This Week In Political Trivia: June 10
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Questions and Answers
- 1.
What member of Congress from California was sharply criticized for securing a $200,000 earmark for a tattoo removal program?
- A.
Rep. Howard Berman (D)
- B.
Rep. Darrell Issa (R)
- C.
Rep. Laura Richardson (D)
- D.
Rep. Elton Gallegly (R)
Correct Answer
A. Rep. Howard Berman (D) -
- 2.
What Republican member of Congress studied acting at the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute in New York City?
- A.
Rep. Thaddeus McCotter, R-Mich.
- B.
Rep. Martha Roby, R-Ala.
- C.
Rep. Nan Hayworth, R-N.Y.
- D.
Rep. Joe Walsh, R-Ill.
Correct Answer
D. Rep. Joe Walsh, R-Ill. -
- 3.
The mother of what member of Congress fled Vienna as a teenager in 1938--soon after Germany annexed Austria--and was taken in by a Jewish foster home in the United States?
- A.
Sen. Joe Lieberman, I-Conn.
- B.
Rep. Allyson Schwartz, D-Pa.
- C.
Rep. Nita Lowey, D-N.Y.
- D.
Rep. Eric Cantor, R-Va.
Correct Answer
B. Rep. Allyson Schwartz, D-Pa. -
- 4.
What member of Congress is the brother-in-law of baseball great Hank Aaron?
- A.
Rep. Hank Johnson, D-Ga.
- B.
Rep. G. K. Butterfield, D-N.C.
- C.
Rep. David Scott, D-Ga.
- D.
Rep. William Lacy Clay, Jr., D-Mo.
Correct Answer
C. Rep. David Scott, D-Ga. -
- 5.
What Georgian nearly beat then-Rep. Newt Gingrich, R-Ga., in 1990?
- A.
Crandle Bray
- B.
Tony Center
- C.
Ben Jones
- D.
David Worley
Correct Answer
D. David Worley -
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