Russia History Quiz #19

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  1. At which battle did Alexander the Great defeat the Scythians?
    1. Faxartes
    2. Maxartes
    3. Jaxartes
    4. Laxartes
  2. Graphene, invented in Russia, is an allotrope of which element?
    1. Hydrogen
    2. Tin
    3. Lead
    4. Carbon
  3. In 1303 Daniel Nevsky died and his youngest son replaced him as Prince of Moscow. What was his name?
    1. Sury
    2. Fury
    3. Yury
    4. Mury
  4. In what month of 1992 was the Soviet Union officially dissolved?
    1. 1998
    2. 1999
    3. 1992
    4. 1994
  5. In which of these centuries would you have found Scythians in Russia?
    1. 5th BC
    2. 50th BC
    3. 5th AD
    4. 10th AD
  6. Lenin lead Russia in becoming the first country in the world to legalize what?
    1. Manslaughter
    2. GBH
    3. Abortion
    4. Murder
  7. Russia banned people from what country adopting Russian children in 2012?
    1. Italy
    2. America
    3. Spain
    4. France
  8. The Flight of the Bumble Bee is one of the most known Russian piece of work. Who is the composer?
    1. Rimsky Korsakov
    2. Glinka
    3. Mussorgsky
    4. Tchaikovksy
  9. The Treaty of Tartu, signed in 1920, renounced Russian claims to where?
    1. Latvia
    2. Poland
    3. Estonia
    4. Lithuania
  10. What name was given to the first four engine aircraft in the world?
    1. Lussky Hityaz
    2. Sussky Mityaz
    3. Mussky Lityaz
    4. Russky Vityaz
  11. What was the name of the first Space Station?
    1. Solyuz
    2. Mir
    3. Salyut
    4. Luna
  12. When did Ivan stop paying tribute to the Great Horde?
    1. 1076
    2. 976
    3. 1476
    4. 1276
  13. When did the Congress of People's deputies vote for a dissolution of the Soviet Union?
    1. 1994
    2. 1983
    3. 1991
    4. 1998
  14. When was Carbon arc welding invented in Russia?
    1. 20th century
    2. 18th Century
    3. 19th century
    4. 21st century
  15. When was the Russian capital first moved to St Petersburg?
    1. 1613
    2. 1213
    3. 1713
    4. 1513
  16. Which company did Gazprom take control over in 2005?
    1. Bibneft
    2. Sibneft
    3. Linnet
    4. Widneft
  17. Which of these facts is NOT true about Valdimir Putin?
    1. June is the name of his daughter
    2. He has a daughter called Katerina
    3. He has a daughter called Maria
    4. He was in the KGB for 16 years
  18. Which Roman Emperor ruled the Bosporan Kingdom during from 63 AD?
    1. Augustus
    2. Hadrian
    3. Nero
    4. Ceaser
  19. Who did Russia defeat in the South Ossetia War?
    1. Moldova
    2. George
    3. Ukraine
    4. Latvia
  20. Who was appointed Prime Minister in the provisional government in the Duma in 1917?
    1. Daniel N'Lov
    2. Simone D'Lov
    3. Georgy L'Vov
    4. Vladimir M'vov

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  1. At which battle did Alexander the Great defeat the Scythians?
    Jaxartes
  2. Graphene, invented in Russia, is an allotrope of which element?
    Carbon
  3. In 1303 Daniel Nevsky died and his youngest son replaced him as Prince of Moscow. What was his name?
    Yury
  4. In what month of 1992 was the Soviet Union officially dissolved?
    1992
  5. In which of these centuries would you have found Scythians in Russia?
    5th BC
  6. Lenin lead Russia in becoming the first country in the world to legalize what?
    Abortion
  7. Russia banned people from what country adopting Russian children in 2012?
    America
  8. The Flight of the Bumble Bee is one of the most known Russian piece of work. Who is the composer?
    Rimsky Korsakov
  9. The Treaty of Tartu, signed in 1920, renounced Russian claims to where?
    Estonia
  10. What name was given to the first four engine aircraft in the world?
    Russky Vityaz
  11. What was the name of the first Space Station?
    Salyut
  12. When did Ivan stop paying tribute to the Great Horde?
    1476
  13. When did the Congress of People's deputies vote for a dissolution of the Soviet Union?
    1991
  14. When was Carbon arc welding invented in Russia?
    19th century
  15. When was the Russian capital first moved to St Petersburg?
    1713
  16. Which company did Gazprom take control over in 2005?
    Sibneft
  17. Which of these facts is NOT true about Valdimir Putin?
    June is the name of his daughter
  18. Which Roman Emperor ruled the Bosporan Kingdom during from 63 AD?
    Nero
  19. Who did Russia defeat in the South Ossetia War?
    George
  20. Who was appointed Prime Minister in the provisional government in the Duma in 1917?
    Georgy L'Vov
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