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Quiz about Russian History At The Movies

Russian History At The Movies Trivia Quiz

My God! I'd never thought there were so many movies about Russia. I tried to avoid obscure films and concentrate on more widely distributed ones. Have fun.

A multiple-choice quiz by gywalgi. Estimated time: 7 mins.

Author
gywalgi

Time
7 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
59,969

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

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Difficult

Avg Score
4 / 10

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Question 1 of 10

1. In the 1956 Anatole Litvak movie 'Anastasia', a woman believes she is the youngest daughter of Tsar Nicholas II and Tsarina Alexandra. In February 1920, after she jumped off a bridge, people started to be convinced she might be whom she said she was. What was the name under which this woman was known? Hint

Tatiana Manahan

Mathilda Kschessinka

Franziska Schanzkowska

Anna Anderson

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which of theses actors never played Grigori Rasputin? Hint

Tom Baker

Christopher Lee

Lionel Barrymore

Brian Cox

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Question 3 of 10

3. Based on the true story of Russian serial killer Andrei Chikatilo, 'Citizen X' with Stephen Rea, Donald Sutherland and Jeffrey de Munn is one of the best movie ever made about this type of criminals. Who wrote the book who inspired the movie?

Answer: (First and last name or last name only.)

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Question 4 of 10

4. What was the name of the German Major portrayed by Ed Harris in 'Enemy At The Gates'? Hint

Nieder

Konig

Van Husen

Freyer

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Question 5 of 10

5. This great 20th century ballerina is played by Galina Belyayeva in a 1983 Emil Loteanu movie. Who is she?

Answer: (First and last name or last name only.)

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Question 6 of 10

6. In 'Reds', Warren Beatty portrayed American journalist John Reed. What is not true about this very special man? Hint

He is buried next to the Kremlin Wall

He attended Harvard University

He was at the head of the US Communist Labor Party

He witnessed the Romanovs's assassination

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Question 7 of 10

7. In this 1989 musical, Andrzej Zulawski tells the story of a Russian Tsar played by Ruggero Raimondi. Who was this famous sovereign, predecessor of the Romanovs?

Answer: (Two Words)

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Question 8 of 10

8. In 'The Scarlet Empress' (1934), Marlene Dietrich plays Catherine II of Russia. But the Great Catherine was not Russian, she was German, what was the name under which she was christened? Hint

Princess Catherine Frederika Hohenstaufen-Holstein

Princess Sophie Auguste Friederike von Anhalt-Zebst-Dornburg

Princess Sophia Alexandra von Hesse-Wallenberg

Princess Maria Carlotta von Lowenstein-Wallenberg

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Question 9 of 10

9. In 'Battleship Potemkin' directed by Sergei M. Eisenstein, what event ignited the riot? Hint

The death of Vahulinchick

The ship's crew was served rancid meat

The citizens of Odessa refused to sell fresh meat to the crew

The captain of the ship took of board all the alcool that was on the battleship

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Question 10 of 10

10. In 'Thirteen Days', the character of Anatoly Dobrynin is played by Elya Baskin. What was Dobrynin's function in 1962? Hint

Soviet Ambassador to the US

Soviet Foreign Minister

Khrushchev's first secretary

Soviet Defense Minister

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Answer: Anna Anderson

Manahan was the name of the man Anna Anderson married in 1979. Kschessinka was one of Nicholas's mistresses, she believed Anna was Anastasia, she even said that she had the emperor's eyes and his look. According to DNA analysis, Anna Anderson was Schanzkowska, a Polish factory worker who disappeared right before Anna Anderson surfaced. Anderson died in 1984 and was cremated, her ashes were scattered in the cemetery of Castle Seeon in Germany owned by relatives of the Romanovs.

2. Which of theses actors never played Grigori Rasputin?

Answer: Brian Cox

Baker in 'Nicholas And Alexandra' in 1971, Barrymore in 'Rasputin And The Empress' in 1932 and Lee in 'Rasputin: The Mad Monk' in 1966. Cox played Trotsky in 'Nicholas And Alexandra', it was his first role in a movie.

Answer: Robert Cullen

The book is titled: 'Citizen X: Killer Department'. Chikatilo murdered over 50 children and teenagers between 1978 and 1990 before he was arrested, thank to Viktor Burakov's tenacity. He was executed soon after his trial.

4. What was the name of the German Major portrayed by Ed Harris in 'Enemy At The Gates'?

Answer: Konig

Nieder, Van Husen and Freyer were all actors in the movie.

5. This great 20th century ballerina is played by Galina Belyayeva in a 1983 Emil Loteanu movie. Who is she?

Answer: Anna Pavlova

Born in 1881, Anna Pavlova was very young when she saw a ballet for the first time, it was 'The Sleeping Beauty', she decided that one day, she will be the adorable Princess Aurora. She died of pleuresy in 1931, her last words were: 'Get my swam costume ready'.

6. In 'Reds', Warren Beatty portrayed American journalist John Reed. What is not true about this very special man?

Answer: He witnessed the Romanovs's assassination

He also covered the Mexican Revolution in 1914 and later became a close friend of Lenin. Born in 1887, he died in 1920 of typhus in Moscow. He is the author of 'Ten Days That Shook The World.'

7. In this 1989 musical, Andrzej Zulawski tells the story of a Russian Tsar played by Ruggero Raimondi. Who was this famous sovereign, predecessor of the Romanovs?

Answer: Boris Godunov

Boris Godounov (1551-1605) was elected emperor in 1598. He was the favorite of Tsar Ivan the Terrible. While on the throne, he organized the colonisation of Siberia.

8. In 'The Scarlet Empress' (1934), Marlene Dietrich plays Catherine II of Russia. But the Great Catherine was not Russian, she was German, what was the name under which she was christened?

Answer: Princess Sophie Auguste Friederike von Anhalt-Zebst-Dornburg

Born in 1729, Sophie became Catherine in 1744 after she embraced the orthodox religion. She overthrew Tsar Peter, her husband, in 1762 and reigned by herself till her death in 1796.

9. In 'Battleship Potemkin' directed by Sergei M. Eisenstein, what event ignited the riot?

Answer: The ship's crew was served rancid meat

The soldiers who refused to eat this meat were executed, hence the rebellion.

10. In 'Thirteen Days', the character of Anatoly Dobrynin is played by Elya Baskin. What was Dobrynin's function in 1962?

Answer: Soviet Ambassador to the US

Born in 1919, Dobrynin was appointed Ambassador in March 1962. He remained in the US through the presidencies of Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon, Ford, Carter and Reagan (1962 to 1986). He seems to be still alive but I have no idea what he's doing, If somebody knows, please, tell me.

Source: Author gywalgi

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