Russia History Quiz 37

Questions

1. What was the name of the the battleship on which the infamous 1905 mutiny occurred?

   1. Lotemkin
   2. Sotemkim
   3. Potemkin
   4. Motemkin

2. Who was the first non Rurikid tsar of Russia?

   1. Ivan the Terrible
   2. Peter the Great
   3. Boris Gudunov
   4. Ivan the Great

3. Who invented the worlds first rifle?

   1. Gleb Kotelinkov
   2. I. F. Alekandorivksy
   3. GV Federov
   4. Nikolai Korotkov

4. Which Russian was awarded the prize as Humanist of the Year in 1980?

   1. Andrei Sakharov
   2. Bulgaria Leonev
   3. Vladimir Putin
   4. Solzany Kirov

5. Which of these parties was founded in 2001?

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

6. Which leader gave the famous "secret speech" in 1956?

   1. Khrushchev
   2. Kirov
   3. Stalin
   4. Lenin

7. Where did Russia controversially display its Naval Power in 2008, seen by some as a threat?

   1. England
   2. USA
   3. China
   4. France

8. When was Russia permitted to join the WTO?

   1. 2011
   2. 2004
   3. 2007
   4. 2009

9. When did the October Revolution occur?

   1. 1927
   2. 1917
   3. 1937
   4. 1947

10. When did Russia introduce and invent the Decimal currency?

    1. 1804
    2. 1704
    3. 1604
    4. 1904

11. During which century was Elizabeth I the ruler of Russia?

    1. 20th
    2. 18th
    3. 17th
    4. 19th

12. What was invented by the Russian Bruno Abakanowicz?

    1. Toaster
    2. Spirograh
    3. Calculus
    4. Rubiks Cube

13. What caused the death of Yuri Andropov in 1984?

    1. Stroke
    2. Lung Collapse
    3. Shooting
    4. Kidney Disease

14. The pipeline planned between Russia and Germany in 2005 was located under which sea?

    1. Atlantic Ocean
    2. North Sea
    3. Caribbean Sea
    4. Baltic Sea

15. Swan Lake and The Nutcracker are seminal works by which composer?

    1. Balakirev
    2. Glinka
    3. Borodin
    4. Tchaikovksy

16. Novgorod was the capital of the Rus people until which year?

    1. 882
    2. 1222
    3. 432
    4. 1343

17. Ipatovo is a prehistoric site closest to which modern day area?

    1. Stavropol
    2. Kiev
    3. Kabul
    4. Moscow

18. In what year did Russian Alexander Sablukov invented the centrifugal fan?

    1. 2015
    2. 1735
    3. 1935
    4. 1835

19. In 2005 the state gained control of what major company?

    1. Gazinc
    2. Gazprom
    3. Gazlight
    4. Gazda

20. How many seats did the LDPR win in the 2011 elections into the Duma?

    1. 56
    2. 22
    3. 87
    4. 109