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1. St Petersburg was founded in 1703 by Peter the Great on land which he had recently conquered from which European power?
2. Which river flows through St Petersburg?
3. Tsar Alexander II was assassinated in 1881 on the spot in St Petersburg where a church, which has since become known as the Church of the Spilled Blood, was subsequently built. What is its correct title?
4. Which Russian empress commissioned the Winter Palace?
5. Which empress began the Hermitage collection?
6. By what name was St Petersburg known between 1914 and 1924?
7. Which historical personage was assassinated (at least partly) at the Yusupov Palace in St Petersburg?
8. A statue of which tsar sits atop the column in St Petersburg built to commemorate Russia's victory over Napoleon?
9. In 1998 the remains of Tsar Nicholas II, his wife Alexandra and their children were buried within St Petersburg. In which church?
10. In 1941 the city of Leningrad (as St Petersburg was then called) was besieged by German forces. How long did this siege last?
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