Russia History Quiz #17

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  1. What was the name of the first escape velocity spacecraft invented in Russia in the 1950s?
    1. Rover 1
    2. Mars 1
    3. Sol 1
    4. Luna 1
  2. Who was appointed chairman of the State Duma in 2011?
    1. Joseph Marx
    2. Leonid Wavenv
    3. Dimtri Bolev
    4. Sergey Naryshkin
  3. Who did Ivan defeat at the Great Stand of Ugra?
    1. Laksmi Farn
    2. Memti Toll
    3. Akhamt Khan
    4. Sebtil Moan
  4. Which River was the site of the famous first clash with Genghis Khan?
    1. Maika
    2. Faika
    3. Laika
    4. Kaika
  5. Which of these facts is NOT true about Valdimir Putin?
    1. He was born in Leningrad
    2. He has a daughter called Maria
    3. He was formerly a MEP
    4. He married Ludimila in 1983?
  6. Which city was Andrei Sakharov sent to in exile in 1980?
    1. Siberia
    2. Gorky
    3. Kabul
    4. St Petersburg
  7. When was the political party Right Cause founded?
    1. 2007
    2. 2009
    3. 2013
    4. 2002
  8. When was Boris Yeltsin dismissed as Moscow Party Chief for criticising the pace of Reform?
    1. 1987
    2. 1991
    3. 1996
    4. 1989
  9. When did the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Station explode?
    1. 1984
    2. 1981
    3. 1986
    4. 1990
  10. When did Ivan issue his legal code Sudenik?
    1. 1497
    2. 1297
    3. 897
    4. 1097
  11. Asian Maskhadov, killed by Russian forces in 2005, was a leader of which people?
    1. Crimeans
    2. Georgians
    3. Chechen
    4. Ukrainians
  12. What name was given the Scythian peoples of the Asian Steppe?
    1. Taka
    2. Saka
    3. Laka
    4. Maka
  13. The Treaty of Bakhchisaria ended which war?
    1. Ruso Japanese
    2. Ruso Polish
    3. Ruso Turkish
    4. Ruso French
  14. The famous Russian dish, beef Stroganoff, was invented in which year?
    1. 1891
    2. 1961
    3. 1991
    4. 1861
  15. Rocket Boots were pioneered in Russia in what decade?
    1. 1990s
    2. 1970s
    3. 1980s
    4. 1960s
  16. Kyrgyzstan gave Russia its first military base overseas in 13 years in what year?
    1. 2007
    2. 2003
    3. 2010
    4. 2015
  17. In which Modern day country is the pre historic site of Colchis?
    1. Latvia
    2. Ukraine
    3. Georgia
    4. Moldova
  18. In what month did the 1905 Russian Revolution begin?
    1. September
    2. January
    3. May
    4. December
  19. Igor Sikorsky was the first to invent and build an aircraft with how many engines?
    1. 2
    2. 4
    3. 10
    4. 7
  20. Glasnost literally means what?
    1. Secrets
    2. Hide the Truth
    3. Openness
    4. Lies

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  1. What was the name of the first escape velocity spacecraft invented in Russia in the 1950s?
    Luna 1
  2. Who was appointed chairman of the State Duma in 2011?
    Sergey Naryshkin
  3. Who did Ivan defeat at the Great Stand of Ugra?
    Akhamt Khan
  4. Which River was the site of the famous first clash with Genghis Khan?
    Kaika
  5. Which of these facts is NOT true about Valdimir Putin?
    He was formerly a MEP
  6. Which city was Andrei Sakharov sent to in exile in 1980?
    Gorky
  7. When was the political party Right Cause founded?
    2009
  8. When was Boris Yeltsin dismissed as Moscow Party Chief for criticising the pace of Reform?
    1987
  9. When did the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Station explode?
    1986
  10. When did Ivan issue his legal code Sudenik?
    1497
  11. Asian Maskhadov, killed by Russian forces in 2005, was a leader of which people?
    Chechen
  12. What name was given the Scythian peoples of the Asian Steppe?
    Saka
  13. The Treaty of Bakhchisaria ended which war?
    Ruso Turkish
  14. The famous Russian dish, beef Stroganoff, was invented in which year?
    1861
  15. Rocket Boots were pioneered in Russia in what decade?
    1960s
  16. Kyrgyzstan gave Russia its first military base overseas in 13 years in what year?
    2003
  17. In which Modern day country is the pre historic site of Colchis?
    Georgia
  18. In what month did the 1905 Russian Revolution begin?
    January
  19. Igor Sikorsky was the first to invent and build an aircraft with how many engines?
    4
  20. Glasnost literally means what?
    Openness
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