Russia History Quiz 38

Questions

1. What was the name of the treaty that concluded the Russo-Japanese War?

   1. Treaty of Rome
   2. Treaty of Paris
   3. Treaty of Portsmouth
   4. Treaty of Derby

2. Who was the first Prince of Moscow to openly challenge Mongol rule in Russia?

   1. Ivan the Terrible
   2. Catherin the Great
   3. Peter the Great
   4. Dmitry Donskoy

3. Who is credited with founding the school of Socialist Realism?

   1. Maxim Gorky
   2. Fyodor Dostoyevsky
   3. Leo Tolstoy
   4. Aleksander Solzhenitsyn

4. Which state owned news agency was resurrected in 2013?

   1. Shout out Russia
   2. Speak to Russia
   3. People of Russia
   4. Voice of Russia

5. Which of these periods represents when the Yanma culture was prevalent?

   1. 100th century BC
   2. 36th-23rd Century BC
   3. 12th-19th century BC
   4. 1st Century BC

6. Which leader instigated the 1984 Soviet Boycott of the Olympics?

   1. Yeltsin
   2. Andropov
   3. Chernenko
   4. Stalin

7. Where did Russia finish in the final medals table the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics?

   1. 19th
   2. 1st
   3. 27th
   4. 5th

8. When was Russian suspended from the G8?

   1. 2010
   2. 2001
   3. 2014
   4. 2005

9. When did the Rouble become a convertible currency?

   1. 2009
   2. 2001
   3. 2006
   4. 2003

10. When did Russia make the infamous Molotov Ribbentrop pact?

    1. 1945
    2. 1914
    3. 1939
    4. 1918

11. During which century was the Tsardom of Russian Established?

    1. 16th
    2. 15th
    3. 14th
    4. 13th

12. What was Ivan the Terrible doing when he died in 1547?

    1. Eating
    2. Playing Golf
    3. Playing Chess
    4. Riding a Horse

13. What did Chernenko die of?

    1. Flu
    2. Cancer
    3. Emphysema
    4. A Stroke

14. The prehistoric god Agni, worship by Scythians, was deity of what?

    1. Waves
    2. Fire
    3. Water
    4. Wind

15. The 5 Year Plans were key economic policies instigated by whom?

    1. Khrushchev
    2. Stalin
    3. Andropov
    4. Gorbachev

16. O.H. Bader is the archaeologist and historian who discovered which ancient culture?

    1. Tama
    2. Mama
    3. Kama
    4. Lama

17. Islamey is a notable work by which Russian Composer?

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

18. In what year did Russian strike a deal with Iran to supply fuel to the Bushehr Nuclear Reactor in Iran?

    1. 2009
    2. 2015
    3. 2005
    4. 2001

19. In 2006 1.5 million year old tools were found in Dagestan. What name were they given?

    1. Moldovan
    2. Foldowan
    3. Oldowan
    4. Soldowan

20. How many seats did United Russian win in the State Duma in the 2012 election?

    1. 638
    2. 138
    3. 438
    4. 238