This Week in Political Trivia: May 6

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Q.1)	Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., worked as a page and campaign aide to what politician?

A.	Former Rep. Jon Hinson, R-Miss.

B.	Former Gov. Kirk Fordice, R-Miss.

C.	Sen. Thad Cochran, R-Miss.

D.	Former Sen. Trent Lott, R-Miss.

Q.2)	What senator said “Al-Qaida knows that we’ve got a lot of wimps in Congress?"

A.	Sen. Jim DeMint, R-S.C.

B.	Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz.

C.	Sen. Bernard Sanders, I-Vt.

D.	Sen. Joe Lieberman, I-Conn.

Q.3)	What congressman has been known to shoot off emails from his BlackBerry while waiting in the brush to shoot deer with his bow?

A.	Rep. Ben Chandler, D-Ky.

B.	Rep. Mike Coffman, R-Colo.

C.	Rep. Charlie Bass, R-N.H.

D.	Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis.

Q.4)	When the ranking Republican spot on the House Ways and Means Committee opened up at the end of 2008, Michigan Rep. Dave Camp leapfrogged which more senior member?

A.	Rep. Jim Ramstad, R-Minn.

B.	Rep. Wally Herger, R-Calif.

C.	Rep. Sam Johnson, R-Texas

D.	Rep. Phil English, R-Pa.

Q.5)	Whose congressional district is home the birthplace of likely Osama bin Laden successor Anwar al-Awlaki?

A.	Rep. Anthony Weiner, D-N.Y. (9th District)

B.	Rep. Jerry Lewis, R-Calif. (41st District)

C.	Rep. Steve Pearce, R-N.M. (2nd District)

D.	Rep. Ben Quayle, R-Ariz. (3rd District)

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