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Quiz about The Final Russian Imperial Family

The Final Russian Imperial Family Quiz

Simple trivia about the last Romanovs (1894-1918) of Russia.

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

Author
VioletCzaritsa

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
87,863

Updated
Sep 17 23

# Qns
20

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
13 / 20

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Question 1 of 20

1. Who was the last tsar of Russia? Hint

Aleksander III

Nicholas II

Nicholas I

Aleksander II

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Question 2 of 20

2. What was the original name of Dowager Tsarina Marie Feodorovna? Hint

Maria

Aleksandra

Minnie

Dagmar

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Question 3 of 20

3. The religion of the Romanovs was Roman Catholicism.

True

False

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Question 4 of 20

4. Immediately after the tsar abdicated, he and his family were taken to Omsk, in Siberia.

True

False

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Question 5 of 20

5. Nicholas II's son suffered from what ailment? Hint

Hemophilia

Asthma

Epilepsy

Neurofibromatosis

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Question 6 of 20

6. Tsarina Aleksandra spent most of her time in the ____ room. Hint

red

magenta

mauve

violet

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Question 7 of 20

7. Nicholas II's yacht was called the Polar Star.

True

False

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Question 8 of 20

8. A hard one: who nicknamed Tsarina Aleksandra 'hen'? Hint

Nicholas II

Grand Duchess Olga Aleksandrovna

Grand Duchess Xenia

Princess Xenia

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Question 9 of 20

9. What was the Tsar and Tsarina's nickname for their son Aleksey? Hint

Sunbeam

Dearest one

Sunray

Sunny

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Question 10 of 20

10. What was Czarina Aleksandra's birthday? Hint

June 4th, 1862

June 5th, 1872

June 6th, 1872

June 10th, 1874

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Question 11 of 20

11. Grand Duchess Olga Aleksandrovna was visited by Queen Elizabeth II in her adopted homeland, Canada.

True

False

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Question 12 of 20

12. Dowager Tsarina Maria Feodorovna died in what country? Hint

Denmark

Russia

Canada

Finland

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Question 13 of 20

13. Who was the head of the firing squad that executed Nicholas II? Hint

Stepan Effimovitch

Leon Trotsky

Yakov Yurovsky

Nicholas Nicholaievitch

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Question 14 of 20

14. In which Siberian village were the Romanovs killed? Hint

Omsk

Yelizavetaburg

Perm

Yekaterinburg

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Question 15 of 20

15. Who was Nicholas II's mistress before he was married? Hint

Victoria of Hesse-Darmstadt

Princess Lanechka Vassilyevna

Mathilde Kssesschenskaya

Princess Yelizaveta

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Question 16 of 20

16. What was Grand Duchess Olga Nicholaievna cat's name? Hint

Jemmy

Vaska

Ortino

Nicky

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Question 17 of 20

17. Which two daughters of Nicholas II served as Red Cross nurses in World War I? Hint

Tatiana and Anastasia

Maria and Olga

Olga and Tatiana

Olga and Anastasia

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Question 18 of 20

18. Dowager Tsarina Marie Feodorovna's sister was England's Queen Alexandra.

True

False

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Question 19 of 20

19. Nicholas II ordered the 'mad monk' Rasputin shot.

True

False

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Question 20 of 20

20. Tsar Aleksander III died on what day according to the Julian calendar that was in use at the time? Hint

October 22, 1894

October 20, 1893

October 20, 1894

October 21, 1894

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who was the last tsar of Russia?

Answer: Nicholas II

"I am not prepared to be a tsar. I never wanted to become one. I know nothing of the business of ruling. I have no idea even how to talk to the ministers." --Nicholas, 1894.

2. What was the original name of Dowager Tsarina Marie Feodorovna?

Answer: Dagmar

She changed it when she converted to Russian Orthodoxy.

3. The religion of the Romanovs was Roman Catholicism.

Answer: False

They all were very ardent Russian Orthodox Christians.

4. Immediately after the tsar abdicated, he and his family were taken to Omsk, in Siberia.

Answer: False

They stayed in Tsarskoe Selo until they were taken to Siberia.

5. Nicholas II's son suffered from what ailment?

Answer: Hemophilia

Also known as 'the royal disease.' It was common in Queen Victoria's descendents.

6. Tsarina Aleksandra spent most of her time in the ____ room.

Answer: mauve

The 'red room' is my little reference to a creepy scene in 'Jane Eyre.' :) Everything in the mauve room was...well, mauve.

7. Nicholas II's yacht was called the Polar Star.

Answer: False

It was the Standart. The Polar Star belonged to his mother, Marie Feodorovna.

8. A hard one: who nicknamed Tsarina Aleksandra 'hen'?

Answer: Grand Duchess Xenia

Xenia was the 'chicken'!

9. What was the Tsar and Tsarina's nickname for their son Aleksey?

Answer: Sunbeam

The most popular was 'Sunbeam' but they also called him 'Baby' in letters. Kaiser Wilhem II called him 'Sunray' in a letter to Tsar Nicholas.

10. What was Czarina Aleksandra's birthday?

Answer: June 6th, 1872

Her mother was Queen Victoria's daughter, Alice.

11. Grand Duchess Olga Aleksandrovna was visited by Queen Elizabeth II in her adopted homeland, Canada.

Answer: True

'Such a fuss to go see Lilibet (QE II) and Philip (Prince of Edinburgh)!'--Olga Aleksandrovna

12. Dowager Tsarina Maria Feodorovna died in what country?

Answer: Denmark

She died in Denmark, her native country, in 1928, where she had been living with her daughters Olga and Xenia.

13. Who was the head of the firing squad that executed Nicholas II?

Answer: Yakov Yurovsky

Or as Nicholas called him, 'the dark man.'

14. In which Siberian village were the Romanovs killed?

Answer: Yekaterinburg

The town was named for Catherine the Great, by her husband Peter.

15. Who was Nicholas II's mistress before he was married?

Answer: Mathilde Kssesschenskaya

She was a famous Russian ballerina at the time. She later married a relative of Nicholas. She also supported an Anastasia claimant.

16. What was Grand Duchess Olga Nicholaievna cat's name?

Answer: Vaska

No one knows what exactly happened to Vaska.

17. Which two daughters of Nicholas II served as Red Cross nurses in World War I?

Answer: Olga and Tatiana

Their mother, Aleksandra, and their aunt, Olga Aleksandrovna, were also nurses.

18. Dowager Tsarina Marie Feodorovna's sister was England's Queen Alexandra.

Answer: True

They were both born Danish princesses.

19. Nicholas II ordered the 'mad monk' Rasputin shot.

Answer: False

Prince Felix Yussoupov murdered Rasputin. He was never punished for the crime.

20. Tsar Aleksander III died on what day according to the Julian calendar that was in use at the time?

Answer: October 20, 1894

Nicholas married Aleksandra and they were crowned tsar and tsarina of all the Russias. He was 49 years old.

Russia had adopted the Julian calendar in the early 1700s, and did not adopt the Gregorian calendar until 1918. After the new calendar was adopted, Aleksander's date of death was updated and became November 1, 1894.

Source: Author VioletCzaritsa

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