Russia History Quiz #1
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Russia History Quiz #1
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What was the famous order number of the NKVD Great Purge?
- 101
- 47
- 223
- 99
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Who won the Eurovision Song Contest for Russia in 2008?
- Valeriya
- Dima Bilan
- Sergey Lazarev
- Ani Lorak
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Who negotiated with Reagan to bring an end to the Cold War?
- Stalin
- Khrushchev
- Gorbachev
- Yeltsin
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Which writer was expelled from the Soviet Union in 1974?
- Aleksander Solzhenitsyn
- Leo Tolstoy
- Maxim Gorky
- Fyodor Dostoyevsky
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Which of these Russians is famous for inventing the Electric Lamp?
- Gleb Kotelinkov
- I. F. Alekandorivksy
- Dmitri Mendeleev
- Alexander Lodygin
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Which leader was responsible for the cultural "Thaw" policy?
- Gorbachev
- Andropov
- Khrushchev
- Yeltsin
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Where did the Soviet Union invade in 1939?
- Iceland
- Netherlands
- Poland
- Spain
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When was the Battle of the River Thatis?
- 19 BC
- 310 BC
- 190 BC
- 2 AD
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When did the Sack of Nineveh take place?
- 612 BC
- 1200 BC
- 4 BC
- 100 BC
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When did Russian Ivan Elmanov invent the Monorail?
- 1850
- 1880
- 1920
- 1820
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What was the reginal number of Catherine the Great?
- IV
- I
- II
- VI
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A fuel provision agreement was signed between Russian and which other nation in 2005?
- Kuwait
- Ukraine
- Iran
- Iraq
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What does the term Perestroika actually mean?
- Traditional
- Again
- New
- Restructuring
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The Rus name Leanti translates as what?
- Wonderful
- Magic
- Happy
- Laughing
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The Battle of Kaika River was the first encounter between the Rus and which people?
- Mongols
- Huns
- Goths
- Visigoths
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One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich is a notable work by whom?
- Maxim Gorky
- Fyodor Dostoyevsky
- Aleksander Solzhenitsyn
- Leo Tolstoy
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Ivan Rybkin switched parties during his run as Chairman of the State Duma in 1996. Who did he join?
- Socialist Party
- United Russia
- FDLP
- Community Party
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In what year did the Soviet's boycott the Summer Olympics?
- 1988
- 1984
- 1992
- 1996
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In 2010 President Medvedev signed a deal with the USA to cut what by 30%?
- Welfare
- Carbon Emissions
- Nuclear Arms
- Foreign Aid
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How many years did Catherin the Great rule Russia?
- 44
- 64
- 34
- 54
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Excavations during 1973 in the Russia Village of Syezzheye found key aspects of which culture?
- Samara
- Lamara
- Mamara
- Famara
Questions & Answers
Interactive Quiz
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What was the famous order number of the NKVD Great Purge?47
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Who won the Eurovision Song Contest for Russia in 2008?Dima Bilan
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Who negotiated with Reagan to bring an end to the Cold War?Gorbachev
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Which writer was expelled from the Soviet Union in 1974?Aleksander Solzhenitsyn
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Which of these Russians is famous for inventing the Electric Lamp?Alexander Lodygin
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Which leader was responsible for the cultural "Thaw" policy?Khrushchev
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Where did the Soviet Union invade in 1939?Poland
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When was the Battle of the River Thatis?310 BC
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When did the Sack of Nineveh take place?612 BC
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When did Russian Ivan Elmanov invent the Monorail?1820
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What was the reginal number of Catherine the Great?II
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A fuel provision agreement was signed between Russian and which other nation in 2005?Iran
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What does the term Perestroika actually mean?Restructuring
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The Rus name Leanti translates as what?Laughing
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The Battle of Kaika River was the first encounter between the Rus and which people?Mongols
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One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich is a notable work by whom?Aleksander Solzhenitsyn
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Ivan Rybkin switched parties during his run as Chairman of the State Duma in 1996. Who did he join?Community Party
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In what year did the Soviet's boycott the Summer Olympics?1984
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In 2010 President Medvedev signed a deal with the USA to cut what by 30%?Nuclear Arms
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How many years did Catherin the Great rule Russia?34
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Excavations during 1973 in the Russia Village of Syezzheye found key aspects of which culture?Samara
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