Russia History Quiz #33

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  1. Dominant in Russia, where did the Scyhtians originate?
    1. Greece
    2. Iran
    3. Turkey
    4. Kabul
  2. How many seats comprise the State Duma?
    1. 150
    2. 250
    3. 450
    4. 350
  3. In 2000, Putin reinstated the National Anthem from which leaders era?
    1. Gorbachev
    2. Tsar Nicholas II
    3. Stalin
    4. Lenin
  4. In what year did Putin head to Beijing to sign a new deal on economic futures with China?
    1. 2009
    2. 2003
    3. 2006
    4. 2012
  5. Invented in 13th century Russia, what is a Sokha?
    1. Plough
    2. Spear
    3. Sword
    4. Tractor
  6. Nikolai Levichev was appointed leader of which party in 2011?
    1. Communist Party
    2. United Russia
    3. A Just Russia
    4. LDPR
  7. Simeon I of Moscow ruled during which century?
    1. 12th
    2. 14th
    3. 16th
    4. 10th
  8. The name "ouim", as in the name of the infamous Russian tribe, translates as what?
    1. Mountain
    2. Tree
    3. Bear
    4. Island
  9. Vladimir Sirin was another name given to which writer?
    1. Vladimir Nabokov
    2. Leo Tolstoy
    3. Maxim Gorky
    4. Fyodor Dostoyevsky
  10. What relation was Simeone to Ivan II the Fair?
    1. Brother
    2. Cousin
    3. Father
    4. Son
  11. What was the name of the Roman Usurper married by Danmis in 17 BC?
    1. Libonius
    2. Scribonius
    3. Mibonius
    4. Fibonius
  12. When did Putin suspend Russia's participation in the 1990 Conventional Armed Forces Act?
    1. 2003
    2. 2012
    3. 2001
    4. 2007
  13. When did the Lisitsyn Brothers invented the Samovar?
    1. 1878
    2. 1978
    3. 1778
    4. 2008
  14. When was Peter the Great born?
    1. 1772
    2. 1572
    3. 1672
    4. 1872
  15. When were the band Pussy Riot imprisoned?
    1. 2009
    2. 2004
    3. 2001
    4. 2012
  16. Which inventors last name literally means "colouring flower" in Russian?
    1. Alexander Popov
    2. Mikhal Tsvet
    3. Mikhail Lomosov
    4. Mikhail Kalashnikov
  17. Which of these is the real name of a late 1980s Soviet Revolution?
    1. Gold Revolution
    2. Paper Revolution
    3. Silk Revolution
    4. Velvet Revolution
  18. Which Russian invented the PK Machine Gun?
    1. Alexander Popov
    2. Mikhal Tsvet
    3. Mikhail Lomosov
    4. Mikhail Kalashnikov
  19. Who invented the electromagnetic telegram?
    1. I. F. Alekandorivksy
    2. Alexander Lodygin
    3. Dmitri Mendeleev
    4. Pavel Schilling
  20. Who was targeted to replace Gorbachev as Soviet President in 1991?
    1. Lanayev
    2. Manayev
    3. Yanayev
    4. Sanayev

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  1. Dominant in Russia, where did the Scyhtians originate?
    Iran
  2. How many seats comprise the State Duma?
    450
  3. In 2000, Putin reinstated the National Anthem from which leaders era?
    Stalin
  4. In what year did Putin head to Beijing to sign a new deal on economic futures with China?
    2006
  5. Invented in 13th century Russia, what is a Sokha?
    Plough
  6. Nikolai Levichev was appointed leader of which party in 2011?
    A Just Russia
  7. Simeon I of Moscow ruled during which century?
    14th
  8. The name "ouim", as in the name of the infamous Russian tribe, translates as what?
    Island
  9. Vladimir Sirin was another name given to which writer?
    Vladimir Nabokov
  10. What relation was Simeone to Ivan II the Fair?
    Brother
  11. What was the name of the Roman Usurper married by Danmis in 17 BC?
    Scribonius
  12. When did Putin suspend Russia's participation in the 1990 Conventional Armed Forces Act?
    2007
  13. When did the Lisitsyn Brothers invented the Samovar?
    1778
  14. When was Peter the Great born?
    1672
  15. When were the band Pussy Riot imprisoned?
    2012
  16. Which inventors last name literally means "colouring flower" in Russian?
    Mikhal Tsvet
  17. Which of these is the real name of a late 1980s Soviet Revolution?
    Velvet Revolution
  18. Which Russian invented the PK Machine Gun?
    Mikhail Kalashnikov
  19. Who invented the electromagnetic telegram?
    Pavel Schilling
  20. Who was targeted to replace Gorbachev as Soviet President in 1991?
    Yanayev
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