What is the gavel used by the presiding officer of the U.S. Senate made of?
Walnut with a touch of spruce ... :cheeky:
Woo Hoo ... I get to start the week with a :cheer: :p
The answer is:
Solid ivory. It's handleless, and shaped like an hourglass.
To be eligible to serve as president, how many years must a canidate have resided in the United States?
:mmm: I'll have to follow Dudette on this one....
penelope Wrote::mmm: I'll have to follow Dudette on this one....
Hope I haven't led you up the garden path ...
Too bad... :haha:
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14, according to Article II of the U.S. Constitution, which also stipulates, that the candidate be a natural-born citizen and at least 35 years of age.
Who were the first two performers inducted into the Hall of Fame of the Emmy-issuing Academy of Television Arts and Sciences?
Is this 3 :cheer: s in a row ? :haha:
Lucille Ball and Milton Berle, in 1964. Nonperformers inducted that year were Paddy Chayelsky, Norman Lear, Edward R. Murrow, William S. Paley and David Sarnoff.
How long did England's King Edward VIII reign before abdicating the throne to marry American divorcee Wallis Warfield Simpson?