Russia History Quiz #6

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  1. What was the most famous invention of Dmitri Mendeleev?
    1. Periodic Table
    2. Blood Pressure Monitor
    3. BMI Calculator
    4. X Ray
  2. Why, in 2010, was Yuri Luzhkov, sacked as Mayor of Moscow?
    1. Supporting Ukraine
    2. Homosexuality
    3. Ignoring Putin
    4. Criticising Kremlin
  3. Who proposed the 1921 New Economic Policy?
    1. Gorbachev
    2. Khrushchev
    3. Lenin
    4. Stalin
  4. Who became First Secretary of the Communist Party in 1953?
    1. Molotov
    2. Kirov
    3. Stalin
    4. Khrushchev
  5. Which of these writers was famous for raising awareness of the existence of the gulag?
    1. Fyodor Dostoyevsky
    2. Leo Tolstoy
    3. Maxim Gorky
    4. Aleksander Solzhenitsyn
  6. Which nation did Russia agree a strategic Nuclear arms reduction plan with in 2002?
    1. USA
    2. China
    3. Iran
    4. Japan
  7. Where was the tragic 2004 school hostage crisis?
    1. Felsan
    2. Melsan
    3. Belsan
    4. Delsan
  8. When was the electromagnetic telegram invented in Russia?
    1. 1648
    2. 1765
    3. 1928
    4. 1828
  9. When did Vasily II burn Galich?
    1. 1335
    2. 1135
    3. 1235
    4. 1435
  10. When did Sergey Mironov step down as leader of "A Just Russia"?
    1. 2011
    2. 2009
    3. 2015
    4. 2006
  11. What year saw the death of Stalin?
    1. 1943
    2. 1966
    3. 1953
    4. 1976
  12. Aleksander Kerensky was appointed Prime Minister in which year?
    1. 1942
    2. 1917
    3. 1933
    4. 1922
  13. What is the name of the early Russian state whose names means "The Realm of Towns"?
    1. Morakiki
    2. Lorakiki
    3. Soariki
    4. Garoariki
  14. The Sevastopol Sketches were a notable early work by whom?
    1. Maxim Gorky
    2. Aleksander Solzhenitsyn
    3. Leo Tolstoy
    4. Fyodor Dostoyevsky
  15. The Brothers Karamazov is a famous Russian work of Literature by whom?
    1. Fyodor Dostoyevsky
    2. Maxim Gorky
    3. Aleksander Solzhenitsyn
    4. Leo Tolstoy
  16. Pavel Schilling invented what military device in 1812?
    1. Cluster Bomb
    2. Torepdo
    3. Naval Mine
    4. Heat Seeking Missile
  17. Khrushchev and Tito issued which Declaration in 1953?
    1. Belgrade Declaration
    2. Kiev Declaration
    3. Riga Declaration
    4. Moscow Deliration
  18. In what year Vladimir Putin born?
    1. 1972
    2. 1942
    3. 1952
    4. 1962
  19. In 63 BC which of Mithridates VI son's rebelled against him?
    1. Pharnaces
    2. Larnaces
    3. Darnaces
    4. Marnaces
  20. How many years did the Russo Persian War last?
    1. 5
    2. 16
    3. 77
    4. 1
  21. For The Russian People is the political newspaper of which party?
    1. LDPR
    2. United Russia
    3. Voice of Russia
    4. Communist Social

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  1. What was the most famous invention of Dmitri Mendeleev?
    Periodic Table
  2. Why, in 2010, was Yuri Luzhkov, sacked as Mayor of Moscow?
    Criticising Kremlin
  3. Who proposed the 1921 New Economic Policy?
    Lenin
  4. Who became First Secretary of the Communist Party in 1953?
    Khrushchev
  5. Which of these writers was famous for raising awareness of the existence of the gulag?
    Aleksander Solzhenitsyn
  6. Which nation did Russia agree a strategic Nuclear arms reduction plan with in 2002?
    USA
  7. Where was the tragic 2004 school hostage crisis?
    Belsan
  8. When was the electromagnetic telegram invented in Russia?
    1828
  9. When did Vasily II burn Galich?
    1435
  10. When did Sergey Mironov step down as leader of "A Just Russia"?
    2011
  11. What year saw the death of Stalin?
    1953
  12. Aleksander Kerensky was appointed Prime Minister in which year?
    1917
  13. What is the name of the early Russian state whose names means "The Realm of Towns"?
    Garoariki
  14. The Sevastopol Sketches were a notable early work by whom?
    Leo Tolstoy
  15. The Brothers Karamazov is a famous Russian work of Literature by whom?
    Fyodor Dostoyevsky
  16. Pavel Schilling invented what military device in 1812?
    Naval Mine
  17. Khrushchev and Tito issued which Declaration in 1953?
    Belgrade Declaration
  18. In what year Vladimir Putin born?
    1952
  19. In 63 BC which of Mithridates VI son's rebelled against him?
    Pharnaces
  20. How many years did the Russo Persian War last?
    1
  21. For The Russian People is the political newspaper of which party?
    LDPR
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