Russia History Quiz #37

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  1. What was the name of the the battleship on which the infamous 1905 mutiny occurred?
    1. Potemkin
    2. Sotemkim
    3. Motemkin
    4. Lotemkin
  2. Who was the first non Rurikid tsar of Russia?
    1. Ivan the Great
    2. Boris Gudunov
    3. Ivan the Terrible
    4. Peter the Great
  3. Who invented the worlds first rifle?
    1. Nikolai Korotkov
    2. I. F. Alekandorivksy
    3. GV Federov
    4. Gleb Kotelinkov
  4. Which Russian was awarded the prize as Humanist of the Year in 1980?
    1. Andrei Sakharov
    2. Solzany Kirov
    3. Vladimir Putin
    4. Bulgaria Leonev
  5. Which of these parties was founded in 2001?
    1. LDPR
    2. Communist Party
    3. United Russia
    4. A Just Russia
  6. Which leader gave the famous "secret speech" in 1956?
    1. Lenin
    2. Kirov
    3. Khrushchev
    4. Stalin
  7. Where did Russia controversially display its Naval Power in 2008, seen by some as a threat?
    1. China
    2. England
    3. USA
    4. France
  8. When was Russia permitted to join the WTO?
    1. 2011
    2. 2004
    3. 2007
    4. 2009
  9. When did the October Revolution occur?
    1. 1927
    2. 1917
    3. 1947
    4. 1937
  10. When did Russia introduce and invent the Decimal currency?
    1. 1804
    2. 1704
    3. 1604
    4. 1904
  11. During which century was Elizabeth I the ruler of Russia?
    1. 20th
    2. 17th
    3. 19th
    4. 18th
  12. What was invented by the Russian Bruno Abakanowicz?
    1. Spirograh
    2. Calculus
    3. Toaster
    4. Rubiks Cube
  13. What caused the death of Yuri Andropov in 1984?
    1. Stroke
    2. Kidney Disease
    3. Shooting
    4. Lung Collapse
  14. The pipeline planned between Russia and Germany in 2005 was located under which sea?
    1. Baltic Sea
    2. North Sea
    3. Caribbean Sea
    4. Atlantic Ocean
  15. Swan Lake and The Nutcracker are seminal works by which composer?
    1. Glinka
    2. Tchaikovksy
    3. Borodin
    4. Balakirev
  16. Novgorod was the capital of the Rus people until which year?
    1. 1343
    2. 432
    3. 1222
    4. 882
  17. Ipatovo is a prehistoric site closest to which modern day area?
    1. Kabul
    2. Stavropol
    3. Kiev
    4. Moscow
  18. In what year did Russian Alexander Sablukov invented the centrifugal fan?
    1. 1935
    2. 1835
    3. 2015
    4. 1735
  19. In 2005 the state gained control of what major company?
    1. Gazprom
    2. Gazinc
    3. Gazlight
    4. Gazda
  20. How many seats did the LDPR win in the 2011 elections into the Duma?
    1. 87
    2. 109
    3. 56
    4. 22

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  1. What was the name of the the battleship on which the infamous 1905 mutiny occurred?
    Potemkin
  2. Who was the first non Rurikid tsar of Russia?
    Boris Gudunov
  3. Who invented the worlds first rifle?
    GV Federov
  4. Which Russian was awarded the prize as Humanist of the Year in 1980?
    Andrei Sakharov
  5. Which of these parties was founded in 2001?
    United Russia
  6. Which leader gave the famous "secret speech" in 1956?
    Khrushchev
  7. Where did Russia controversially display its Naval Power in 2008, seen by some as a threat?
    France
  8. When was Russia permitted to join the WTO?
    2011
  9. When did the October Revolution occur?
    1917
  10. When did Russia introduce and invent the Decimal currency?
    1704
  11. During which century was Elizabeth I the ruler of Russia?
    18th
  12. What was invented by the Russian Bruno Abakanowicz?
    Spirograh
  13. What caused the death of Yuri Andropov in 1984?
    Kidney Disease
  14. The pipeline planned between Russia and Germany in 2005 was located under which sea?
    Baltic Sea
  15. Swan Lake and The Nutcracker are seminal works by which composer?
    Tchaikovksy
  16. Novgorod was the capital of the Rus people until which year?
    882
  17. Ipatovo is a prehistoric site closest to which modern day area?
    Stavropol
  18. In what year did Russian Alexander Sablukov invented the centrifugal fan?
    1835
  19. In 2005 the state gained control of what major company?
    Gazprom
  20. How many seats did the LDPR win in the 2011 elections into the Duma?
    56
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