Russia History Quiz #33

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

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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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