Russia History Quiz #11

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  1. An extradition row broke out in 2007 with which country over the ex KGB agent Andrei Lugovoi?
    1. China
    2. UK
    3. USA
    4. Japan
  2. Fyodor Pirotsky was a key figure in the invention of what mode of transport?
    1. Cable Car
    2. Wagon
    3. Electric Tram
    4. Electric Train
  3. How old was Rasputin when he was assassinated?
    1. 47
    2. 67
    3. 57
    4. 87
  4. In what century was birch bark first used as paper in Russia?
    1. 11th
    2. 19th
    3. 16th
    4. 5th
  5. In what year was the tragic Moscow Theatre crisis?
    1. 2002
    2. 2006
    3. 2000
    4. 2004
  6. King Filimer ruled the Goths in which area?
    1. Foium
    2. Moium
    3. Oium
    4. Soium
  7. Pravda is the political newspaper of which party?
    1. United Russia
    2. Communist Party
    3. A Just Russia
    4. LDPR
  8. The culture known as the Dnieper Donets culture was prominent during which century?
    1. 4th BC
    2. 1st AD
    3. 18th BC
    4. 10th BC
  9. The Sparocids Dynasty was a vital part of which culture?
    1. Scythians
    2. Bosporan Kingdom
    3. Kama
    4. Samara
  10. What is the name of the semi legendary Gothic kingdom that prevailed in Russia during the 3rd and 4th centuries?
    1. Mouim
    2. Ouim
    3. Pouim
    4. Soium
  11. What was the name of Satyrus' son who took over the Bosporan Kingdom upon his death?
    1. Meucon
    2. Leucon
    3. Deucon
    4. Seucon
  12. When did Fyodor Pirotsky invented the electric tram?
    1. 1800
    2. 1920
    3. 1840
    4. 1880
  13. When did the Battle of Kulikovo take place?
    1. 1580
    2. 1080
    3. 780
    4. 1380
  14. When Obama visited Moscow in 2009, what was his aim?
    1. Food Deal
    2. Financial Aid
    3. Reduce Nuclear Weapons
    4. Gas Supply Deal
  15. When was the LDPR Political party founded?
    1. 1994
    2. 2002
    3. 1998
    4. 1991
  16. Which body was Russian permitted to join in 2011?
    1. UNESCO
    2. EU
    3. UN
    4. WTO
  17. Which of these best describes the position of a "A Just Russia"?
    1. Centre Right
    2. Communist
    3. Extreme Right
    4. Centre Left
  18. Which party in Russia was founded by Gennady Semigin?
    1. Patriots of Russia
    2. Yabloko
    3. A Just Russia
    4. Communist Party
  19. Who began a hunger strike in the 1980s when his wife Yelena Bonner was detained?
    1. Joseph Stalin
    2. Andrei Sakharov
    3. Boris Yeltsin
    4. Maxim Gorky
  20. Who ruled during the period known as "The Golden Age"?
    1. Catherine the Great
    2. Peter the Great
    3. Joseph Stalin
    4. Ivan the Terrible
  21. Yuri Luzhkov was sacked as Mayor of which city in 2010 after criticism the Kremlin?
    1. Kiev
    2. St Petersburg
    3. Moscow
    4. Leningrad

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  1. An extradition row broke out in 2007 with which country over the ex KGB agent Andrei Lugovoi?
    UK
  2. Fyodor Pirotsky was a key figure in the invention of what mode of transport?
    Electric Tram
  3. How old was Rasputin when he was assassinated?
    47
  4. In what century was birch bark first used as paper in Russia?
    11th
  5. In what year was the tragic Moscow Theatre crisis?
    2000
  6. King Filimer ruled the Goths in which area?
    Oium
  7. Pravda is the political newspaper of which party?
    Communist Party
  8. The culture known as the Dnieper Donets culture was prominent during which century?
    4th BC
  9. The Sparocids Dynasty was a vital part of which culture?
    Bosporan Kingdom
  10. What is the name of the semi legendary Gothic kingdom that prevailed in Russia during the 3rd and 4th centuries?
    Ouim
  11. What was the name of Satyrus' son who took over the Bosporan Kingdom upon his death?
    Leucon
  12. When did Fyodor Pirotsky invented the electric tram?
    1880
  13. When did the Battle of Kulikovo take place?
    1380
  14. When Obama visited Moscow in 2009, what was his aim?
    Reduce Nuclear Weapons
  15. When was the LDPR Political party founded?
    1991
  16. Which body was Russian permitted to join in 2011?
    WTO
  17. Which of these best describes the position of a "A Just Russia"?
    Centre Left
  18. Which party in Russia was founded by Gennady Semigin?
    Patriots of Russia
  19. Who began a hunger strike in the 1980s when his wife Yelena Bonner was detained?
    Andrei Sakharov
  20. Who ruled during the period known as "The Golden Age"?
    Catherine the Great
  21. Yuri Luzhkov was sacked as Mayor of which city in 2010 after criticism the Kremlin?
    Moscow
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