General Awareness: Consumer Protection Quiz

1. The Heyburn Bill, passed in 1906, regulated producers and sellers in the food industry. Once it became law, what was the name given to this act?

a) The Farmers' Protection Act
b) The Consumer Liability Act
c) The Pure Food and Drug Act
d) The Producer Liability Act

The correct answer is c) The Pure Food and Drug Act

2. In 1872, the U.S. Congress enacted the very first consumer protection law. This law affected which industry?

a) dairy
b) postal
c) railroad
d) mining

The correct answer is b) postal

3. The very first pure food laws in the U.S. were enacted on a state level, not federal, in New York, New Jersey, Michigan, and Illinois (not surprisingly, all states with major food processing cities). What was the year?

a) 2002
b) 1703
c) 1881
d) 1628

The correct answer is c) 1881

4. In 1889, the U.S. Congress proposed the first federal pure food bill, and what happened?

a) The bill was passed.
b) The bill was filibustered.
c) The bill was vetoed by President Harrison.
d) The bill was met with ridicule.

The correct answer is d) The bill was met with ridicule.

5. In 1890, many state laws required that milk be what?

a) marked with expiration dates
b) refrigerated
c) pasteurized
d) sold in smaller portions for smaller households

The correct answer is c) pasteurized

6. In the Spanish-American War, more U.S. troops died from this than from any other cause. What was it?

a) battle wounds
b) gangrene
c) eating contaminated meat
d) drinking bad water

The correct answer is c) eating contaminated meat

7. In 1912, which commonly known and cited (and still routinely prosecuted) code was first adopted?

a) Title IX
b) none of the above
c) the Fair Housing Code
d) the Truth in Advertising Code

The correct answer is d) the Truth in Advertising Code

8. In World War II, U.S. troops stationed in Britain were forbidden to consume what local item?

a) candy
b) cigarettes
c) beer
d) milk

The correct answer is d) milk

9. In 1965, Ralph Nader released his first book, "Unsafe at Any Speed." This book was a condemnation of and pushed for consumer protection within which industry?

a) the shipping industry
b) the railroad industry
c) the automobile industry
d) the airline industry

The correct answer is c) the automobile industry

10. As of 2002, the U.S. FDA is currently part of which Cabinet-level department?

a) Agriculture
b) Health, Education and Welfare
c) Health and Human Services
d) Labor

The correct answer is c) Health and Human Services