Russia History Quiz 19

Questions

1. What was the name of the first Space Station?

   1. Luna
   2. Solyuz
   3. Salyut
   4. Mir

2. Who was appointed Prime Minister in the provisional government in the Duma in 1917?

   1. Georgy L'Vov
   2. Daniel N'Lov
   3. Simone D'Lov
   4. Vladimir M'vov

3. Who did Russia defeat in the South Ossetia War?

   1. Ukraine
   2. Latvia
   3. Moldova
   4. George

4. Which Roman Emperor ruled the Bosporan Kingdom during from 63 AD?

   1. Ceaser
   2. Hadrian
   3. Augustus
   4. Nero

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

   1. He has a daughter called Maria
   2. He has a daughter called Katerina
   3. He was in the KGB for 16 years
   4. June is the name of his daughter

6. Which company did Gazprom take control over in 2005?

   1. Bibneft
   2. Sibneft
   3. Linnet
   4. Widneft

7. When was the Russian capital first moved to St Petersburg?

   1. 1513
   2. 1213
   3. 1613
   4. 1713

8. When was Carbon arc welding invented in Russia?

   1. 21st century
   2. 20th century
   3. 18th Century
   4. 19th century

9. When did the Congress of People's deputies vote for a dissolution of the Soviet Union?

   1. 1998
   2. 1983
   3. 1991
   4. 1994

10. When did Ivan stop paying tribute to the Great Horde?

    1. 1276
    2. 1476
    3. 976
    4. 1076

11. At which battle did Alexander the Great defeat the Scythians?

    1. Faxartes
    2. Maxartes
    3. Jaxartes
    4. Laxartes

12. What name was given to the first four engine aircraft in the world?

    1. Lussky Hityaz
    2. Mussky Lityaz
    3. Sussky Mityaz
    4. Russky Vityaz

13. The Treaty of Tartu, signed in 1920, renounced Russian claims to where?

    1. Estonia
    2. Lithuania
    3. Poland
    4. Latvia

14. The Flight of the Bumble Bee is one of the most known Russian piece of work. Who is the composer?

    1. Glinka
    2. Mussorgsky
    3. Rimsky Korsakov
    4. Tchaikovksy

15. Russia banned people from what country adopting Russian children in 2012?

    1. France
    2. Italy
    3. America
    4. Spain

16. Lenin lead Russia in becoming the first country in the world to legalize what?

    1. GBH
    2. Manslaughter
    3. Abortion
    4. Murder

17. In which of these centuries would you have found Scythians in Russia?

    1. 50th BC
    2. 10th AD
    3. 5th AD
    4. 5th BC

18. In what month of 1992 was the Soviet Union officially dissolved?

    1. 1992
    2. 1999
    3. 1994
    4. 1998

19. In 1303 Daniel Nevsky died and his youngest son replaced him as Prince of Moscow. What was his name?

    1. Yury
    2. Sury
    3. Mury
    4. Fury

20. Graphene, invented in Russia, is an allotrope of which element?

    1. Hydrogen
    2. Tin
    3. Carbon
    4. Lead