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U.S. Congress and Capitol General Knowledge - Statistics
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This quiz has been taken 242 times
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- The average score is 8 of 19
Answer Stats
| Question | Answer | % Correct |
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| Who is the President of the Senate? | Vice President | 91%
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| How many Senators are there in the Senate? | 100 | 86%
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| Who is invited to speak to a joint session of Congress every year at the Capitol (often known as the State of the Union)? | The President | 82%
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| Where is the Capitol building? | Washington, D.C. | 82%
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| Who presides over the House of Representatives? | Speaker of the House | 77%
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| If all Senators are voting, what is the minimum number of votes needed to pass a bill in the Senate? | 51 | 73%
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| How many voting representatives are there in the House of Representatives? | 435 | 68%
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| How long does a Congress last? | Two years | 68%
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| What is most of the Capitol exterior made out of? | Marble | 50%
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| Who is the current Speaker of the House? | Mike Johnson | 36%
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| Who was the first President sworn in at the Capitol? | Thomas Jefferson | 32%
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| Who is in charge of security on the floors of the chambers? | Sergeant at Arms | 27%
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| Who served in congress for only four years, but voted against entering both World Wars? | Jeannette Rankin | 18%
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| Who is the President Pro tempore of the Senate, (fourth in line to the presidency)? | Chuck Grassley | 14%
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| Who is the first person to have lain in state in the Capitol Rotunda? | Henry Clay | 5%
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| What material is the Capitol dome made out of? | Cast Iron | 0%
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| Who painted the corridors on the Senate side of the Capitol? | Constantino Brumidi | 0%
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| Of all the many statues in the Capitol, whose is painted white? | Jack L. Swigert | 0%
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| What is the name of the statue on the top of the Capitol dome? | Statue of Freedom | 0%
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