Prohibition

Question 1

When was alcohol banned across the USA?

Answer 1

1920

Question 2

In the first 5 year how many speakeasies did agents raid?

Answer 2

3000

Question 3

Name a famous bootlegging business?

Answer 3

Al Capone

Question 4

What did Al Capone do to policeman and politicians?

Answer 4

Bribed them

Question 5

How many people did Al Capone employ?

Answer 5

About 1000 men in a private army

Question 6

Due to alcohol becoming a big issue what were people prepared to do?

Answer 6

Break the law

Question 7

What were prohibition agents?

Answer 7

Out numbered and under paid so some took bribes

Question 8

What caused prohibition?

Answer 8

Woman and religious groups as they though alcohol was “the demon drink”

Question 9

Name two famous agents

Answer 9

Moe Smith

Izzy Einstein

Question 10

What people do?

Answer 10

Made moonshine and some were bootlegging

Question 11

How many speakeasies were across USA?

Answer 11

200,000

Question 12

Who wanted prohibition?

Answer 12

The Anti-Saloon league

Woman’s Christian temperance Union

Question 13

Due to Prohibition how many murders were their?

Answer 13

227 in 4 years most famous on st valentines day massacre in 1929

Question 14

What were people known as if they supported prohibition?

Answer 14

Dries

Question 15

What was the volstead Act?

Answer 15

Liquor containing 0.5% alcohol was forbidden