Russia History Quiz #19

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  1. What was the name of the first Space Station?
    1. Mir
    2. Salyut
    3. Luna
    4. Solyuz
  2. Who was appointed Prime Minister in the provisional government in the Duma in 1917?
    1. Daniel N'Lov
    2. Vladimir M'vov
    3. Simone D'Lov
    4. Georgy L'Vov
  3. Who did Russia defeat in the South Ossetia War?
    1. George
    2. Ukraine
    3. Moldova
    4. Latvia
  4. Which Roman Emperor ruled the Bosporan Kingdom during from 63 AD?
    1. Augustus
    2. Nero
    3. Ceaser
    4. Hadrian
  5. Which of these facts is NOT true about Valdimir Putin?
    1. He has a daughter called Maria
    2. He was in the KGB for 16 years
    3. June is the name of his daughter
    4. He has a daughter called Katerina
  6. Which company did Gazprom take control over in 2005?
    1. Linnet
    2. Widneft
    3. Sibneft
    4. Bibneft
  7. When was the Russian capital first moved to St Petersburg?
    1. 1713
    2. 1213
    3. 1613
    4. 1513
  8. When was Carbon arc welding invented in Russia?
    1. 20th century
    2. 18th Century
    3. 21st century
    4. 19th century
  9. When did the Congress of People's deputies vote for a dissolution of the Soviet Union?
    1. 1998
    2. 1991
    3. 1994
    4. 1983
  10. When did Ivan stop paying tribute to the Great Horde?
    1. 1076
    2. 1476
    3. 1276
    4. 976
  11. At which battle did Alexander the Great defeat the Scythians?
    1. Maxartes
    2. Jaxartes
    3. Faxartes
    4. Laxartes
  12. What name was given to the first four engine aircraft in the world?
    1. Lussky Hityaz
    2. Russky Vityaz
    3. Sussky Mityaz
    4. Mussky Lityaz
  13. The Treaty of Tartu, signed in 1920, renounced Russian claims to where?
    1. Latvia
    2. Poland
    3. Estonia
    4. Lithuania
  14. The Flight of the Bumble Bee is one of the most known Russian piece of work. Who is the composer?
    1. Mussorgsky
    2. Glinka
    3. Rimsky Korsakov
    4. Tchaikovksy
  15. Russia banned people from what country adopting Russian children in 2012?
    1. Italy
    2. Spain
    3. America
    4. France
  16. Lenin lead Russia in becoming the first country in the world to legalize what?
    1. Murder
    2. Manslaughter
    3. GBH
    4. Abortion
  17. In which of these centuries would you have found Scythians in Russia?
    1. 5th AD
    2. 50th BC
    3. 5th BC
    4. 10th AD
  18. In what month of 1992 was the Soviet Union officially dissolved?
    1. 1994
    2. 1992
    3. 1998
    4. 1999
  19. In 1303 Daniel Nevsky died and his youngest son replaced him as Prince of Moscow. What was his name?
    1. Mury
    2. Fury
    3. Yury
    4. Sury
  20. Graphene, invented in Russia, is an allotrope of which element?
    1. Carbon
    2. Lead
    3. Hydrogen
    4. Tin

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  1. What was the name of the first Space Station?
    Salyut
  2. Who was appointed Prime Minister in the provisional government in the Duma in 1917?
    Georgy L'Vov
  3. Who did Russia defeat in the South Ossetia War?
    George
  4. Which Roman Emperor ruled the Bosporan Kingdom during from 63 AD?
    Nero
  5. Which of these facts is NOT true about Valdimir Putin?
    June is the name of his daughter
  6. Which company did Gazprom take control over in 2005?
    Sibneft
  7. When was the Russian capital first moved to St Petersburg?
    1713
  8. When was Carbon arc welding invented in Russia?
    19th century
  9. When did the Congress of People's deputies vote for a dissolution of the Soviet Union?
    1991
  10. When did Ivan stop paying tribute to the Great Horde?
    1476
  11. At which battle did Alexander the Great defeat the Scythians?
    Jaxartes
  12. What name was given to the first four engine aircraft in the world?
    Russky Vityaz
  13. The Treaty of Tartu, signed in 1920, renounced Russian claims to where?
    Estonia
  14. The Flight of the Bumble Bee is one of the most known Russian piece of work. Who is the composer?
    Rimsky Korsakov
  15. Russia banned people from what country adopting Russian children in 2012?
    America
  16. Lenin lead Russia in becoming the first country in the world to legalize what?
    Abortion
  17. In which of these centuries would you have found Scythians in Russia?
    5th BC
  18. In what month of 1992 was the Soviet Union officially dissolved?
    1992
  19. In 1303 Daniel Nevsky died and his youngest son replaced him as Prince of Moscow. What was his name?
    Yury
  20. Graphene, invented in Russia, is an allotrope of which element?
    Carbon
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