

A)​puppet
B)​brother
C)​sister
D)nomad

Answer 2

D

Question 3

In 1948,in the Fontana area of San Bernardino County,dedicated outlaws from the POBOBs formed a new group and adopted what name favored by fighter pilots and bomber crews in the world wars?​

A)​Hell's Angels
B)​Outlaws
C)​Bandidos
D)Pagans

Answer 3

A

Question 4

Which term was first used by the sheriff of Riverside to distinguish southern California bikers such as the POBOBs from those motorcycle enthusiasts affiliated with the mainstream AMA?​

A)​gang
B)​Hell's Angel
C)​Bandido
D)outlaw

Question 5

Which outlaw motorcycle club (OMC)was the first to have a formal organizational structure with a constitution and bylaws?​

A)​the Hell's Angels
B)​the Bandidos
C)​the Pagans
D)the Racers

Question 6

What,along with the accompanying tattoo,signals that the wearer is bonafide,enjoys credentials,and therefore is to be trusted by other members of the club?​

A)colors​
B)​armband
C)​flags
D)piercings

Question 7

Which term refers to the wives or steady girlfriends of club members?​

A)​Old Ladies
B)​Big Mamas
C)​Sheep
D)Foxes

Question 8

Who are the one percenters?​

A)​the original founding members of the Hell's Angels
B)​the top echelon of an outlaw motorcycle club (OMC)
C)​outlaw bikers
D)members of the American Motorcycle Association

Question 9

During the late 1960s and early 1970s,interest and membership in outlaw motorcycle clubs swelled because of:​

A)​the civil rights movement.
B)​the return of disgruntled veterans from the Vietnam War.
C)​the persecution of hippies.
D)the civil rights movement,return of disgruntled Vietnam War veterans,and the persecution of hippies

Question 10

Which country was granted the first Hell's Angels chapter outside of the United States?​

A)​Russia
B)​Canada
C)​New Zealand
D)Italy

Question 11

What type of clubs do major clubs have that support their interests and are generally subservient,carrying out the orders from the dominant club?​

A)​sheep
B)​puppet
C)​ancillary
D)mischief

Question 12

Needing money to survive as an organization,the Hell's Angels turned to the manufacture,distribution,and sale of which drug in the late 1960s?​

A)​methamphetamine
B)​cocaine
C)​marijuana
D)opium

Question 13

​Which of the following is a biker tradition that arose from the Hollister,CA incident in 1947?

A)​the April 16 March
B)​Toys for Tots
C)​the Annual July Fourth Run
D)the Annual Memorial Day Run

Question 14

Which of the following outlaw motorcycle club has no international chapters?​

A)​the Pagans
B)​the Outlaws
C)​the Bandidos
D)the Hell's Angels

Question 15

Outlaw clubs limit chapter membership to about _____________ members,which helps maintain a strong bond between members and facilitates the decision-making process.​

A)​25
B)​50
C)​75
D)100

Question 16

The outlaw club phenomenon dates from the years after which war,when many combat veterans,particularly those residing in California,sought new outlets for feelings of hostility and alienation?​

A)​WWI
B)​WWII
C)​the Vietnam War
D)the Cold War

Question 17

Shortly after World War II,a group of California veterans formed a motorcycle club and called themselves the:​

A)POBOBs.​
B)​Hell's Angels.
C)​Outlaws.
D)Bandidos.

Question 18

The Hell's Angels "mother club" is located in which California city?​

A)​San Francisco
B)​Los Angeles
C)​Oakland
D)San Diego

Question 19

What group belongs to the club at large and are expected to consent to the sexual whims of any club member?​

A)​Old Ladies
B)​Mamas
C)​Honzies
D)Foxes

Question 20

Which outlaw motorcycle club has been at war with the Hell's Angels since 1974?​

A)​Honzies
B)​Outlaws
C)​Mongols
D)Pagans

Question 21

The Vietnam War generated a tremendous increase in outlaw membership by those returning home from serving in the military.​

Question 22

Outlaw motorcycle clubs (OMC)reject bureaucracy in favor of greater flexibility of operations.​

Question 23

Outlaw motorcycle club members refer to themselves as "the 99 percenters"-meaning that they represent the poor and downtrodden.​

Question 24

Outlaw chapters are scattered throughout the Midwest,Northeast,and several southern states,and they are particularly strong in which southern state?​

A)​Florida
B)​Alabama
C)​Texas
D)Oklahoma

Question 25

Consistent with their founders' background as military veterans,outlaw motorcycle clubs exhibit a hierarchical command structure.​

