Senate History
In what decade did the Senate allow broadcasting of floor proceedings?
1980s
True or false: Exactly one senator has competed in the Olympics.
False: Three senators are past Olympians.
Senators Bill Bradley and Ben Campbell competed in the 1964 Tokyo Olympics, and Senator Wendell Anderson competed in Italy in 1956.
There are twenty-five committees in the Senate. Name three.
Agriculture, Appropriations, Armed Services, Banking, Budget, Commerce, ENR, EPW, Finance, Foreign Relations, HELP, Homeland Security, Indian Affairs, Judiciary, Rules, Small Business, Veterans' Affairs...
Jimmy Carter famously grew what crop prior to becoming president?
Delaware
Tom Carper
51 years, 5 months, and 26 days
Approximately how many senators have also served as ambassadors/diplomats?
96 senators
What is the average age and prior length of service for senators in this Congress (approximately)?
64.0 years; 11.2 years
Which former president was a Quaker?
Richard Nixon
Georgia
Jon Ossoff
Raphael Warnock
Senator Charles Sumner was caned on the Senate floor for speaking out about a controversial piece of legislation. What was the effect of this bill?
The Kansas-Nebraska Act effectively repealed the Missouri Compromise and allowed for popular sovereignty in the new territories.
Name five former presidents who used to be United States Senators.
Biden, Obama, Nixon, Johnson, Kennedy, Truman, Harding...
How many women are currently serving in the Senate?
25 women
Camp David was named after the grandson of which former president?
President Dwight Eisenhower
Arizona
Mark Kelly
Kyrsten Sinema
Which amendment to the Constitution established the direct election of United States senators?
The 17th Amendment
"The Senate of the United States shall be composed of two Senators from each State, elected by the people thereof, for six years; and each Senator shall have one vote. The electors in each State shall have the qualifications requisite for electors of the most numerous branch of the State legislatures."
How many senators have gone on to serve as members of the United States Supreme Court?
Fifteen
One senator in this Congress does not have at least a bachelor's degree. Who is it, and what state are they from?
He holds an associate degree from Oklahoma State University of Technology.
President George H.W. Bush famously hated which vegetable?
Broccoli
Nebraska
Pete Ricketts
Deb Fischer
Who delivered the longest speech in the Senate?
Strom Thurmond
In 1957, he filibustered against the Civil Rights Act, speaking for 24 hours and 18 minutes.
How many senators have won the Nobel Peace Prize?
Five
Elihu Root (R-NY) 1912
Frank B. Kellogg (R-MN) - 1929
Cordell Hull (D-TN) 1945
Albert A. Gore, Jr. (D-TN) 2007
Barack Obama (D-IL) 2009
There are currently five senators serving who were not originally born in the United States. Name two.
Michael Bennet (D-CO) - India
Ted Cruz (R-TX) - Canada
Mazie Hirono (D-HI) - Japan
Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) - Thailand
Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) - Pakistan
Which former president was once stuck in a library elevator at Penn and had to be rescued?
Gerald Ford
North Dakota
John Hoeven
Kevin Cramer