Was 'the Ricky' invented at the National Press Club: Prohibition trivia answers revealed

Members who could not attend the National Press Club's 1920’s-themed Speakeasy presented by the Events Committee on Oct. 3 in the Reliable Source can still join in the fun by taking the Prohibition trivia quiz. The quiz was originally featured as a contest at the Speakeasy event, and was subsequently published in the Oct. 13 NPC Wire. Test your Washington, D.C., Prohibition knowledge here and then check answers below.

1. What date did the 18th Amendment proclaiming Prohibition, take effect?
b. Jan. 17, 1920

2. About how many speakeasies were in Washington, D.C., during Prohibition?
c. 3,000

3. Which U.S. President wanted to make Washington, D.C., a model “dry” city?
d. Herbert Hoover

4. President Warren G. Harding served hard liquor in the White House private quarters during which type of game?
c. Poker

5. What distinction did the National Press Club receive upon the signing of the 21st Amendment ending Prohibition?
a. It was granted the first liquor license (#1) in Washington, D.C.

6. Where was D.C.’s signature cocktail, the Ricky, invented?
b. Shoomaker’s

7. Which state was the first to pass the repeal of Prohibition in 1933?
a. Utah

8. Wayne Wheeler was the head of this lobbying group, which was mainly responsible for the passage of Prohibition?
c. Anti-Saloon League

9. George Cassiday, a man who became famous for supplying alcoholic beverages to members of Congress during the Prohibition era, was better known by which nickname?
a. The Man in the Green Hat

10. During Prohibition, how much alcohol could legally be in a beverage?
c. 0.5