Russia History Quiz #40

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  1. What was the nickname of Ivan II?
    1. The Deadly
    2. The Fair
    3. The Honest
    4. The Brave
  2. Who was the last Emperor of Russia?
    1. Nicholas II
    2. Catherine the Great
    3. Alexander V
    4. Nicholas I
  3. Who killed Prince Yury in 1325?
    1. Dmitry
    2. Joelen
    3. Vladimir
    4. Aleksander
  4. Which Us President led the 1980 boycott of the Moscow Olympics?
    1. Kennedy
    2. Ford
    3. Nixon
    4. Carter
  5. Which of these riots occurred in 1662?
    1. Salt Riot
    2. Copper Riot
    3. Grain Riot
    4. Bronze Riot
  6. Which leader met Pope John Paul II at the Vatican in 1989?
    1. Andropov
    2. Brezhnev
    3. Chernenko
    4. Gorbachev
  7. Where did Soviet troops finally leave in 1989?
    1. Ukraine
    2. Afghanistan
    3. China
    4. Nepal
  8. When was Synthetic Rubber invented in Russia?
    1. 2006
    2. 1990
    3. 1940
    4. 1910
  9. When did the Russian parliament approve a $68 billion package to help banks in trouble due to the Global Crisis?
    1. 2001
    2. 2008
    3. 2015
    4. 2004
  10. When did Russia take up the former seat of the Soviet Union at the UN?
    1. 1998
    2. 1994
    3. 1987
    4. 1992
  11. Dying in 1989, what was the chief profession of Andrei Sakharov?
    1. Physicist
    2. Chemist
    3. Astronaut
    4. Biologist
  12. What was the capital of the prehistoric region of Pontus?
    1. Sinope
    2. Finope
    3. Dinope
    4. Linope
  13. What did people in Deniper Donets cover their graves with?
    1. Tiger Meat
    2. Hair
    3. Ochre
    4. Swords
  14. The Red Belt are the supporters of which party?
    1. LDPR
    2. Communist Party
    3. United Russia
    4. A Just Russia
  15. The arrest and inprisonment of Mikhail Khodorkovksy was part of Putin's plan to rid politics of which figure "oligarchs"?
    1. Gorbachev
    2. Yeltsin
    3. Leonev
    4. Andropv
  16. Of which people was King Sauromates II leader?
    1. Bosporan Kingdom
    2. Mongols
    3. Tatars
    4. Assyrians
  17. Ivan Elmanov invented which system of transport?
    1. Monorail
    2. Electric Tram
    3. Cable Car
    4. Bendy Bus
  18. In what year did Stalin die?
    1. 1953
    2. 1983
    3. 1963
    4. 1933
  19. In 2007 Russia passed a law suspending Russia's participation in which 1990 act?
    1. Conventional Armed Forces
    2. Submarines
    3. Animals
    4. Nuclear Weapons
  20. How many years did Boris Gryzlov serve as Chairman of the State Duman?
    1. 5
    2. 3
    3. 8
    4. 12

Questions & Answers

Interactive Quiz

  1. What was the nickname of Ivan II?
    The Fair
  2. Who was the last Emperor of Russia?
    Nicholas II
  3. Who killed Prince Yury in 1325?
    Dmitry
  4. Which Us President led the 1980 boycott of the Moscow Olympics?
    Carter
  5. Which of these riots occurred in 1662?
    Copper Riot
  6. Which leader met Pope John Paul II at the Vatican in 1989?
    Gorbachev
  7. Where did Soviet troops finally leave in 1989?
    Afghanistan
  8. When was Synthetic Rubber invented in Russia?
    1910
  9. When did the Russian parliament approve a $68 billion package to help banks in trouble due to the Global Crisis?
    2008
  10. When did Russia take up the former seat of the Soviet Union at the UN?
    1992
  11. Dying in 1989, what was the chief profession of Andrei Sakharov?
    Physicist
  12. What was the capital of the prehistoric region of Pontus?
    Sinope
  13. What did people in Deniper Donets cover their graves with?
    Ochre
  14. The Red Belt are the supporters of which party?
    Communist Party
  15. The arrest and inprisonment of Mikhail Khodorkovksy was part of Putin's plan to rid politics of which figure "oligarchs"?
    Yeltsin
  16. Of which people was King Sauromates II leader?
    Bosporan Kingdom
  17. Ivan Elmanov invented which system of transport?
    Monorail
  18. In what year did Stalin die?
    1953
  19. In 2007 Russia passed a law suspending Russia's participation in which 1990 act?
    Conventional Armed Forces
  20. How many years did Boris Gryzlov serve as Chairman of the State Duman?
    8
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