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1	The main cause of the Chicago Lager Beer Riot of 1855 was:
	“Blue laws” passed by the City Council that led to the arrest of German and Irish saloon keepers
	The influx of lager beer into the area, which angered native Chicagoans because it soon replaced the ales that previously dominated tavern inventories
	A shortage of beer caused by the increase of railroad workers in the city, which had developed into a major transportation hub my the mid-19th century
	An argument between Daniel Burnham and Louis Sullivan that got way out of hand

2	What was sternewith?
	The first brand of beer in Chicago to sell more than a million bottles
	An early beer additive, later found to cause impotence
	An independently-owned brewery that closed when Old Style began dominating the Chicago beer market
	The free beer received by employees to encourage them to work 14-hour days

3	The political party whose candidate won the mayor’s race in 1855 by promising to crack down on the sale of alcohol was called:
	The Teetotaller Party
	The Anti-Saloon Party
	The Know-Nothing Party
	The No-Fun-At-Parties Party

4	What was a tied house?
	Bars that were not allowed to serve whiskey, gin or other liquor, just beer (hence the phrase “my hands are tied”)
	Bars owned by breweries that were only allowed to serve one kind of beer
	Bars that closed on Sunday mornings, ostensibly for church, but re-opened by noon
	Bars known for over-serving their customers, named after George Tied, who was the first person arrested for public drunkenness in Chicago

5	Chicago’s most-successful brewery owner/gangster prior to Al Capone was:
	Maxie Eisner
	Joe Fusco
	Johnny Torrio
	Johnny “Hops Breath” Drucci

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