Russia History Quiz 16

Questions

1. What was the name of the first diesel powered ship invented in Russia?

   1. Crook
   2. Vandal
   3. Solar
   4. Sonar

2. Who took the Novorgordian Throne in 1210?

   1. Msitislav the Brave
   2. Vladimir the Bold
   3. Boris the Beast
   4. Joseph the Warlod

3. Who device was invented by AM Ponyatov?

   1. Internet
   2. DVD
   3. Streaming Video
   4. Videotape Recorder

4. Which river was known in prehistoric times as Tanais?

   1. Don
   2. Volga
   3. Danube
   4. Siene

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

   1. He was born in Leningrad
   2. He married Ludimila in 1983?
   3. In 2020, he turned 68
   4. is married to a woman called June

6. Which chemical element was discovered by Russians in 1966?

   1. Californium
   2. Nobelium
   3. Einsteinium
   4. Hafnium

7. When was the Orgburo established to oversee the Communist Party?

   1. 1919
   2. 1949
   3. 1939
   4. 1929

8. When was Alexander Litvinenko killed?

   1. 2008
   2. 2002
   3. 2006
   4. 2010

9. When did the Belsan School disaster occur?

   1. 2001
   2. 2009
   3. 2004
   4. 2013

10. When did Igor Stravinsky die?

    1. 1991
    2. 1981
    3. 1971
    4. 1961

11. As part of the 2005 deal to supply fuel to Iran's Bushehr Nuclear Reactor, what did Russia want in return?

    1. Food
    2. Money
    3. Arms
    4. Spent Rods

12. What name is given to the form of pastoralism, prominent in Russia, where livestock are herded in order to find fresh pastures?

    1. Showmadism
    2. Bomadism
    3. Slowmadism
    4. Nomadism

13. The trade union Solidarity was founded in which year?

    1. 1990
    2. 1995
    3. 1985
    4. 1980

14. The European Parliament established a Freed for Thought prize in 1985 in honour of whom?

    1. Lenin
    2. Sakhrov
    3. Stalin
    4. Putin

15. Rasputin was allegedly ordered for being a cause of Russia's failures during which war?

    1. Russo Japanese War
    2. World War 2
    3. World War 1
    4. Russo-China War

16. King Sauromates II was a king of which Ancient Russian kingdom?

    1. Moscovian Kingdom
    2. Hun Kingdom
    3. Bosporan Kingdom
    4. Slav Kingdom

17. In which city was Alexander Litvinenko killed?

    1. London
    2. Rome
    3. Moscow
    4. Paris

18. In what decade was the Gulag established?

    1. 1930s
    2. 1940s
    3. 1990s
    4. 1950s

19. IF Alexandrovisky invented which device used in Warfare?

    1. Torpedo
    2. Gas Mask
    3. AK47
    4. Heat Seeking Missle

20. Glasnost began in what decade?

    1. 2000s
    2. 1980s
    3. 1970s
    4. 1990s