Odd U.S. Senate

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1. James Shield, from Maine, holds a senatorial record that might never be broken, what is it? He represented three states Longest serving senator Longest filibuster Writing the longest bill

2. Senator Blanche K. Bruce presided over the senate in 1879 but there was something special about him, what was it? He was Confederate General He was a former slave He was a Union deserter He was deaf and dumb

3. In 1881 two senators resigned over President Garfield's appointment of a customs collector; what state were they from? Vermont New York Delaware Illinois

4. In 1884 the man considered to be the 'Father of the Senate' died, who was he? Henry B. Anthony James Blain Daniel Webster Thomas Bainbridge

5. In 1893 Senator William Ruffin Cox was chosen as secretary of the senate but during the Civil War he did what? He protested the draft He evaded the draft He was a Union General He was a former Confederate General

6. What event in 1902 led to the senate adopting new rules on decorum and behavior? A fistfight Too many senators indicted for bribery A wild party involving senators Improper voting

7. What amendment gives voters the right to choose their senators? Eighteenth Twentieth Thirteenth Seventeenth

8. In 1911 Congressman Victor Berger, of Wisconsin, introduced a resolution that called for what? Declare all elections as illegal Abolishing the senate Making Joshua Norton I emperor of the United States Making Ice cream the national treat

9. Erich Muenter is known for doing what to the senate building in 1915? Being the architect of record during its construction Painting graffitti on the walls Bombing a senate wing Creating a gas explosion

10. Senator Rebecca Felton of Georgia was the first female senator, being appointed to fill a vacancy in 1922. How old was she when she became a senator? 87 63 15 71