Question 26

Flags are the official club insignia.​

Question 27

In the Hell's Angels,having been employed,or even having sought employment,in which fields precludes consideration for membership?​

A)education​
B)​law enforcement
C)​the medical field
D)education,law enforcement,or the medical field

Question 28

Club chapters usually meet weekly and refer to these meetings as what?​

A)​quiet time
B)​a night out
C)​church
D)the coin club

Question 29

The Outlaws trace their origins to which Illinois town?​

A)​Chicago
B)​Alton
C)​Springfield
D)McCook

Question 30

The Outlaws and the Bandidos are considered affiliated clubs.​

Question 31

Which outlaw motorcycle club patch depicts the Norse fire-giant Surtr sitting on the sun,wielding a sword,plus their name stitched in red,white,and blue?​

A)Hell's Angels​
B)Outlaws
C)Mongols​
D)Pagans

Question 32

The term outlaw was first used by the sheriff of Riverside to distinguish southern California bikers such as the POBOBs from those motorcycle enthusiasts affiliated with the mainstream American Motorcycle Association (AMA).​

Question 33

Maurice ("Mom")Boucher,the charismatic president of the Canadian Hell's Angels Nomads Chapter,negotiated an alliance with which Montreal-based family,headed by Phil Rizzuto?​

A)​Lucchese Family
B)​Gambino Family
C)​Bonanno Family
D)Colombo Family

Question 34

The Bandidos were the first outlaw motorcycle club (OMC)to have a formal organizational structure with a constitution and bylaws.​

Question 35

Biker conflict has international ramifications,such as the war between the Hell's Angels and Bandidos in Scandinavia.​

Question 36

Which outlaw motorcycle club adopted the name from the popular Frito cartoon character who raises hell to sell potato chips?​

A)​Bandidos
B)​Vagos
C)​Honzies
D)La Familia

Question 37

Which outlaw motorcycle club is known as the "Green Nation" and uses a green logo of Loki,the Norse god of Mischief?​

A)Mongols​
B)​Outlaws
C)​Vagos
D)Pagans

Question 38

Outlaw motorcycle club subculture calls for the use of so-called "biker bars" to recruit new members.​

Question 39

In 1968,the Bandidos moved to Corpus Christi,Texas,and then to which city,now regarded as the mother chapter?​

A)​San Antonia
B)​Galveston
C)​Houston
D)El Paso

Question 40

The Rock Machine,an outlaw motorcycle club in Canada,has developed close ties with which of the following clubs?​

A)​the Hell's Angels
B)​the Pagans
C)​the Bandidos
D)the Outlaws

Question 41

​Consistent with their founders' background as military veterans,outlaw clubs exhibit a(n)_____________ organizational structure.

Question 42

Provide a brief overview of the outlaw motorcycle club known as the "Outlaws."​

Question 43

Although most bikers operate along the lines of short-term hedonism,some have invested in a vast array of _____________ businesses,sometimes as fronts for illegal activities.

Question 44

What international ramifications ensued from the war (1980s-1990s)between the Bandidos and the Hell's Angels?​

Question 45

Outlaw motorcycle club (OMC)members are identified by their _____________.

Question 46

____________ and the accompanying club tattoo signal that the wearer is bona fide and enjoys credentials.​

Question 47

The word _____________ was first used by the sheriff of Riverside to distinguish southern California bikers such as the POBOBs from those motorcycle enthusiasts affiliated with the mainstream American Motorcycle Association.​

Question 48

The "_____________" rule of the Hell's Angels facilitates business transactions with nonmembers.​

Question 49

From the time of its founding in 1948 to the present,the Hell's Angels outlaw motorcycle club evolved from a rowdy support group for social misfits to a sophisticated drug trafficking operation.Trace the events and processes of this transformation.​

Question 50

In 1965,the California state's attorney exaggerated the violent activities of the _____________ in his annual report,fueling media interest in the club.​

Question 51

List and explain the four stages through which outlaw motorcycle clubs move from a subculture of bikers to a criminal organization?​

Question 52

Some clubs have _____________ clubs,a type of farm team that support their interests and are generally subservient,carrying out orders from the dominant club.​

Question 53

Wives or steady girlfriends of club members are called _____________.​

Question 54

Outlaw clubs limit chapter membership to about _____________ members,which helps to maintain a strong bond between members and facilitates the decision-making process.​

Question 55

What is a puppet club? How can a member of a puppet club be elevated to full-patch status? What is a "patchover"? Under what circumstances can a puppet club become a chapter?​