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 What amendment to the US Constitution repealed the 18th Amendment, ending Prohibition?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