Russia History Quiz #30

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  1. What was the name of the Patriarch of Moscow placed under house arrest in 1921?
    1. Tikhon
    2. Fikhon
    3. Mikhon
    4. Sikhon
  2. Who was murdered in 1934, in the same year he was elected as the most popular member of the Politburo?
    1. Stalin
    2. Leonev
    3. Trotsky
    4. Kirov
  3. Who invaded Moscow in the Ingrain War?
    1. Poland
    2. Norway
    3. Denmark
    4. Sweden
  4. Which Russian invented the backpack parachute?
    1. Mikhail Kalashnikov
    2. Gleb Kotelinkov
    3. Mikhal Tsvet
    4. Nikolai Korotkov
  5. Which of these important trade routes was dominated by the Scythians?
    1. Silver Road
    2. Bronze Road
    3. Iron Road
    4. Silk Road
  6. Which former leader was born in Kalinovka in 1894?
    1. Yeltsin
    2. Khrushchev
    3. Gorbachev
    4. Andropov
  7. When was Vladimir Nabakov born?
    1. 1567
    2. 1750
    3. 1988
    4. 1899
  8. When was Mir, the worlds first permanent manned space station launched?
    1. 1998
    2. 1986
    3. 1991
    4. 1990
  9. When did the Korean War break out?
    1. 1970
    2. 1960
    3. 1980
    4. 1950
  10. When did Putin introduced the new powers of surveillance on non-governmental organisations?
    1. 2003
    2. 2009
    3. 2006
    4. 2012
  11. Crime and Punishment is a famous Russian novel by which writer?
    1. Aleksander Solzhenitsyn
    2. Fyodor Dostoyevsky
    3. Leo Tolstoy
    4. Maxim Gorky
  12. What prize was Andrie Sakharov awarded in 1980?
    1. Man of the Year
    2. Humanist of the Year
    3. Nobel Peace Prize
    4. Booker Prize
  13. Upon his death, Nevsky's youngest son became Prince of Moscow. What was his name?
    1. Edward
    2. Richard
    3. Daniel
    4. Joseph
  14. The Maapaev was established in 1917 in which country?
    1. Lithuania
    2. Estonia
    3. Latvia
    4. Poland
  15. Shamil Basayev, one of Russia's most wanted men, was killed in which year?
    1. 2009
    2. 2006
    3. 2012
    4. 2015
  16. Named after a Russian inventor, what do the Korotkov sounds listen for?
    1. Heart Beat
    2. Brain Activity
    3. Blood Pressure
    4. Vocal Chords
  17. In which year was the Great Stand of Ugra?
    1. 1280
    2. 1480
    3. 880
    4. 1080
  18. In what year did Lodygin invented the Electric Lamp?
    1. 1933
    2. 1972
    3. 1768
    4. 1972
  19. In 1991, Gorbachev was famously detained at his Villa in which location by the KGB?
    1. Crimea
    2. Ukraine
    3. Spain
    4. Italy
  20. How many people were killed in the infamous Novocherkassk massacre?
    1. 250
    2. 25
    3. 25000
    4. 2500

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  1. What was the name of the Patriarch of Moscow placed under house arrest in 1921?
    Tikhon
  2. Who was murdered in 1934, in the same year he was elected as the most popular member of the Politburo?
    Kirov
  3. Who invaded Moscow in the Ingrain War?
    Sweden
  4. Which Russian invented the backpack parachute?
    Gleb Kotelinkov
  5. Which of these important trade routes was dominated by the Scythians?
    Silk Road
  6. Which former leader was born in Kalinovka in 1894?
    Khrushchev
  7. When was Vladimir Nabakov born?
    1899
  8. When was Mir, the worlds first permanent manned space station launched?
    1986
  9. When did the Korean War break out?
    1950
  10. When did Putin introduced the new powers of surveillance on non-governmental organisations?
    2006
  11. Crime and Punishment is a famous Russian novel by which writer?
    Fyodor Dostoyevsky
  12. What prize was Andrie Sakharov awarded in 1980?
    Humanist of the Year
  13. Upon his death, Nevsky's youngest son became Prince of Moscow. What was his name?
    Daniel
  14. The Maapaev was established in 1917 in which country?
    Estonia
  15. Shamil Basayev, one of Russia's most wanted men, was killed in which year?
    2006
  16. Named after a Russian inventor, what do the Korotkov sounds listen for?
    Blood Pressure
  17. In which year was the Great Stand of Ugra?
    1480
  18. In what year did Lodygin invented the Electric Lamp?
    1972
  19. In 1991, Gorbachev was famously detained at his Villa in which location by the KGB?
    Crimea
  20. How many people were killed in the infamous Novocherkassk massacre?
    25
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