Russia History Quiz #14

Want to have some fun and test yourself? Start our interactive quiz

Questions: 21

Time Limit: 10:30

Your Best Score: First Attempt

Score:

0 / 21

Time left:

Want to test yourself?

Questions

  1. What was the name of the acting Prime Minister who lifted central controls in 1992?
    1. Isor Mader
    2. Yegor Gaidar
    3. Megor Saidar
    4. Legor Fiadar
  2. Yury married the sister of whom in 1317?
    1. Genghis Khan
    2. Luzbeh Fann
    3. Uzbeg Khan
    4. Muket Land
  3. Who succeed Peter the Great as Emperor of All Russia?
    1. Catherin IV
    2. Catherine III
    3. Catherine I
    4. Catherine V
  4. Who defeated the Muscovans at the Battle of Klushino?
    1. Tatars
    2. Poles
    3. Visigoths
    4. Arabs
  5. Which peoples defeated the Russian at the Battle of Suzdal?
    1. Visigoths
    2. Mongols
    3. Goths
    4. Tatars
  6. Which of these facts is NOT true about Valdimir Putin?
    1. He was born in Georgia
    2. In 2020, he turned 68
    3. Former KGB Officer
    4. 7th October is his Brithday
  7. Which Chechen figure, one of the msot wanted men in Russia, was killed in 2006?
    1. Shamil Basayev
    2. Mamil Tasayev
    3. Dhamil Mabayev
    4. Mabel Mayaev
  8. When was the Mutiny on the battleship Potemkin?
    1. 1918
    2. 1907
    3. 1915
    4. 1905
  9. When was A Just Russia founded?
    1. 2009
    2. 2012
    3. 2015
    4. 2006
  10. When did the Battle of Shelon take place?
    1. 1171
    2. 1471
    3. 1371
    4. 1271
  11. When did Gorbachev become leader of the Communist party?
    1. 1985
    2. 1988
    3. 1991
    4. 1983
  12. Anna Karenina is a famous Russian Novel by whom?
    1. Leo Tolstoy
    2. Maxim Gorky
    3. Aleksander Solzhenitsyn
    4. Fyodor Dostoyevsky
  13. What kind of venue was the centre of a hostage crisis in Moscow in 2002?
    1. Art Gallery
    2. Theatre
    3. Disco
    4. Cinema
  14. The state purchased which oil production unit in 2004?
    1. Lummentgaz
    2. Summetigaz
    3. Yuganskneftergaz
    4. Frumentagz
  15. The Electric Tram was pioneered by which Russian?
    1. Alexander Lodygin
    2. Fyodor Pirotsky
    3. I. F. Alekandorivksy
    4. Dmitri Mendeleev
  16. Pugachevs rebellion took place in which century?
    1. 18th
    2. 15th
    3. 17th
    4. 16th
  17. King Paerisades II was killed by which Scythian figure?
    1. Daumacus
    2. Laumacus
    3. Faumacus
    4. Saumacus
  18. In which century did the Polish-Muscovite War take place?
    1. 17th
    2. 19th
    3. 13th
    4. 16th
  19. In what decade did "The Great Purge" occur?
    1. 1920s
    2. 1940s
    3. 1950s
    4. 1930s
  20. How was the Don River known in ancient times?
    1. Tanais
    2. Manais
    3. Fanais
    4. Lanais
  21. Gennaidy Seleznyov who became Chairman of the State Duman in 2000 represented which party?
    1. United Russia
    2. SLDP
    3. None
    4. Community Part

Questions & Answers

Interactive Quiz

  1. What was the name of the acting Prime Minister who lifted central controls in 1992?
    Yegor Gaidar
  2. Yury married the sister of whom in 1317?
    Uzbeg Khan
  3. Who succeed Peter the Great as Emperor of All Russia?
    Catherine I
  4. Who defeated the Muscovans at the Battle of Klushino?
    Poles
  5. Which peoples defeated the Russian at the Battle of Suzdal?
    Tatars
  6. Which of these facts is NOT true about Valdimir Putin?
    He was born in Georgia
  7. Which Chechen figure, one of the msot wanted men in Russia, was killed in 2006?
    Shamil Basayev
  8. When was the Mutiny on the battleship Potemkin?
    1905
  9. When was A Just Russia founded?
    2006
  10. When did the Battle of Shelon take place?
    1471
  11. When did Gorbachev become leader of the Communist party?
    1985
  12. Anna Karenina is a famous Russian Novel by whom?
    Leo Tolstoy
  13. What kind of venue was the centre of a hostage crisis in Moscow in 2002?
    Theatre
  14. The state purchased which oil production unit in 2004?
    Yuganskneftergaz
  15. The Electric Tram was pioneered by which Russian?
    Fyodor Pirotsky
  16. Pugachevs rebellion took place in which century?
    18th
  17. King Paerisades II was killed by which Scythian figure?
    Saumacus
  18. In which century did the Polish-Muscovite War take place?
    17th
  19. In what decade did "The Great Purge" occur?
    1930s
  20. How was the Don River known in ancient times?
    Tanais
  21. Gennaidy Seleznyov who became Chairman of the State Duman in 2000 represented which party?
    None
See a mistake in the quiz?