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Russian History Trivia Quiz

Now that traveling to Russia is no longer a problem, it might help to check your knowledge on a few people, events, etc. that were important in the history of that great country.

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

Author
flem-ish

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
36,538

Updated
Dec 03 21

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Question 1 of 10

1. Who was the Russian moderate who wanted to restrict the effects of the Russian Revolution in 1917 to just 'Parliamentary Democracy'? Hint

Prince Lvov

Prince Trubetzkoy

Alexander Herzen

Count Orlov

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which of these Communist leaders had a ballet theatre named after him in Saint Petersburg? Hint

Kirov

Zinoviev

Popov

Dzerzhinski

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which of these aristocrats was involved in the poisoning of Rasputin? Hint

Prince Yusupov

Prince Trubetzkoy

Prince Lvov

Count Orloff

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Question 4 of 10

4. What does the Russian Orthodox Church mean by 'black clergy'? Hint

Clergy who collaborated with the Communist authorities

Unmarried parish Priests

Monks that have taken vows.

Married parish Priests

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which of these was not a member of the 'Five' in the history of Russian Music? Hint

Balakirev

Moussorgski

Borodin

Prokofiev

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which of these names was used by Lenin as a disguise? Hint

Vladimir Ilitsj Ulianov

K. Ivanov

Alexander Kikin

Vladimir Ilitsj Suvorov

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which of these was not a major Russian poet? Hint

George Balanchine

Anna Akhmatova

Alexander Blok

Vladimir Mayakofski

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Question 8 of 10

8. What do Saint Petersburgers mean by 'White Nights'? Hint

Winter nights with snow-covered streets

Nights spent on drinking vodka and worse

Sleepless nights

Nights that the sun hardly goes under

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which of these 4 words might be very useful to a tourist who has to find directions in a Russian town? Hint

Voda

Nalevo

Vodka

Khleb

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Question 10 of 10

10. What creation made St Petersburg jeweler and designer Carl Faberge famous? Hint

Pendulum clocks

Silver watches

Necklaces

Eggs with precious stone

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who was the Russian moderate who wanted to restrict the effects of the Russian Revolution in 1917 to just 'Parliamentary Democracy'?

Answer: Prince Lvov

Prince Lvov was head of the Provisional Government that was born from the February revolution.(1861-1925.) He died in Paris. - Alexander Herzen was a political thinker, activist and writer who advocated an alternative of socialism, which he called 'peasant populism'. Count Orlov brought Catherine the Great to power.- Prince Trubeztkoy was one of the Dezembrists but did not turn up on the day of the planned rebellion.

2. Which of these Communist leaders had a ballet theatre named after him in Saint Petersburg?

Answer: Kirov

Kirov was a rival to Stalin. He was assassinated on December 1, 1934. Stalin accused Zinoviev. Later Nikita Khruchev hinted that the man behind the plot might have been ... Stalin himself.- Dzherzhinski was the chief of the Soviet police.

3. Which of these aristocrats was involved in the poisoning of Rasputin?

Answer: Prince Yusupov

Prince Yusupov:was a member of a group of extreme conservatives. He was the husband of the Czar's niece. He wanted to stop the scandals caused by Rasputin.-The killing of Rasputin did not work out as easily as had been planned. After poisoning him, shooting him and shooting him a second time, he still was alive. He finally was pushed into the ice-cold Neva.

4. What does the Russian Orthodox Church mean by 'black clergy'?

Answer: Monks that have taken vows.

Ordinary parish Priests are called the white clergy.

5. Which of these was not a member of the 'Five' in the history of Russian Music?

Answer: Prokofiev

Those who were not members were: Stravinski (1882-1971)lived in the West and died in New York. Skriabin lived from 1872 to 1915. Prokofiev(1891-1953), who composed the music for the movie 'Alexander Newski'. Glazunov (1865 till 1936),who wrote Stenka Razin. . -Dimitri Shostakowitch, hHe had some trouble with the regime but wrote his Fifth Symphony as 'a Soviet artist's reply to just criticism.' Members were: Moussorgski 1839-1881,who wrote the opera Boris Gudonov and the 'Pictures from an Exhibition'. Cui lived from 1835-1918. Balakirev from 1837 till 1910. Cui 1835-1910. Rimsky Korsakov,who wrote 'Sheherazade'. Borodin (1833-1887),who is famous for the 'Polovtsian Dances'.

6. Which of these names was used by Lenin as a disguise?

Answer: K. Ivanov

Ulianov was his real name. He had been born in Simbirsk, in 1870. The place later was renamed Ulianowsk after the great leader. - Suvorov was a Russian military commander in the Russo-Turkish war 1787-91.

7. Which of these was not a major Russian poet?

Answer: George Balanchine

Alexander Blok (1880-1921) was a symbolist poet,who wrote very musical verse. He married the daughter of the famous chemist Mendeleyev. Mayakovski was a leading poet of the Russian Revolution. -Anna Akhmatova (1889-1966) was a modernist poet.

8. What do Saint Petersburgers mean by 'White Nights'?

Answer: Nights that the sun hardly goes under

9. Which of these 4 words might be very useful to a tourist who has to find directions in a Russian town?

Answer: Nalevo

Voda=water Vodka=water of life, eau-de-vie, 'spirits'. Khleb=bread. Nalevo=To the left, Napravo =To the right.

10. What creation made St Petersburg jeweler and designer Carl Faberge famous?

Answer: Eggs with precious stone

Source: Author flem-ish

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