Bill O'Reilly: O'Reilly's History Quiz - Quiz Yourself on Prohibition

1. On October 28, 1919, Congress passed what act that enforced the 18th Amendment?

Liquor Act

Pharmacy Act

Volstead Act

Truman Act

Wilson Act

2. In what year was the 18th Amendment repealed?

1933

1929

1945

1990

1920

3. What state was the first to outlaw alcohol sales?

Vermont

Maine

New York

Illinois

Florida

4. How much liquor did the average American consume per year in 1830?

3 gallons

4 gallons

5 gallons

6 gallons

7 gallons

5. Which tenacious leader of the Women's Christian Temperance Union led her fellows in smashing over 30 bars?

Mary Hanchett Hunt

Pauline Sabin

Lois Long

Frances Willard

Carrie Nation

6. What organization became the most successful single issue lobbying organization in US history?

Women's Temperance Union

No Drinkers Club

Anti-Saloon League

Teetotaler League

Prohibition Club

7. What particular group of people did temperance groups target during World War I?

Germans

Irish

Italians

Russians

Japanese

8. What gang war battle shocked the American public and began a movement to repeal the Volstead Act?

St. Patrick's Day Massacre

St. Valentine's Day Massacre

Atlantic City Massacre

Five Points Shootout

Chinatown Massacre

9. Minutes after the 18th Amendment went into effect, bandits stole what from a rail yard?

Bottles

Barrels

Whiskey

Prescriptions

Mints

10. Where could one legally purchase liquor during Prohibition?

Grocery

Pharmacy

Liquor Store

Hospital

Bank