Russia History Quiz #41

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  1. What was the nickname of Vasili's so who became Grand Prince of Moscow in 1425?
    1. The Blind
    2. The Deaf
    3. The Dumb
    4. The Clear
  2. Who was the only General Secretary of the Soviet Union to be born AFTER the October Revolution?
    1. Gorbachev
    2. Khrushchev
    3. Yeltsin
    4. Stalin
  3. Who led the Bolsheviks in 1903 when they split from the Mensheviks?
    1. Leonev
    2. Lenin
    3. Tito
    4. Stalin
  4. Which video game was famously invented in Russia in 1984 by Alexey Pazhitnov?
    1. Mario World
    2. Sonic
    3. Pong
    4. Tetris
  5. Which of these Russian figures died in 125?
    1. Ivan the Terrible
    2. Leo Tolstoy
    3. Catherin the Great
    4. Peter the Great
  6. Which leader signed a non-aggression pact with Nazi Germany in 1939?
    1. Khrushchev
    2. Gorbachev
    3. Andropov
    4. Stalin
  7. Where did the hostage takers want Russia to withdraw from in the 2002 Moscow Hostage crisis?
    1. Iraq
    2. Chechnya
    3. Ukraine
    4. Afghanistan
  8. When was Tchaikovksy born?
    1. 1740
    2. 1640
    3. 1940
    4. 1840
  9. When did the Russo Japanese War break out?
    1. 1904
    2. 1924
    3. 1914
    4. 1934
  10. When did Russian forces kill the Chechen Separatist leader Asian Maskhadov?
    1. 2009
    2. 2001
    3. 2005
    4. 2013
  11. Electron cooling was pioneered in Russia in which century?
    1. 19th
    2. 20th
    3. 18th
    4. 21st
  12. What was the cause of the riots that began the Novocherkassk Massacre?
    1. Oil Prices
    2. Democracy
    3. Discrimination
    4. Food Prices
  13. What did Putin change about the Stalinist national Anthem when he re-introduced it in the year 2000?
    1. Speed
    2. Music
    3. Words
    4. Pitch
  14. The Rite of Spring was a famous and controversial work by whom?
    1. Mussorgsky
    2. Stravinsky
    3. Tchaikovksy
    4. Rimsky Korsakov
  15. The Basmati revolt occurred when tsar Nicholas ordered the conscription of people from where?
    1. Central Asia
    2. America
    3. Turkey
    4. Ukraine
  16. Olga, the first female ruler of the Rus people, was married to which ruler?
    1. Peter of Burgs
    2. Maxim of Moscow
    3. Martin of Moscow
    4. Igor of Kiev
  17. Ivan I gained what nikcname due to his links to the Golden Horde?
    1. The Monyebag
    2. The Dangerman
    3. The Banker
    4. The Richman
  18. In what year did the "February Revolution" take place?
    1. 1927
    2. 1937
    3. 1957
    4. 1917
  19. In 2008 the next Presidents term was increased to how many years?
    1. 6
    2. 10
    3. 7
    4. 2
  20. How many years did Boris Gudunov rule Russia?
    1. 24
    2. 44
    3. 34
    4. 14

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  1. What was the nickname of Vasili's so who became Grand Prince of Moscow in 1425?
    The Blind
  2. Who was the only General Secretary of the Soviet Union to be born AFTER the October Revolution?
    Gorbachev
  3. Who led the Bolsheviks in 1903 when they split from the Mensheviks?
    Lenin
  4. Which video game was famously invented in Russia in 1984 by Alexey Pazhitnov?
    Tetris
  5. Which of these Russian figures died in 125?
    Peter the Great
  6. Which leader signed a non-aggression pact with Nazi Germany in 1939?
    Stalin
  7. Where did the hostage takers want Russia to withdraw from in the 2002 Moscow Hostage crisis?
    Chechnya
  8. When was Tchaikovksy born?
    1840
  9. When did the Russo Japanese War break out?
    1904
  10. When did Russian forces kill the Chechen Separatist leader Asian Maskhadov?
    2005
  11. Electron cooling was pioneered in Russia in which century?
    20th
  12. What was the cause of the riots that began the Novocherkassk Massacre?
    Food Prices
  13. What did Putin change about the Stalinist national Anthem when he re-introduced it in the year 2000?
    Words
  14. The Rite of Spring was a famous and controversial work by whom?
    Stravinsky
  15. The Basmati revolt occurred when tsar Nicholas ordered the conscription of people from where?
    Central Asia
  16. Olga, the first female ruler of the Rus people, was married to which ruler?
    Igor of Kiev
  17. Ivan I gained what nikcname due to his links to the Golden Horde?
    The Monyebag
  18. In what year did the "February Revolution" take place?
    1917
  19. In 2008 the next Presidents term was increased to how many years?
    6
  20. How many years did Boris Gudunov rule Russia?
    14
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