USA booklet 3: Prohibition

Question 1

What was the name of the government Act which introduced prohibition and what number amendment it was?

Answer 1

Volstead Act or 18th Amendment

Question 2

List 3 reasons for why prohibition was introduced

Answer 2

Politicians gained votes, improve family live, waste of grain, unpatriotic, unreliable workforce

Question 3

Name a temperance society

Answer 3

Women’s Christian Temperance Society, Anti-Saloon League

Question 4

What were supporters of prohibition nicknamed?

Answer 4

Drys

Question 5

Which businessman complained that alcohol was losing him money?

Answer 5

John D. Rockefeller

Question 6

By what percentage did alcohol consumption fall in the early 1920s?

Answer 6

30-50%

Question 7

How many arrests did Izzy Einstein and Moe Smith make?

Answer 7

4392

Question 8

How long did it take Einstein to find alcohol in Chicago?

Answer 8

21 minutes

Question 9

What are the missing words? In 1925 there were more _________ in American cities than ______ in 1919

Answer 9

Speakeasies / saloons

Question 10

What was the Real McCoy?

Answer 10

Scotch whiskey smuggled in by boats

Question 11

What was illegal alcohol called?

Answer 11

Moonshine

Question 12

What was Don Chaplin famous for?

Answer 12

Firing any of his agents wearing diamonds (FBI boss NY)

Question 13

What did gangster George Remus give to guests at his parties?

Answer 13

$25000 cufflinks for men, cars for women

Question 14

Who was the leader of the Untouchables?

Answer 14

Elliot Ness

Question 15

What happened at 2122 North Clark Street?

Answer 15

St Valentine’s Day Massacre

Question 16

How many prohibition agents were corrupt?

Answer 16

1/12

Question 17

Who was the major rival of Al Capone affected by the events at 2122 North Clark Street?

Answer 17

George “Bugs” Moran

Question 18

How many babies did the temperance societies claim were smothered each year by drunken parents?

Answer 18

3000

Question 19

How much did Al Capone make per year in Chicago?

Answer 19

$60 million

Question 20

How many saloons were shut down during prohibition?

Answer 20

180,000

Question 21

Who was Al Capone’s hit man?

Answer 21

Frankie Yale

Question 22

By what percentage did arrests for public drunkenness reduce?

Answer 22

50%

Question 23

How many gangsters were killed in the St. Valentine’s Day Massacre?

Answer 23

7

Question 24

How many breweries were shut down during prohibition?

Answer 24

1,800

Question 25

Which state never introduced prohibition?

Answer 25

Maryland

Question 26

By what percentage did death due to alcohol reduce?

Answer 26

42%

Question 27

What weapon did gangsters use that, if arrested, would not look dangerous?

Answer 27

Soap in a sock

Question 28

How much did gangsters make overall during the prohibition era?

Answer 28

$2 billion

Question 29

Why was Roosevelt desperate to end prohibition?

Answer 29

To pay for the New Deal

Question 30

List 3 reasons for why prohibition was ended

Answer 30

Lack of support, not enough agents, violence, health reasons, taxes