Russia History Quiz #42

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  1. What was the nikcname of the Rus' king Yiroslav?
    1. The Brave
    2. The Wise
    3. The Truth
    4. The Noble
  2. Who was the second largest party in the Duma in the 2012 elections?
    1. FDR
    2. LDPR
    3. Communist
    4. A Just Russia
  3. Who led the Mensheviks during the 1903 schism?
    1. Martov
    2. Lartov
    3. Bartov
    4. Sartov
  4. Which was the second largest party in Russia after the 2011 elections?
    1. LDPR
    2. United Russia
    3. A Just Russia
    4. Communist Party
  5. Which of these Russians invented the Videotape Recorder?
    1. Nikolai Korotkov
    2. I. F. Alekandorivksy
    3. Gleb Kotelinkov
    4. AM Ponyatov
  6. Which leader was behind the famous five year plans for growth?
    1. Stalin
    2. Lenin
    3. Gorbachev
    4. Leonev
  7. Where did the Soviet Union finish in the medals table at the 1980s Olympics?
    1. 1st
    2. 22nd
    3. 19th
    4. 6th
  8. When was the "new" Russian constitution raising the the power of the President issues?
    1. 1999
    2. 1996
    3. 2002
    4. 1993
  9. When did the Russo-Japanese war, which begin in 1904, end?
    1. 1925
    2. 1905
    3. 1915
    4. 1955
  10. When did Russian gain its independence from the Soviet Union?
    1. 2002
    2. 1995
    3. 1991
    4. 2000
  11. Essoupi, the Rus name, translates as what?
    1. Do Not Sleep
    2. Do Not Die
    3. Do Not Loose
    4. Do Not Win
  12. What was the diameter of Sputnik 1, the first artificial Satallite?
    1. 456cm
    2. 203cm
    3. 53cm
    4. 103cm
  13. What does the Rus name Aiefor translate as?
    1. Ever Alone
    2. Ever Wise
    3. Ever Fierce
    4. Ever Present
  14. The Romanov Dynasty ruled in Russia for how many years?
    1. 304
    2. 904
    3. 4
    4. 104
  15. The Battle of Jaxartes saw the Scythians battle which famous leader?
    1. Phillip II of Macedon
    2. Ivan the Great
    3. Genghis Khan
    4. Alexander the Great
  16. On which river was there a Great Stand in 1480?
    1. Sugra
    2. Fugra
    3. Ugra
    4. Mugra
  17. Ivan Melnikov entered the 2011 Duma as Deputy Secretary of which Party?
    1. A Just Russia
    2. United Russia
    3. Communist Party
    4. LDPR
  18. In what year did the Soviet Union sign a non-aggression pact with Nazi Germany?
    1. 1922
    2. 1939
    3. 1943
    4. 1941
  19. In 2009, Russia welcomed whose decision to shelve military defence bases in Poland and Czech Republic?
    1. UK
    2. Italy
    3. USA
    4. France
  20. How many years did Boris Yeltsin serve as President of Russia?
    1. 10
    2. 6
    3. 19
    4. 8

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  1. What was the nikcname of the Rus' king Yiroslav?
    The Wise
  2. Who was the second largest party in the Duma in the 2012 elections?
    Communist
  3. Who led the Mensheviks during the 1903 schism?
    Martov
  4. Which was the second largest party in Russia after the 2011 elections?
    Communist Party
  5. Which of these Russians invented the Videotape Recorder?
    AM Ponyatov
  6. Which leader was behind the famous five year plans for growth?
    Stalin
  7. Where did the Soviet Union finish in the medals table at the 1980s Olympics?
    1st
  8. When was the "new" Russian constitution raising the the power of the President issues?
    1993
  9. When did the Russo-Japanese war, which begin in 1904, end?
    1905
  10. When did Russian gain its independence from the Soviet Union?
    1991
  11. Essoupi, the Rus name, translates as what?
    Do Not Sleep
  12. What was the diameter of Sputnik 1, the first artificial Satallite?
    53cm
  13. What does the Rus name Aiefor translate as?
    Ever Fierce
  14. The Romanov Dynasty ruled in Russia for how many years?
    304
  15. The Battle of Jaxartes saw the Scythians battle which famous leader?
    Alexander the Great
  16. On which river was there a Great Stand in 1480?
    Ugra
  17. Ivan Melnikov entered the 2011 Duma as Deputy Secretary of which Party?
    Communist Party
  18. In what year did the Soviet Union sign a non-aggression pact with Nazi Germany?
    1939
  19. In 2009, Russia welcomed whose decision to shelve military defence bases in Poland and Czech Republic?
    USA
  20. How many years did Boris Yeltsin serve as President of Russia?
    8
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