Russia History Quiz #5

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  1. What was the first name of Russian inventor Pavlov, famous for "Pavlovs Dog"?
    1. Ivan
    2. Alexander
    3. Vladimir
    4. Joseph
  2. Why was Russian Suspended from the G8 in 2014?
    1. Invasion of Crimea
    2. Invasion of Iran
    3. Vote Rigging
    4. Nuclear Weapons
  3. Who passed away at his home in Gorky in 1924?
    1. Khrushchev
    2. Lenin
    3. Gorbachev
    4. Stalin
  4. Who attacked Russia in the Battle of Lake Khasan?
    1. Germany
    2. Italy
    3. Poland
    4. Japan
  5. Which of these were a prominent prehistoric tribe from central Crimea?
    1. Lindi
    2. Dindi
    3. Mindi
    4. Sindi
  6. Which nation declared its independence in 1992?
    1. Macedonia
    2. Poland
    3. Estonia
    4. Finland
  7. Where was Aleksander Nevksy crowned Prince in 1236?
    1. Germania
    2. Novgorod
    3. Kiev
    4. Moscow
  8. When was the Commonwealth of Independent States Established?
    1. 1995
    2. 1991
    3. 1998
    4. 1993
  9. When did Tsar Nicholas II finally fall as leader of Russia?
    1. 1947
    2. 1917
    3. 1937
    4. 1927
  10. When did Satyrus ascend to the throne of the Bosporan Kingdom?
    1. 431 BC
    2. 2 AD
    3. 888 BC
    4. 1090 BC
  11. What were the names of the Russian brothers who invented the Samovar?
    1. Misitsyn
    2. Pistsyn
    3. Lisitsyn
    4. Nisitisyn
  12. Agrippa placed which King in charge of Pontus in 16 BC?
    1. Polemon I
    2. Tolemon I
    3. Solemon I
    4. Dolemon I
  13. What is the name of the chromatic buttoned accordion, invented in 20th century Russian?
    1. Bayan
    2. Mayan
    3. Dayan
    4. Cayan
  14. The Seagull was the first work by which famous figure?
    1. Leo Tolstoy
    2. Vladimir Nabokov
    3. Maxim Gorky
    4. Anton Chekov
  15. The Bosporan Kingdom was located near which peninsula?
    1. Laman
    2. Taman
    3. Saman
    4. Maman
  16. Parties must win what % of the national vote to take their seats in the Duma?
    1. 15
    2. 20
    3. 5
    4. 10
  17. Kepoi was a key city in which culture?
    1. Scythians
    2. Kama
    3. Bosporan Kingdom
    4. Samara
  18. In what year did Yeltsin win his second election, narrowly defeating Zyuganov?
    1. 1992
    2. 1988
    3. 1996
    4. 1998
  19. In 62 AD which Roman leader deposed Cotys I from unknown reasons from the Bosporan Kingdom?
    1. Agrippa
    2. Augustus
    3. Nero
    4. Ceaser
  20. How many years did Leonid Brezhnev preside over the Communist Party?
    1. 28
    2. 48
    3. 18
    4. 38
  21. For roughly how many years did the Bosporan Kingdom exist/
    1. 700
    2. 2000
    3. 1300
    4. 200

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  1. What was the first name of Russian inventor Pavlov, famous for "Pavlovs Dog"?
    Ivan
  2. Why was Russian Suspended from the G8 in 2014?
    Invasion of Crimea
  3. Who passed away at his home in Gorky in 1924?
    Lenin
  4. Who attacked Russia in the Battle of Lake Khasan?
    Japan
  5. Which of these were a prominent prehistoric tribe from central Crimea?
    Sindi
  6. Which nation declared its independence in 1992?
    Estonia
  7. Where was Aleksander Nevksy crowned Prince in 1236?
    Novgorod
  8. When was the Commonwealth of Independent States Established?
    1991
  9. When did Tsar Nicholas II finally fall as leader of Russia?
    1917
  10. When did Satyrus ascend to the throne of the Bosporan Kingdom?
    431 BC
  11. What were the names of the Russian brothers who invented the Samovar?
    Lisitsyn
  12. Agrippa placed which King in charge of Pontus in 16 BC?
    Polemon I
  13. What is the name of the chromatic buttoned accordion, invented in 20th century Russian?
    Bayan
  14. The Seagull was the first work by which famous figure?
    Anton Chekov
  15. The Bosporan Kingdom was located near which peninsula?
    Taman
  16. Parties must win what % of the national vote to take their seats in the Duma?
    5
  17. Kepoi was a key city in which culture?
    Bosporan Kingdom
  18. In what year did Yeltsin win his second election, narrowly defeating Zyuganov?
    1996
  19. In 62 AD which Roman leader deposed Cotys I from unknown reasons from the Bosporan Kingdom?
    Nero
  20. How many years did Leonid Brezhnev preside over the Communist Party?
    18
  21. For roughly how many years did the Bosporan Kingdom exist/
    700
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