Russia History Quiz #2

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  1. A mutiny occurred on Potemkin in 1905. What was Potemkin?
    1. Palace
    2. Battleship
    3. industrial Site
    4. Fighter Jet
  2. Fatherland All Russia united with which party in 2001 to form United Russia?
    1. Liberality
    2. Peace
    3. Freedom
    4. Unity
  3. How many years did Gennaidy Seleznyov serve as Chairman of the State Duma?
    1. 7
    2. 5
    3. 9
    4. 3
  4. In 2014 Gazprom signed a 30 year deal to supply which nation with gas for $400bn?
    1. Germany
    2. China
    3. Italy
    4. USA
  5. In what year did the state gain control of Gazprom when shares reached over 50%?
    1. 2005
    2. 2001
    3. 2014
    4. 2009
  6. Ivan Rybkin, Chairman of the Duma between 1994 and 1996, represented which party?
    1. United Russia
    2. FDLPR
    3. Communist Party
    4. Agrarian Party
  7. Operation Barbossa involved roughly how many Soviet troops?
    1. 3 million
    2. 1 billion
    3. 100 million
    4. 44 million
  8. The Bosporan Kingdom built its riches on exporting what?
    1. Weapons
    2. Slaves
    3. Water
    4. Wine
  9. The Russian ship Vandal was the first ship to be powered by what?
    1. Wind
    2. Solar Panels
    3. Diesel
    4. Nuclear Power
  10. What drink was said to be invented in 1430s Russia?
    1. Beer
    2. Wine
    3. Vodka
    4. Whiskey
  11. What was the first name of famous Soviet Leader Andropov?
    1. Vladimir
    2. Yuri
    3. Nikolay
    4. Suri
  12. What was the Reginal number of Peter the Great?
    1. I
    2. III
    3. XI
    4. VI
  13. When did Russian join NATO's Partnership for Peace programmes?
    1. 1994
    2. 1991
    3. 1998
    4. 1987
  14. When did the Smolensk War take place?
    1. 1632
    2. 1832
    3. 1732
    4. 1932
  15. When was the Bosporan Kingdom established?
    1. 235 BC
    2. 438 BC
    3. 111 AD
    4. 120 BC
  16. Where did the Western Scythians take their base?
    1. Moscow
    2. Crimea
    3. St Petersburg
    4. Latvia
  17. Which leader was responsible for the establishment and growth of the Gulag?
    1. Stalin
    2. Khrushchev
    3. Andropov
    4. Gorbachev
  18. Which of these terms best describes the LDPR Party?
    1. Extreme Left
    2. Far Left
    3. Centre Ground
    4. Far Right
  19. Who annexed the Grand Duchy of Tiver in 1485?
    1. Ivan
    2. Catherine
    3. Nicholas
    4. Peter
  20. Who orchestrated "The Great Purge"?
    1. Khrushchev
    2. Stalin
    3. Andropov
    4. Gorbachev
  21. Who wrote War and Peace?
    1. Aleksander Solzhenitsyn
    2. Fyodor Dostoyevsky
    3. Maxim Gorky
    4. Leo Tolstoy

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  1. A mutiny occurred on Potemkin in 1905. What was Potemkin?
    Battleship
  2. Fatherland All Russia united with which party in 2001 to form United Russia?
    Unity
  3. How many years did Gennaidy Seleznyov serve as Chairman of the State Duma?
    3
  4. In 2014 Gazprom signed a 30 year deal to supply which nation with gas for $400bn?
    China
  5. In what year did the state gain control of Gazprom when shares reached over 50%?
    2005
  6. Ivan Rybkin, Chairman of the Duma between 1994 and 1996, represented which party?
    Agrarian Party
  7. Operation Barbossa involved roughly how many Soviet troops?
    3 million
  8. The Bosporan Kingdom built its riches on exporting what?
    Slaves
  9. The Russian ship Vandal was the first ship to be powered by what?
    Diesel
  10. What drink was said to be invented in 1430s Russia?
    Vodka
  11. What was the first name of famous Soviet Leader Andropov?
    Yuri
  12. What was the Reginal number of Peter the Great?
    I
  13. When did Russian join NATO's Partnership for Peace programmes?
    1994
  14. When did the Smolensk War take place?
    1632
  15. When was the Bosporan Kingdom established?
    438 BC
  16. Where did the Western Scythians take their base?
    Crimea
  17. Which leader was responsible for the establishment and growth of the Gulag?
    Stalin
  18. Which of these terms best describes the LDPR Party?
    Far Right
  19. Who annexed the Grand Duchy of Tiver in 1485?
    Ivan
  20. Who orchestrated "The Great Purge"?
    Stalin
  21. Who wrote War and Peace?
    Leo Tolstoy
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