Quiz: Inside the U.S. Senate

July 28, 2009

Which senator was a fiddler who played on Hee Haw and the Grand Ole Opry?
1. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah)
2. Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.)
3. Robert Byrd (D-W.Va.)
4. Daniel Inouye (D-Hawaii)
What sport did Jim Bunning (R-Ky.) used to play professionally?
1. Football
2. Baseball
3. Basketball
4. Soccer
Which senator was on the cheerleading squad at Ole Miss?
1. Mary Landrieu (D-La.)
2. Thad Cochran (R-Miss.)
3. Kay Hagan (D-N.C.)
4. Roger Wicker (R-Miss.)
Which of these films was written by Jim Webb (D-Va.)?
1. Enemy of the State (1998)
2. The Contender (2000)
3. Rules of Engagement (2000)
4. The Interpreter (2005)
True or false: Aside from the two senators from Utah, Harry Reid (D-Nev.) is the only Mormon senator.
1. True
2. False
Which senator received an honorary British knighthood this year?
1. Richard Lugar (R-Ind.)
2. Carl Levin (D-Mich.)
3. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.)
4. Ted Kennedy (D-Mass.)
What sports franchise is owned by Herb Kohl (D-Wis.)?
1. Milwaukee Bucks
2. Green Bay Packers
3. Milwaukee Brewers
4. Milwaukee Admirals
Which senator has made cameo appearances in two Batman movies?
1. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa)
2. Arlen Specter (D-Pa.)
3. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.)
4. John Kerry (D-Mass.)
Which of these senators did not attend Harvard University?
1. David Vitter (R-La.)
2. Al Franken (D-Minn.)
3. Jay Rockefeller (D-W.Va.)
4. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.)
True or false: John McCain (R-Ariz.) is the only senator born outside the United States.
1. True
2. False

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