Russia History Quiz #34

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  1. What was the name of the Russian space station that became the first to orbit the earth in 1971?
    1. Luna
    2. Mir
    3. Salyut
    4. Solyuz
  2. Who was the 8th and last leader of this Soviet Union?
    1. Gorbachev
    2. Khrushchev
    3. Yeltsin
    4. Stalin
  3. Who invented the Periodic Table of Elements?
    1. Nikolai Korotkov
    2. Gleb Kotelinkov
    3. Dmitri Mendeleev
    4. I. F. Alekandorivksy
  4. Which Russian leader was the first Grand Duke of Finland?
    1. Peter I
    2. Simeone I
    3. Alexander I
    4. Edward I
  5. Which of these is the real name of a prehistoric Nomadic tribe in Russia?
    1. Meppe
    2. Steppe
    3. Leppe
    4. Beppe
  6. Which lake is thought to be the site of the first phase of Kama culture?
    1. Morovoy
    2. Borovoy
    3. Lorovoy
    4. Sorovoy
  7. Where did Alexi flee in 1716?
    1. Paris
    2. Istanbul
    3. Rome
    4. Vienna
  8. When was Primakov dismissed as Prime Minister by Yeltsin?
    1. 1987
    2. 1993
    3. 1998
    4. 1991
  9. When did the National Council elect Michael Romanov as Tsar?
    1. 913
    2. 1213
    3. 1613
    4. 1013
  10. When did Russia acquire the territory of Estonia?
    1. 1721
    2. 1921
    3. 1221
    4. 1221
  11. Due to boycotts, how many nations actually competed in the 1980 Olympic games?
    1. 5
    2. 203
    3. 100
    4. 80
  12. What religion was prominent in the Rurik dynasty?
    1. Paganism
    2. Christianity
    3. Catholicism
    4. Hinduism
  13. Vladimir Zhirinovsky has lead which party since 1991?
    1. LDPR
    2. Voice of Russia
    3. Communist Social
    4. United Russia
  14. The name of the "Oium" area in which the Scythians lived translates as what?
    1. Island
    2. Sea
    3. Scope
    4. Water
  15. Socialism in One Country was a chief policy of whom?
    1. Gorbachev
    2. Stalin
    3. Andropov
    4. Khrushchev
  16. Nomadism began to thrive during which period?
    1. Neolithic
    2. Middle Age
    3. Bronze Age
    4. Ice Age
  17. Invented in 1915, the Vezdekhod was a type of what?
    1. Aircraft Carrier
    2. Fighter Jet
    3. Armoured Car
    4. Tank
  18. in what year did Russia and Germany strike a deal to build a pipeline to connect the two nations?
    1. 2001
    2. 2015
    3. 2009
    4. 2005
  19. In 2003, why was Yukos Oil boss Mikhail Khodorkovksy arrested?
    1. Violence
    2. Murder
    3. Political wrongdoing
    4. Tax Evasion
  20. How many seats did Patriots of Russia win in the 2011 Duma elections?
    1. 33
    2. 10
    3. 0
    4. 4

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  1. What was the name of the Russian space station that became the first to orbit the earth in 1971?
    Salyut
  2. Who was the 8th and last leader of this Soviet Union?
    Gorbachev
  3. Who invented the Periodic Table of Elements?
    Dmitri Mendeleev
  4. Which Russian leader was the first Grand Duke of Finland?
    Alexander I
  5. Which of these is the real name of a prehistoric Nomadic tribe in Russia?
    Steppe
  6. Which lake is thought to be the site of the first phase of Kama culture?
    Borovoy
  7. Where did Alexi flee in 1716?
    Vienna
  8. When was Primakov dismissed as Prime Minister by Yeltsin?
    1998
  9. When did the National Council elect Michael Romanov as Tsar?
    1613
  10. When did Russia acquire the territory of Estonia?
    1721
  11. Due to boycotts, how many nations actually competed in the 1980 Olympic games?
    80
  12. What religion was prominent in the Rurik dynasty?
    Paganism
  13. Vladimir Zhirinovsky has lead which party since 1991?
    LDPR
  14. The name of the "Oium" area in which the Scythians lived translates as what?
    Island
  15. Socialism in One Country was a chief policy of whom?
    Stalin
  16. Nomadism began to thrive during which period?
    Neolithic
  17. Invented in 1915, the Vezdekhod was a type of what?
    Tank
  18. in what year did Russia and Germany strike a deal to build a pipeline to connect the two nations?
    2005
  19. In 2003, why was Yukos Oil boss Mikhail Khodorkovksy arrested?
    Tax Evasion
  20. How many seats did Patriots of Russia win in the 2011 Duma elections?
    0
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