Russia History Quiz #26

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  1. What was the name of the manifesto signed by Tsar Nicholas II in 1905 to expand civil liberties?
    1. March Manifesto
    2. November Manifesto
    3. June Manifesto
    4. October Manifesto
  2. Who was expelled by the Politburo in 1926?
    1. Leonev
    2. Trotsky
    3. Lenin
    4. Stalin
  3. Who established the Empire of the Golden Horde in Russia?
    1. Scythians
    2. Rus
    3. Mongols
    4. Tatars
  4. Which Russian composer would go on to become a naturalized American?
    1. Stravinsky
    2. Mussorgsky
    3. Rimsky Korsakov
    4. Tchaikovksy
  5. Which of these famous events happened EARLIEST?
    1. Ivan IIII rules
    2. Mikhail Romanov becaomes Tsar
    3. Ivan thre Terrible Rules
    4. Peter the Great Rules
  6. Which department did Alexander Litvinenko, murdered in 2006, work for?
    1. Welfare
    2. Education
    3. Health
    4. Security Services
  7. When was the Treaty of Portsmouth signed?
    1. 1935
    2. 1925
    3. 1905
    4. 1915
  8. When was Leo Tolstoy born?
    1. 1858
    2. 1928
    3. 1828
    4. 1958
  9. When did the first free elections to the Duma take place?
    1. 1914
    2. 1918
    3. 1910
    4. 1906
  10. When did nationalist riots break out in Georgia?
    1. 1992
    2. 1980
    3. 1999
    4. 1989
  11. Collectivisation began in what decade?
    1. 1980s
    2. 1910s
    3. 1930s
    4. 1940s
  12. What other name was given to the Bosporan Capital of Panticapaeum?
    1. Kerch
    2. Lerch
    3. Derch
    4. Ferch
  13. Trofim Lysenko was a controversial adviser to which leader?
    1. Andropov
    2. Gorbachev
    3. Khrushchev
    4. Yeltsin
  14. The Kurgan at Ipatovo is thought to belong to which culture of people?
    1. Taykop
    2. Laykop
    3. Faykop
    4. Maykop
  15. Second largest in the Duma, how many seats did the Communist Party win in the 2012 elections?
    1. 392
    2. 192
    3. 292
    4. 92
  16. Mikhail Lomosov is credited with inventing which Law?
    1. Law of Conservation
    2. Law of Blood Groups
    3. Law of Genetics
    4. Law of Aerobatics
  17. In which of these years was Catherine the Great NOT alive?
    1. 1744
    2. 1817
    3. 1734
    4. 1754
  18. In what year did Bros Yeltsin pass away?
    1. 2001
    2. 2010
    3. 2009
    4. 2007
  19. In 1862 which leader split the oblast into two half's, agricultural and industrial?
    1. Andropov
    2. Gorbachev
    3. Yeltsin
    4. Khrushchev
  20. How many different parties comprised the State Duma in 2012?
    1. 22
    2. 1
    3. 15
    4. 4

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  1. What was the name of the manifesto signed by Tsar Nicholas II in 1905 to expand civil liberties?
    October Manifesto
  2. Who was expelled by the Politburo in 1926?
    Trotsky
  3. Who established the Empire of the Golden Horde in Russia?
    Tatars
  4. Which Russian composer would go on to become a naturalized American?
    Stravinsky
  5. Which of these famous events happened EARLIEST?
    Ivan IIII rules
  6. Which department did Alexander Litvinenko, murdered in 2006, work for?
    Security Services
  7. When was the Treaty of Portsmouth signed?
    1905
  8. When was Leo Tolstoy born?
    1828
  9. When did the first free elections to the Duma take place?
    1906
  10. When did nationalist riots break out in Georgia?
    1989
  11. Collectivisation began in what decade?
    1930s
  12. What other name was given to the Bosporan Capital of Panticapaeum?
    Kerch
  13. Trofim Lysenko was a controversial adviser to which leader?
    Khrushchev
  14. The Kurgan at Ipatovo is thought to belong to which culture of people?
    Maykop
  15. Second largest in the Duma, how many seats did the Communist Party win in the 2012 elections?
    92
  16. Mikhail Lomosov is credited with inventing which Law?
    Law of Conservation
  17. In which of these years was Catherine the Great NOT alive?
    1817
  18. In what year did Bros Yeltsin pass away?
    2007
  19. In 1862 which leader split the oblast into two half's, agricultural and industrial?
    Khrushchev
  20. How many different parties comprised the State Duma in 2012?
    4
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