Russia History Quiz #9

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  1. Alexander Lodygin invented what device in 1872?
    1. Electric Radiator
    2. Electric Torch
    3. Electric Fridge
    4. Electric Lamp
  2. Franz Gan Salli invented what popular household device?
    1. Washing Machine
    2. Fridge
    3. Freezer
    4. Radiator
  3. How much did Gazprom pay Roman Abramovich for his stake in Sibneft in 2005?
    1. $33 million
    2. $2 billion
    3. $13 billion
    4. $134 billion
  4. In what century did Olga become the first female ruler of the Rus people?
    1. 10th
    2. 14th
    3. 7th
    4. 3rd
  5. In what year was Stalin born?
    1. 1923
    2. 1901
    3. 1878
    4. 1911
  6. Khvalysnk Culture flourished in which century?
    1. 5th BC
    2. 100th BC
    3. 10th BC
    4. 55th BC
  7. Phanagoria was a key city during which era?
    1. Bosporan Kingdom
    2. Scythians
    3. Kama
    4. Samara
  8. The collectivisation policy was aimed at what?
    1. Education
    2. Heavy Industry
    3. Agriculture
    4. Military
  9. The site of Sintasha contains fortifications from which era?
    1. Bronze Age
    2. Middle Age
    3. Stone Age
    4. Iron Age
  10. What is the name of the official newspaper of the Communist Party?
    1. Savda
    2. Mavda
    3. Pravda
    4. Favda
  11. What was the name of Lenin's friend who founded the communist party in Hungary?
    1. Bela Kun
    2. Sela Bun
    3. Quela Cun
    4. Mela Fun
  12. When did Brezhnev become First Secretary of the Party?
    1. 1984
    2. 1954
    3. 1964
    4. 1974
  13. When did the Battle of Klushino take place?
    1. 1410
    2. 1510
    3. 1310
    4. 1610
  14. When did Yuri Andropov rise to lead the Soviet Union?
    1. 1987
    2. 1991
    3. 1998
    4. 1982
  15. When was the Gosplan economic policy launched?
    1. 1931
    2. 1951
    3. 1941
    4. 1921
  16. Which author was sent to Siberia for ten years hard labour in 1849?
    1. Fyodor Dostoyevsky
    2. Maxim Gorky
    3. Leo Tolstoy
    4. Aleksander Solzhenitsyn
  17. Which of these Battles occurred in 1445?
    1. Suzdal
    2. Duzdal
    3. Muzdal
    4. Muzdal
  18. Which party did Brosi Gryzlov, Chairman of the Duman between 2003-2011, represent?
    1. Socialist Party
    2. United Russia
    3. Communist Party
    4. FLPD
  19. Who became Russian President in 1991?
    1. Yeltsin
    2. Chernenko
    3. Gorbachev
    4. Andropov
  20. Who replaced Khrushchev as First secretary of the Party?
    1. Kirov
    2. Gorbachev
    3. Kosygin
    4. Brezhnev
  21. Yevgeny Primakov was elected Prime Minister in which year?
    1. 1994
    2. 1992
    3. 1996
    4. 1998

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  1. Alexander Lodygin invented what device in 1872?
    Electric Lamp
  2. Franz Gan Salli invented what popular household device?
    Radiator
  3. How much did Gazprom pay Roman Abramovich for his stake in Sibneft in 2005?
    $13 billion
  4. In what century did Olga become the first female ruler of the Rus people?
    10th
  5. In what year was Stalin born?
    1878
  6. Khvalysnk Culture flourished in which century?
    5th BC
  7. Phanagoria was a key city during which era?
    Bosporan Kingdom
  8. The collectivisation policy was aimed at what?
    Agriculture
  9. The site of Sintasha contains fortifications from which era?
    Bronze Age
  10. What is the name of the official newspaper of the Communist Party?
    Pravda
  11. What was the name of Lenin's friend who founded the communist party in Hungary?
    Bela Kun
  12. When did Brezhnev become First Secretary of the Party?
    1964
  13. When did the Battle of Klushino take place?
    1610
  14. When did Yuri Andropov rise to lead the Soviet Union?
    1982
  15. When was the Gosplan economic policy launched?
    1921
  16. Which author was sent to Siberia for ten years hard labour in 1849?
    Fyodor Dostoyevsky
  17. Which of these Battles occurred in 1445?
    Suzdal
  18. Which party did Brosi Gryzlov, Chairman of the Duman between 2003-2011, represent?
    United Russia
  19. Who became Russian President in 1991?
    Yeltsin
  20. Who replaced Khrushchev as First secretary of the Party?
    Brezhnev
  21. Yevgeny Primakov was elected Prime Minister in which year?
    1998
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