When was the Volstead Act passed?
1917
1918
1919
Following the Eighteenth Amendment, who was appointed Prohibition Commissioner in 1921?
J Edgar Hoover
John F Kramer
Albert B Fall
Which of these organisations put pressure on the government to prohibit the production and sale of alcohol?
Anti-Saloon League
Pro-Saloon League
The Ohio Gang
Who distilled their own alcohol at home?
Rum-runners
Bootleggers
Moonshiners
What were speakeasies?
Illegal drinking bars
Shops to buy a gramophone
Cinemas showing silent movies
The Mayor of Chicago, Bill Thompson, was under the influence of which gangster?
Dutch Schultz
Dion O'Bannion
John Torrio
The Saint Valentine's Day Massacre was the climax of the gangster wars between which two gangsters?
Bugs Moran and Al Capone
John Torrio and Al Capone
Dutch Schultz and Dion O'Bannion
Which President was accused of leading a corrupt government?
Harding
Wilson
Coolidge
Who was found guilty of fraud, conspiracy and bribery in the Veterans' Bureau?
Charles R Forbes
Who were involved in the Teapot Dome scandal?
Politicians
Police