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Ex-USSR Republics Trivia Quiz

In the old days, you just needed to know USSR and 'Moscow' to be able to score points in a geography quiz. These days it is a lot tougher... But, it is a fascinating region, and I hope you will learn something from this (first) quiz. Enjoy.

A multiple-choice quiz by wimm. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
wimm

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
54,128

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
1401

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Question 1 of 10

1. An easy warm-up question for you: name the capital of Georgia? Hint

Yerevan

Gozi

Baku

Tbilisi

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Question 2 of 10

2. I'm looking for the country which is surrounded by Romania (west and south border) and Ukraine (north and northeast border). Hint

Turkey

Armenia

Moldova

Azerbaijan

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Question 3 of 10

3. What is the name of the lower house of the Russian Parliament?

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 4 of 10

4. When we talk about currencies, sure you remember that the currency in the USSR was the roebel (rouble). Do you also know the currency in Georgia? Hint

Dollar

Lari

Roebel

Tetri

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Question 5 of 10

5. And the currency in the Ukraine? Hint

Lek

Hryvnia

Ruble

Kopiyka

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Question 6 of 10

6. Everybody will remember the disaster in the nuclear plant of Tsjernobyl(Chernobyl) in April 1986. Name the country where this happened? Hint

Belarus

Ukraine

Russia

Armenia

7. I'll give you some facts, you'll give me the name of this country. It became independent in 1991. In 1988 there was a very big earthquake, killing 25000 people. In that same year there was a conflict with neighbour Azerbaijan about the enclave Nagorno-Karabach. When you know the currency is the 'dram', can you tell me the country?

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 8 of 10

8. Some politics anyone? Who was elected in April 2000 as president of Georgia? Hint

Patjasjvili

Shevardnadze

Nazarbajev

Karimov

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Question 9 of 10

9. Can you give me the capital of Tadzjikistan? Hint

Minsk

Chisnau (Kishinev)

Doesjanbe (Dushanbe)

Talinn

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Question 10 of 10

10. The 2000 US open tennis championship for men was won by a Russian player, can you give me his name?

Answer: (surname only)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. An easy warm-up question for you: name the capital of Georgia?

Answer: Tbilisi

Yerevan is the capital of Armenia, Baku the capital of Azerbaijan and Gozi is the town in Georgia where Joseph Stalin was born...

2. I'm looking for the country which is surrounded by Romania (west and south border) and Ukraine (north and northeast border).

Answer: Moldova

3. What is the name of the lower house of the Russian Parliament?

Answer: duma

4. When we talk about currencies, sure you remember that the currency in the USSR was the roebel (rouble). Do you also know the currency in Georgia?

Answer: Lari

1 Lari = 100 Tetri, by the way...

5. And the currency in the Ukraine?

Answer: Hryvnia

The lek is the currency in Albania, and 1 hyrvnia = 100 kopiyka ...

6. Everybody will remember the disaster in the nuclear plant of Tsjernobyl(Chernobyl) in April 1986. Name the country where this happened?

Answer: Ukraine

The last reactor of this nuclear plant was closed down on 15 December 2000...

Answer: Armenia

For your information: 1 dram = 100 luma

8. Some politics anyone? Who was elected in April 2000 as president of Georgia?

Answer: Shevardnadze

Dzoember Patjasjvili was the opponent in the elections. He admitted his defeat, but made accusations about fraude, which might be true according international observers. Nazarbajev is the reigning president of Kazakhstan. Karimov is the reigning president of Oezbekistan.

9. Can you give me the capital of Tadzjikistan?

Answer: Doesjanbe (Dushanbe)

Chisnau is the capital of Moldavia, Talinn from Estonia and Minsk from Belarus.

10. The 2000 US open tennis championship for men was won by a Russian player, can you give me his name?

Answer: Safin

Source: Author wimm

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