Russia History Quiz 42

Questions

1. What was the nikcname of the Rus' king Yiroslav?

   1. The Wise
   2. The Truth
   3. The Brave
   4. The Noble

2. Who was the second largest party in the Duma in the 2012 elections?

   1. LDPR
   2. FDR
   3. A Just Russia
   4. Communist

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

5. Which of these Russians invented the Videotape Recorder?

   1. AM Ponyatov
   2. Gleb Kotelinkov
   3. Nikolai Korotkov
   4. I. F. Alekandorivksy

6. Which leader was behind the famous five year plans for growth?

   1. Leonev
   2. Stalin
   3. Gorbachev
   4. Lenin

7. Where did the Soviet Union finish in the medals table at the 1980s Olympics?

   1. 6th
   2. 22nd
   3. 19th
   4. 1st

8. When was the "new" Russian constitution raising the the power of the President issues?

   1. 1999
   2. 2002
   3. 1993
   4. 1996

9. When did the Russo-Japanese war, which begin in 1904, end?

   1. 1955
   2. 1925
   3. 1905
   4. 1915

10. When did Russian gain its independence from the Soviet Union?

    1. 1995
    2. 1991
    3. 2000
    4. 2002

11. Essoupi, the Rus name, translates as what?

    1. Do Not Loose
    2. Do Not Win
    3. Do Not Sleep
    4. Do Not Die

12. What was the diameter of Sputnik 1, the first artificial Satallite?

    1. 203cm
    2. 53cm
    3. 456cm
    4. 103cm

13. What does the Rus name Aiefor translate as?

    1. Ever Present
    2. Ever Wise
    3. Ever Fierce
    4. Ever Alone

14. The Romanov Dynasty ruled in Russia for how many years?

    1. 4
    2. 104
    3. 304
    4. 904

15. The Battle of Jaxartes saw the Scythians battle which famous leader?

    1. Phillip II of Macedon
    2. Alexander the Great
    3. Ivan the Great
    4. Genghis Khan

16. On which river was there a Great Stand in 1480?

    1. Ugra
    2. Mugra
    3. Fugra
    4. Sugra

17. Ivan Melnikov entered the 2011 Duma as Deputy Secretary of which Party?

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

18. In what year did the Soviet Union sign a non-aggression pact with Nazi Germany?

    1. 1941
    2. 1922
    3. 1939
    4. 1943

19. In 2009, Russia welcomed whose decision to shelve military defence bases in Poland and Czech Republic?

    1. France
    2. Italy
    3. UK
    4. USA

20. How many years did Boris Yeltsin serve as President of Russia?

    1. 19
    2. 10
    3. 6
    4. 8