This Week in Political Trivia: August 5

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Q.1)	What member of Congress succeeded former Rep. Chris Chocola, R-Ind., in Indiana's 2nd Congressional District?

A.	Rep. Joe Donnelly, D-Ind.

B.	Rep. Steve Buyer, R-Ind.

C.	Rep. Dan Burton, R-Ind.

D.	Rep. Mike Pence, R-Ind.

Q.2)	What member of Congress grew up in Waxahachie, Texas, in a three-room shack with no plumbing or electricity?

A.	Rep. Al Green, D-Texas

B.	Rep. Jeb Hensarling, R-Texas

C.	Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, D-Mo.

D.	Rep. Bobby Schilling, R-Ill.

Q.3)	What year was Vice President Joe Biden elected to the U.S. Senate?

1968

1970

1972

1974

Q.4)	What U.S. senator played basketball for the Harvard Crimson?

A.	Sen. David Vitter, R-La.

B.	Sen. Pat Toomey, R-Pa.

C.	Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn.

D.	Sen. Jay Rockefeller, D-W.Va.

Q.5)	Who is the third most senior Republican Senator?

A.	Sen. Thad Cochran, R-Miss.

B.	Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah

C.	Sen. Richard Lugar, R-Ind.

D.	Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa

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