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100

What year did prohibition begin?

1920

100

Who was the head of Chicago's most famous gang in the 1920s?

Al Capone

100

What is the name of people who opposed prohibition?

Wets

100

What is one group who favored prohibition?

Women's Christian Temperance Union or the Anti-Saloon League

200

What year did prohibition end?

1933

200

What is the name of the woman who attacked alcohol-serving establishments with a hatchet?

Carrie Nation

200

What is the name for people who would smuggle liquor in the legs of boots?

Bootleggers

200

What is the name used for homemade alcohol made in amateur conditions?

Bathtub Gin

300

Which amendment included a ban on selling, manufacturing and transporting alcoholic beverages?

18th Amendment

300

Who was president when prohibition ended?

Franklin D. Roosevelt

300

What is the name of hidden saloons and nightclubs where people could obtain liquor illegally?

Speakeasies

300

What was the name of the U.S. law enacted to provide enforcement for the 18th amendment?

Volstead Act

400

Which amendment repealed prohibition?

21st Amendment

400

Who is the law enforcement officer responsible for arresting Al Capone?

Eliot Ness

400

What is the name for homemade illegal alcohol?

Moonshine

400

What is the name of the event where seven people were murdered by Al Capone's gang on February 14, 1929?

St. Valentine's Day Massacre

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