Russia History Quiz #21

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  1. Blogger Alexei Navalny was imprisoned in which year?
    1. 2011
    2. 2005
    3. 2013
    4. 2008
  2. Grigory Potemkin was a favourite of which Russian ruler?
    1. Ivan the Terrible
    2. Joseph Stalin
    3. Peter the Great
    4. Catherine the Great
  3. In 1480, Ivans forces defeated Akhmat Khan on which river?
    1. Surga
    2. Murga
    3. Urga
    4. Lurga
  4. In what year as the Battle of Suzdal?
    1. 1115
    2. 1445
    3. 1335
    4. 1225
  5. In which of these years was Catherine the Great NOT alive?
    1. 1731
    2. 1751
    3. 1741
    4. 1802
  6. Levshinsky is one of the final eras in the history of what prehistoric culture?
    1. Kama
    2. Samara
    3. Khvalysnk
    4. Scythian
  7. Russia mobilised its army in 1914 to defend which country?
    1. Serbia
    2. Israel
    3. Italy
    4. Germany
  8. The Golden Mountains of Altai, a UNESCO World Hertiage site, are most associated with which culture?
    1. Pazyryk
    2. Samara
    3. Kama
    4. Lamara
  9. The Yanma Culture flourished in which age?
    1. Ice
    2. Middle
    3. Iron
    4. Bronze
  10. What name was given to the popular Revolution of the late 1980s?
    1. The Joyous Revolution
    2. The Singing Revolution
    3. The Dancing Revolution
    4. The Shouting Revolution
  11. What was the name of the Goth king who led the Ouim takeover of Russian lands in the 3rd Century BC?
    1. Millimer
    2. Fillimer
    3. Dillimer
    4. Sillimer
  12. When did Khrushchev become the First Secretary of the Community Party?
    1. 1983
    2. 1973
    3. 1953
    4. 1963
  13. When did the Coup attempt, involving installing Yananyev as leader, occur?
    1. 1981
    2. 1985
    3. 1991
    4. 1995
  14. When was Gorbachev detained by the KGB at his villa in Crimea?
    1. 1999
    2. 1991
    3. 1995
    4. 1988
  15. When was the Siege of Kazan?
    1. 1777
    2. 1032
    3. 1552
    4. 1332
  16. Which composer was honoured in 1884 by Emperor Alexander III?
    1. Balakirev
    2. Borodin
    3. Tchaikovksy
    4. Glinka
  17. Which of these facts is NOT true about Valdimir Putin?
    1. He became President in 1999
    2. He was born in 1944
    3. He was born in 1952
    4. He was in the KGB for 16 years
  18. Which Roman leader placed Polemon in charge of the Pontus Kingdom?
    1. Caligula
    2. Nero
    3. Justinian
    4. Agrippa
  19. Who did Stalin personally invited back to the Soviet Union in 1936?
    1. Leo Tolstoy
    2. Aleksander Solzhenitsyn
    3. Fyodor Dostoyevsky
    4. Maxim Gorky
  20. Who was born in Stavropol Krai in 1931?
    1. Yeltsin
    2. Stalin
    3. Gorbachev
    4. Khrushchev

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Interactive Quiz

  1. Blogger Alexei Navalny was imprisoned in which year?
    2013
  2. Grigory Potemkin was a favourite of which Russian ruler?
    Catherine the Great
  3. In 1480, Ivans forces defeated Akhmat Khan on which river?
    Urga
  4. In what year as the Battle of Suzdal?
    1445
  5. In which of these years was Catherine the Great NOT alive?
    1802
  6. Levshinsky is one of the final eras in the history of what prehistoric culture?
    Kama
  7. Russia mobilised its army in 1914 to defend which country?
    Serbia
  8. The Golden Mountains of Altai, a UNESCO World Hertiage site, are most associated with which culture?
    Pazyryk
  9. The Yanma Culture flourished in which age?
    Bronze
  10. What name was given to the popular Revolution of the late 1980s?
    The Singing Revolution
  11. What was the name of the Goth king who led the Ouim takeover of Russian lands in the 3rd Century BC?
    Fillimer
  12. When did Khrushchev become the First Secretary of the Community Party?
    1953
  13. When did the Coup attempt, involving installing Yananyev as leader, occur?
    1991
  14. When was Gorbachev detained by the KGB at his villa in Crimea?
    1991
  15. When was the Siege of Kazan?
    1552
  16. Which composer was honoured in 1884 by Emperor Alexander III?
    Tchaikovksy
  17. Which of these facts is NOT true about Valdimir Putin?
    He was born in 1944
  18. Which Roman leader placed Polemon in charge of the Pontus Kingdom?
    Agrippa
  19. Who did Stalin personally invited back to the Soviet Union in 1936?
    Maxim Gorky
  20. Who was born in Stavropol Krai in 1931?
    Gorbachev
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