Russia History Quiz 15

Questions

1. What was the name of the anti-corruption blooger sentenced to 5 years in prison in 2013?

   1. Alexy Yushenko
   2. Alekasnder Navalgov
   3. Alexi Navalny
   4. Alexi Salvador

2. ZLN Gobyato invented what, extensively used in warfare?

   1. Mortar
   2. Gas Masks
   3. Tear Gas
   4. Ak47

3. Who succeed Stalin as Premier of the Communist Party?

   1. Lenin
   2. Kirov
   3. Khrushchev
   4. Malenkov

4. Who defeated the Russian Army at the Battle of Suzdal?

   1. Goths
   2. Huns
   3. Mongols
   4. Tatars

5. Which political figure was given the Otto Hahn Peace Prize in 1989?

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

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

   1. He is 81
   2. He was born in Leningrad
   3. 7th October is his Brithday
   4. In 2020, he turned 68

7. Which Chechen leader was killed in 2005 by Russian Forces?

   1. Asian Maskhadov
   2. Asian Laskahadov
   3. Asian Parkadhov
   4. Asian Markadov

8. When was the Nato-Russia council established?

   1. 2015
   2. 2002
   3. 2007
   4. 2012

9. When was Aleksander Nevksy canonised?

   1. 1780
   2. 1580
   3. 1980
   4. 1380

10. When did the Battle of Suzdal take place?

    1. 1115
    2. 1335
    3. 1445
    4. 1225

11. When did Igor Sikorsky invent the 4 engine aircraft?

    1. 1933
    2. 1923
    3. 1943
    4. 1913

12. Anton Chekov died in which year?

    1. 1944
    2. 1984
    3. 2002
    4. 1904

13. What language was spoken throughout the Bosporan Kingdom, prevalent in Russia?

    1. Russian
    2. Greek
    3. English
    4. Chinese

14. The Stolypin reform concerned what?

    1. Army
    2. Agriculture
    3. Navy
    4. Factories

15. The end of whose reign saw Russia descend into the period known as "Times of Trouble"?

    1. Boris Gudunov
    2. Peter the Great
    3. Ivan the Terrible
    4. Ivan the Great

16. Ramon Mercador was the assassin of which famous Russian figure?

    1. Trotsky
    2. Lenin
    3. Stalin
    4. Gorbachev

17. King Sauromates II inflicted defeat on what people in the 2nd Century BC?

    1. Romans
    2. Goths
    3. Scythians
    4. Vandals

18. In which century did the Ruso Kazan Wars take place?

    1. 7th
    2. 11th
    3. 15th
    4. 12th

19. In what decade did Ho Chi Minh visit Moscow and accept Soviet aid?

    1. 1950s
    2. 1960s
    3. 1940s
    4. 1970s

20. How was Yury I better known?

    1. The High Roller
    2. The Slow Footed
    3. The Long Handed
    4. The King Maker

21. Glasnost and Perestroika were key policies of which leader?

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