Russia History Quiz 31

Questions

1. What was the name of the power plant, the strike at which began the 1905 Revolution?

   1. Sultiov
   2. Mulitov
   3. Pulitov
   4. Bulitov

2. Who was Russia leader at the time of the Cuban Missile Crisis?

   1. Andropov
   2. Yeltsin
   3. Gorbachev
   4. Khrushchev

3. Who invented Chromatography?

   1. Alexander Popov
   2. Mikhail Lomosov
   3. Mikhal Tsvet
   4. Mikhail Kalashnikov

4. Which Russian invented the Monorail?

   1. Alexander Lodygin
   2. Pavel Schilling
   3. Dmitri Mendeleev
   4. Ivan Elmanov

5. Which of these is an invention associated with a famous Russian?

   1. Pavlovs Horse
   2. Pavlovs Cat
   3. Pavlovs Bird
   4. Pavlovs Dog

6. Which group did Russia join in 1996?

   1. EU
   2. UN
   3. G7
   4. G8

7. When was Vladimir Putin elected as director of the Federal Security Services?

   1. 1998
   2. 2009
   3. 2002
   4. 2003

8. When was modern powered milk invented in Russia?

   1. 1902
   2. 1752
   3. 1802
   4. 1852

9. When did the Kornilov affair take place?

   1. 1933
   2. 1922
   3. 1942
   4. 1917

10. When did Putin reinstate the national Anthem of the Stalinist era?

    1. 2012
    2. 2004
    3. 2006
    4. 2000

11. Dmitri Donskoy earned his nickname "The Don" from a victory over which people?

    1. Mongols
    2. Tatars
    3. Vandals
    4. Goths

12. What regional number was Ivan the Great?

    1. V
    2. III
    3. VIII
    4. XII

13. Victory of which peoples earned Aleksander Nevksy his nickname?

    1. French
    2. Dutch
    3. Germans
    4. Swedes

14. The Modern icebreaker ship was invented in Russia in which decade?

    1. 1930s
    2. 1890s
    3. 1860s
    4. 1970s

15. Shemyaka inflicted what punishment on Vasili II?

    1. Blinded
    2. Fingers Cut off
    3. Head Cut Off
    4. Ears Removed

16. ND Zelinskiy invented what device, used extensively in World War 1?

    1. Tank
    2. Fighter Jet
    3. AK 47
    4. Carbon Filter Mask

17. In Yanma Culture, a central theme was the Kurgans, what are Kurgans?

    1. Trees
    2. Animals
    3. Weapons
    4. Graves

18. In what year did Moscow hold the Summer Olympics?

    1. 1992
    2. 1988
    3. 1984
    4. 1980

19. In 1998 Gorbachev launched a challenge against nationalists in which country?

    1. Ukraine
    2. China
    3. Kazakhstan
    4. Israel

20. How many people were killed is the Belsan school disaster?

    1. 380
    2. 980
    3. 80
    4. 1080