Russia History Quiz 13

Questions

1. What was the name of the 1979 operation to Capture Kabul?

   1. Operation Waves 111
   2. Operation Away 222
   3. Operation Thunder 444
   4. Operation Storm 333

2. Yury I was Grand Prince of Moscow during which century?

   1. 13th
   2. 10th
   3. 7th
   4. 12th

3. Who served as First secretary of the Community Party from 1953 until 1964?

   1. Yeltsin
   2. Gorbachev
   3. Andropov
   4. Khrushchev

4. Who declared war on Russian in August 1914?

   1. England
   2. Germany
   3. France
   4. Italy

5. Which party was founded in 1991?

   1. Communist Social
   2. Voice of Russia
   3. LDPR
   4. United Russia

6. Which of these facts is NOT true about Valdimir Putin?

   1. He is a former professional boxer
   2. Former KGB Officer
   3. He was born in Leningrad
   4. 7th October is his Brithday

7. Which branch of the Teutonic Knights were defeated by Nevsky at the Battle of the Ice?

   1. Sivonian
   2. Livonian
   3. Mivonian
   4. Jovian

8. When was the modern day Communist Party founded?

   1. 2005
   2. 2001
   3. 1993
   4. 1998

9. When was a "private sector" permitted in Russia?

   1. 1993
   2. 1988
   3. 1981
   4. 1999

10. When did the Battle of Poltava take place?

    1. 1568
    2. 1759
    3. 1709
    4. 1809

11. When did Germany declare war on Russia?

    1. 1917
    2. 1915
    3. 1914
    4. 1916

12. Andrei Sakharov was arrested in 1980 after protesting against the invasion of which country?

    1. Poland
    2. Turkey
    3. France
    4. Afghanistan

13. What kind of music did the controversial imprisoned band Pussy Riot play?

    1. Classical
    2. Jazz
    3. Punk
    4. Soul

14. The state of Garoariki translates as what?

    1. The Realm of Towns
    2. The Middle of Mountains
    3. The Place of Towns
    4. The Centre of Cities

15. The earliest wheeled carts are associated with which Russian culture?

    1. Mamma
    2. Samna
    3. Lamna
    4. Yanma

16. Prince Igor is a famous Opera by which Russian composer?

    1. Borodin
    2. Balakirev
    3. Glinka
    4. Tchaikovksy

17. King Mithridates VI was a King of where?

    1. Lontus
    2. Fontus
    3. Pontus
    4. Sontus

18. In which century did Ivan the Terrible live?

    1. 17th
    2. 14th
    3. 18th
    4. 16th

19. In what century was the Rurik dynasty founded?

    1. 7th
    2. 9th
    3. 11th
    4. 3rd

20. How was the 10th Century ruler Oleg better known?

    1. The Doer
    2. The Thinker
    3. The Player
    4. The Seet

21. Gennady Semigin formed the Patriots of Russia party when he was expelled from which other party?

    1. Communist Party
    2. United Russia
    3. LDPR
    4. A Just Russia