Quiz: The 116th Congress

This former Massachusetts governor and presidential candidate is now the junior senator from Utah.*

Mitt Romney
Mike Lee
Paul Ryan
Mia Love

Kansas and New Mexico made history by electing Sharice Davids and Deb Haaland to Congress. What’s notable about these two members?*

They are the first women from their districts elected to Congress.
They are the first women with advanced science degrees elected to Congress.
They are the first Native American women elected to Congress.
They are the wealthiest women elected to Congress.

Which state elected the brother of Vice President Mike Pence to represent it in the House?*

Iowa
Indiana
Ohio
Kansas

Which incoming representative from New York is the youngest woman ever to serve in Congress?*

Alexandria Ocasio–Cortez
Rep. Abby Finkenauer
Rep. Claudia Tenney
Rep. Elise Stefanik

This southern state had never sent a woman to Congress until 2018, when it elected Republican Cindy Hyde-Smith to the Senate:*

Texas
Louisiana
Mississippi
South Carolina

How many military veterans will serve in the 116th Congress?*

15
34
80
96

Comedian Pete Davidson apologized to Republican House candidate Dan Crenshaw, a military veteran who lost an eye to an IED while serving in Afghanistan, after mocking him on what television show?*

The Daily Show with Trevor Noah
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Saturday Night Live

Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota and Rep. Rashida Tlaib of Michigan made history by becoming the first two __________ women to serve in Congress?*

Deaf
Openly gay
Muslim
Transgender

To win the race for a Georgia Congressional seat that once belonged to Newt Gingrich, Democrat Lucy McBath leaned on her experience as an advocate for:*

Single-payer health care
Gun safety
Environmental causes
A $15 minimum wage

Who defeated a ten-term incumbent in Massachusetts to become the state’s first black woman elected to Congress?*

Katherine Clarke
Ayanna Pressley
Lori Trahan
Elizabeth Warren

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