History quiz
Speakers of the US House since 1940
18 spells in the chair, 14 people. Rayburn, Martin and Pelosi each had more than one; a name fills them all.
- Format
- Type them all
- Items
- 18 answers
- Limit
- 4:00
- Level
- Hard
- Checked
- 2026.10.03
- Answers
- 18
- Time limit
- 4:00
- Order
- Any order
- Matching
- Case and accents ignored
- Type an answer; it files itself the moment it matches.
- One answer can fill several slots.
- Give up at any time to see what you missed.
- Pause whenever you like (Esc). The board hides while the clock is stopped.
Name every Speaker of the House since 1940.
| Years | State | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 to 1947 | TX | Not found yet |
| 1947 to 1949 | MA | Not found yet |
| 1949 to 1953 | TX | Not found yet |
| 1953 to 1955 | MA | Not found yet |
| 1955 to 1962 | TX | Not found yet |
| 1962 to 1971 | MA | Not found yet |
| 1971 to 1977 | OK | Not found yet |
| 1977 to 1987 | MA | Not found yet |
| 1987 to 1989 | TX | Not found yet |
| Years | State | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 to 1995 | WA | Not found yet |
| 1995 to 1999 | GA | Not found yet |
| 1999 to 2007 | IL | Not found yet |
| 2007 to 2011 | CA | Not found yet |
| 2011 to 2015 | OH | Not found yet |
| 2015 to 2019 | WI | Not found yet |
| 2019 to 2023 | CA | Not found yet |
| 2023 | CA | Not found yet |
| 2023 to now | LA | Not found yet |
About this quiz
The Speaker is elected by the House at the start of each Congress, and again when the chair falls vacant. Sam Rayburn was elected 10 times from 1940.
- Nancy Pelosi held the chair from 2007 to 2011 and again from 2019 to 2023.
- Kevin McCarthy was elected in January 2023 and Mike Johnson in October 2023.
Sources
- [1]US House of Representatives, Office of the Historian. Speakers of the House.
Note on the data. Speakers, their states and the dates they were elected are those of the House Office of the Historian's list of Speakers, read on 3 October 2026. A row runs from a Speaker's first election in a spell to the election of the next Speaker.
Last checked October 3, 2026
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