Back to the Future

Question 1

In what year did the first alcohol rehab center open in the U.S., treating alcoholism and other addictions?

Accepted Answer

1864

Question 2

What event occurred during the Middle Ages that changed alcohol and led to an increase in consumption and drunkenness?

Accepted Answer

Distillation of fermented foods into spirits (liquor)

Question 3

What amendment prohibited the production, sale, and transportation of alcohol in the U.S.?

Accepted Answer

18th

Question 4

The first peoples to consume alcohol primarily consumed it for what main purpose?

Accepted Answer

For sustenance/nutrients

Question 5

In what year was the prohibition of alcohol repealed, officially ending the prohibition era?

Accepted Answer

1933

Question 6

It is believed that pre-historic peoples began drinking fermented drinks (alcohol) as early as what year?

Accepted Answer

10,000 B.C.

Question 7

What alcoholic drink received blame for negatively affecting poor people in London in 1736?

Accepted Answer

Gin

Question 8

In what year did the prohibition era begin, banning the production, consumption and distribution of alcohol in the U.S.?

Accepted Answer

1920

Question 9

While drunkenness was criticized among Christians in 65 A.D., they accepted the use of alcohol for:

Accepted Answer

For medical purposes

Question 10

People drank more during the Black Death because they believed it would protect them. In what year did it strike Europe?

Accepted Answer

1347

Question 11

Alcoholic drinks are believed to have originated in what ancient civilization ?

Accepted Answer

Ancient China

Question 12

The first recorded instance of alcohol control comes from Hammurabi's Code. In what year did this occur?

Accepted Answer

1720 B.C.

Question 13

As of 1997, the legal Blood Alcohol Concentration in Illinois is 0.08 for those 21 and over. What was it prior to 1997?

Accepted Answer

0.10

Question 14

What law was enacted in Illinois in 2013 that holds adults accountable for underage drinking that occurs in their home?

Accepted Answer

Social Host Law

Question 15

In what year did the state of Illinois raise the Minimum Legal Drinking Age to 21?

Accepted Answer

1980

Question 16

Who was the Greek God of winemaking and harvest, that was known for drunkenness and ecstasy?

Accepted Answer

Dionysus

Question 17

In 1789, the first temperance society in America was formed to reduce alcohol consumption. In what state was it formed?

Accepted Answer

Connecticut

Question 18

Shakespeare began using his plays to depict the negative effects of alcohol around what time in England?

Accepted Answer

1600 A.D.

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