Russia History Quiz 33

Questions

1. What was the name of the Roman Usurper married by Danmis in 17 BC?

   1. Scribonius
   2. Libonius
   3. Mibonius
   4. Fibonius

2. Who was targeted to replace Gorbachev as Soviet President in 1991?

   1. Yanayev
   2. Sanayev
   3. Manayev
   4. Lanayev

3. Who invented the electromagnetic telegram?

   1. Alexander Lodygin
   2. Pavel Schilling
   3. Dmitri Mendeleev
   4. I. F. Alekandorivksy

4. Which Russian invented the PK Machine Gun?

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

5. Which of these is the real name of a late 1980s Soviet Revolution?

   1. Paper Revolution
   2. Silk Revolution
   3. Velvet Revolution
   4. Gold Revolution

6. Which inventors last name literally means "colouring flower" in Russian?

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

7. When were the band Pussy Riot imprisoned?

   1. 2012
   2. 2001
   3. 2004
   4. 2009

8. When was Peter the Great born?

   1. 1772
   2. 1672
   3. 1572
   4. 1872

9. When did the Lisitsyn Brothers invented the Samovar?

   1. 2008
   2. 1878
   3. 1978
   4. 1778

10. When did Putin suspend Russia's participation in the 1990 Conventional Armed Forces Act?

    1. 2007
    2. 2001
    3. 2012
    4. 2003

11. Dominant in Russia, where did the Scyhtians originate?

    1. Kabul
    2. Greece
    3. Turkey
    4. Iran

12. What relation was Simeone to Ivan II the Fair?

    1. Brother
    2. Son
    3. Father
    4. Cousin

13. Vladimir Sirin was another name given to which writer?

    1. Vladimir Nabokov
    2. Fyodor Dostoyevsky
    3. Leo Tolstoy
    4. Maxim Gorky

14. The name "ouim", as in the name of the infamous Russian tribe, translates as what?

    1. Mountain
    2. Island
    3. Tree
    4. Bear

15. Simeon I of Moscow ruled during which century?

    1. 12th
    2. 16th
    3. 10th
    4. 14th

16. Nikolai Levichev was appointed leader of which party in 2011?

    1. A Just Russia
    2. Communist Party
    3. LDPR
    4. United Russia

17. Invented in 13th century Russia, what is a Sokha?

    1. Sword
    2. Plough
    3. Tractor
    4. Spear

18. In what year did Putin head to Beijing to sign a new deal on economic futures with China?

    1. 2003
    2. 2009
    3. 2012
    4. 2006

19. In 2000, Putin reinstated the National Anthem from which leaders era?

    1. Tsar Nicholas II
    2. Lenin
    3. Gorbachev
    4. Stalin

20. How many seats comprise the State Duma?

    1. 450
    2. 350
    3. 150
    4. 250