Russia History Quiz #31

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  1. Dmitri Donskoy earned his nickname "The Don" from a victory over which people?
    1. Mongols
    2. Vandals
    3. Tatars
    4. Goths
  2. How many people were killed is the Belsan school disaster?
    1. 1080
    2. 380
    3. 980
    4. 80
  3. In 1998 Gorbachev launched a challenge against nationalists in which country?
    1. Kazakhstan
    2. Israel
    3. Ukraine
    4. China
  4. In what year did Moscow hold the Summer Olympics?
    1. 1984
    2. 1988
    3. 1980
    4. 1992
  5. In Yanma Culture, a central theme was the Kurgans, what are Kurgans?
    1. Animals
    2. Trees
    3. Graves
    4. Weapons
  6. ND Zelinskiy invented what device, used extensively in World War 1?
    1. AK 47
    2. Fighter Jet
    3. Tank
    4. Carbon Filter Mask
  7. Shemyaka inflicted what punishment on Vasili II?
    1. Ears Removed
    2. Head Cut Off
    3. Fingers Cut off
    4. Blinded
  8. The Modern icebreaker ship was invented in Russia in which decade?
    1. 1860s
    2. 1890s
    3. 1970s
    4. 1930s
  9. Victory of which peoples earned Aleksander Nevksy his nickname?
    1. French
    2. Germans
    3. Dutch
    4. Swedes
  10. What regional number was Ivan the Great?
    1. V
    2. VIII
    3. XII
    4. III
  11. What was the name of the power plant, the strike at which began the 1905 Revolution?
    1. Mulitov
    2. Sultiov
    3. Pulitov
    4. Bulitov
  12. When did Putin reinstate the national Anthem of the Stalinist era?
    1. 2006
    2. 2004
    3. 2012
    4. 2000
  13. When did the Kornilov affair take place?
    1. 1922
    2. 1933
    3. 1917
    4. 1942
  14. When was modern powered milk invented in Russia?
    1. 1902
    2. 1802
    3. 1752
    4. 1852
  15. When was Vladimir Putin elected as director of the Federal Security Services?
    1. 2003
    2. 2002
    3. 1998
    4. 2009
  16. Which group did Russia join in 1996?
    1. EU
    2. G8
    3. UN
    4. G7
  17. Which of these is an invention associated with a famous Russian?
    1. Pavlovs Dog
    2. Pavlovs Bird
    3. Pavlovs Horse
    4. Pavlovs Cat
  18. Which Russian invented the Monorail?
    1. Pavel Schilling
    2. Ivan Elmanov
    3. Alexander Lodygin
    4. Dmitri Mendeleev
  19. Who invented Chromatography?
    1. Mikhail Lomosov
    2. Mikhail Kalashnikov
    3. Alexander Popov
    4. Mikhal Tsvet
  20. Who was Russia leader at the time of the Cuban Missile Crisis?
    1. Yeltsin
    2. Khrushchev
    3. Gorbachev
    4. Andropov

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  1. Dmitri Donskoy earned his nickname "The Don" from a victory over which people?
    Tatars
  2. How many people were killed is the Belsan school disaster?
    380
  3. In 1998 Gorbachev launched a challenge against nationalists in which country?
    Kazakhstan
  4. In what year did Moscow hold the Summer Olympics?
    1980
  5. In Yanma Culture, a central theme was the Kurgans, what are Kurgans?
    Graves
  6. ND Zelinskiy invented what device, used extensively in World War 1?
    Carbon Filter Mask
  7. Shemyaka inflicted what punishment on Vasili II?
    Blinded
  8. The Modern icebreaker ship was invented in Russia in which decade?
    1860s
  9. Victory of which peoples earned Aleksander Nevksy his nickname?
    Swedes
  10. What regional number was Ivan the Great?
    III
  11. What was the name of the power plant, the strike at which began the 1905 Revolution?
    Pulitov
  12. When did Putin reinstate the national Anthem of the Stalinist era?
    2000
  13. When did the Kornilov affair take place?
    1917
  14. When was modern powered milk invented in Russia?
    1802
  15. When was Vladimir Putin elected as director of the Federal Security Services?
    1998
  16. Which group did Russia join in 1996?
    G7
  17. Which of these is an invention associated with a famous Russian?
    Pavlovs Dog
  18. Which Russian invented the Monorail?
    Ivan Elmanov
  19. Who invented Chromatography?
    Mikhal Tsvet
  20. Who was Russia leader at the time of the Cuban Missile Crisis?
    Khrushchev
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