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The Answer Man by Andy Seamans

Andy Seamans

A Long-Term Senator

Questions:

1. What member of the current U.S. Senate, who first took office in 1959, is the longest-term senator?

2. Name the library with the top collection of volumes in the United States. For Answer Man-ers' benefits, we'll list the top five U.S. sites of collections of volumes.

3. How much is the annual pay for the president of the United States?

4. What was President George Washington's annual salary for his term starting in 1789?

5. The penny was formerly made of copper. Of what is it made today?

6. Martha Jane Burke was often said to be one of the most notorious Wild West women -- a prostitute who often wore male clothing. By what nickname is she known in history?

7. Was the Congressional Medal of Honor limited to those in the Army?

8. When the British retreated from Dunkirk during World War II, from what country were they retreating?

9. In the British retreat noted in the preceding question, what body of water provided the route to follow in the Dunkirk evacuation?

10. From what country did the United States purchase what is now the state of Alaska? For Bragging Rights, how much was paid for the Alaska acreage?



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