Ten-Cent Beer Night

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/ten-cent-beer-night

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the event date?June 4, 1974
2. What is the location?Cleveland Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio
3. Why did the game turn into a riot?The cheap beer, a recent brawl between the teams, and no limit on how many cups people could buy made the crowd very drunk and angry, leading to fights and chaos.
4. Who won the game after the riot?The Texas Rangers were declared the winners because the Indians had to forfeit the game.

Promotion: A marketing strategy designed to increase public awareness and sales of a product or event.
Forfeit: To lose or give up something as a penalty for a fault or breach of rules.
Belligerent: Hostile and aggressive; ready to fight.
Incapacitation: The state of being unable to act or function normally, often due to intoxication.