- 1. When did Prohibition of alcohol begin in the United States?
A) 1890
B) 1935
C) 1920
D) 1910
- 2. Which amendment to the US Constitution established Prohibition?
A) 12th
B) 18th
C) 21st
D) 15th
- 3. Which president signed the Volstead Act enforcing Prohibition in the US?
A) Theodore Roosevelt
B) Herbert Hoover
C) Franklin D. Roosevelt
D) Woodrow Wilson
- 4. Which country had a similar Prohibition era known as the 'Temperance Movement'?
A) Mexico
B) Japan
C) France
D) Canada
- 5. What amendment to the US Constitution repealed the 18th Amendment, ending Prohibition?
A) 21st
B) 23rd
C) 20th
D) 22nd
- 6. In what year was the 21st Amendment ratified, repealing Prohibition?
A) 1945
B) 1933
C) 1925
D) 1950
- 7. Whose defeat in a 1932 election was partly attributed to his support of Prohibition?
A) FDR
B) Woodrow Wilson
C) Herbert Hoover
D) JFK
- 8. Members of what religious group were at the forefront of the Prohibition movement in the US?
A) Jews
B) Catholics
C) Protestants
D) Muslims
- 9. What illegal activity did many farmers engage in during Prohibition to make a profit?
A) Moonshining
B) Gambling
C) Counterfeiting
D) Drug trafficking
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