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? Longest filibuster Writing the longest bill Longest serving senator He represented three states

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 deaf and dumb He was a Union deserter He was a former slave

3. In 1881 two senators resigned over President Garfield's appointment of a customs collector; what state were they from? New York Delaware Vermont 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 evaded the draft He protested the draft He was a former Confederate General He was a Union General

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

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

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

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

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