Bill O'Reilly: O'Reilly's History Quiz - Quiz Yourself on House of Representatives History

1. The first speaker of the House of Representatives was elected on April 1 of what year?

1776

1779

1781

1789

1800

2. What act made Washington D.C. the permanent residence of Congress?

Residence Act

Congressional Act

White House Act

Representative Act

Columbian Act

3. What is the current size of the House of Representatives?

250

355

435

500

650

4. Who was the longest-serving Speaker of the House?

Robert Byrd

Samuel Rayburn

Strom Thurmond

Daniel Inouye

John Dingell

5. The first woman to serve in Congress represented what state?

Wyoming

Colorado

Ohio

New York

Montana

6. When did the first African-American representative to Congress begin his service?

1870

1875

1880

1900

1920

7. Who was the first former Representative to serve as President?

Jefferson

Washington

Monroe

Madison

Polk

8. Who was the first former President to serve as a Representative?

John Quincy Adams

John Adams

George Washington

Thomas Jefferson

Andrew Jackson

9. Who is the first and only sitting Representative to be elected President?

Polk

Grant

Garfield

Harding

Coolidge

10. What is the oldest committee in the House of Representatives?

The Committee on Ways and Means

The Highway Committee

The Intelligence Committee

The Judiciary Committee

The Monetary Committee