Russia History Quiz #16

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  1. Glasnost began in what decade?
    1. 1980s
    2. 1990s
    3. 1970s
    4. 2000s
  2. IF Alexandrovisky invented which device used in Warfare?
    1. Heat Seeking Missle
    2. Gas Mask
    3. Torpedo
    4. AK47
  3. In what decade was the Gulag established?
    1. 1940s
    2. 1950s
    3. 1990s
    4. 1930s
  4. In which city was Alexander Litvinenko killed?
    1. Paris
    2. London
    3. Rome
    4. Moscow
  5. King Sauromates II was a king of which Ancient Russian kingdom?
    1. Hun Kingdom
    2. Slav Kingdom
    3. Bosporan Kingdom
    4. Moscovian Kingdom
  6. Rasputin was allegedly ordered for being a cause of Russia's failures during which war?
    1. Russo-China War
    2. Russo Japanese War
    3. World War 2
    4. World War 1
  7. The European Parliament established a Freed for Thought prize in 1985 in honour of whom?
    1. Lenin
    2. Stalin
    3. Putin
    4. Sakhrov
  8. The trade union Solidarity was founded in which year?
    1. 1995
    2. 1980
    3. 1985
    4. 1990
  9. What name is given to the form of pastoralism, prominent in Russia, where livestock are herded in order to find fresh pastures?
    1. Nomadism
    2. Slowmadism
    3. Bomadism
    4. Showmadism
  10. What was the name of the first diesel powered ship invented in Russia?
    1. Vandal
    2. Solar
    3. Sonar
    4. Crook
  11. When did Igor Stravinsky die?
    1. 1981
    2. 1961
    3. 1991
    4. 1971
  12. When did the Belsan School disaster occur?
    1. 2009
    2. 2013
    3. 2001
    4. 2004
  13. When was Alexander Litvinenko killed?
    1. 2002
    2. 2006
    3. 2010
    4. 2008
  14. When was the Orgburo established to oversee the Communist Party?
    1. 1929
    2. 1939
    3. 1949
    4. 1919
  15. Which chemical element was discovered by Russians in 1966?
    1. Einsteinium
    2. Hafnium
    3. Nobelium
    4. Californium
  16. Which of these facts is NOT true about Valdimir Putin?
    1. He married Ludimila in 1983?
    2. In 2020, he turned 68
    3. He was born in Leningrad
    4. is married to a woman called June
  17. Which river was known in prehistoric times as Tanais?
    1. Volga
    2. Don
    3. Danube
    4. Siene
  18. Who device was invented by AM Ponyatov?
    1. Videotape Recorder
    2. DVD
    3. Streaming Video
    4. Internet
  19. Who took the Novorgordian Throne in 1210?
    1. Joseph the Warlod
    2. Msitislav the Brave
    3. Vladimir the Bold
    4. Boris the Beast
  20. As part of the 2005 deal to supply fuel to Iran's Bushehr Nuclear Reactor, what did Russia want in return?
    1. Arms
    2. Money
    3. Spent Rods
    4. Food

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Interactive Quiz

  1. Glasnost began in what decade?
    1980s
  2. IF Alexandrovisky invented which device used in Warfare?
    Torpedo
  3. In what decade was the Gulag established?
    1930s
  4. In which city was Alexander Litvinenko killed?
    London
  5. King Sauromates II was a king of which Ancient Russian kingdom?
    Bosporan Kingdom
  6. Rasputin was allegedly ordered for being a cause of Russia's failures during which war?
    World War 1
  7. The European Parliament established a Freed for Thought prize in 1985 in honour of whom?
    Sakhrov
  8. The trade union Solidarity was founded in which year?
    1980
  9. What name is given to the form of pastoralism, prominent in Russia, where livestock are herded in order to find fresh pastures?
    Nomadism
  10. What was the name of the first diesel powered ship invented in Russia?
    Vandal
  11. When did Igor Stravinsky die?
    1971
  12. When did the Belsan School disaster occur?
    2004
  13. When was Alexander Litvinenko killed?
    2006
  14. When was the Orgburo established to oversee the Communist Party?
    1919
  15. Which chemical element was discovered by Russians in 1966?
    Nobelium
  16. Which of these facts is NOT true about Valdimir Putin?
    is married to a woman called June
  17. Which river was known in prehistoric times as Tanais?
    Don
  18. Who device was invented by AM Ponyatov?
    Videotape Recorder
  19. Who took the Novorgordian Throne in 1210?
    Msitislav the Brave
  20. As part of the 2005 deal to supply fuel to Iran's Bushehr Nuclear Reactor, what did Russia want in return?
    Spent Rods
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