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Embarrassing Chapters in Russian History - Statistics
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- This quiz has been taken 20,240 times
- The average score is 14 of 17
Answer Stats
| Hint | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| Russia invades this Nordic country in 1939 and is roundly repulsed despite huge numerical superiority | Finland | 97%
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| Russia is forced to burn Moscow after it is captured by this French conqueror | Napoleon | 96%
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| Russia cynically makes a non-aggression pact with this country in 1939 | Germany | 95%
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| Unlike the United States, the Russians are unable to send a person here. They are forced to stop trying after several launch failures. | The Moon | 94%
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| Russia sells this territory to the United States for less than $5 per square kilometer | Alaska | 93%
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| The Soviet Union collapses after losing this "war" | {Cold} War | 93%
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| Poor design and disregard for safety cause this 1986 nuclear disaster | Chernobyl | 90%
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| Russia invades this country in 1979 but is forced to withdraw a decade later with tens of thousands of Russian soldiers dead | Afghanistan | 89%
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| Russia loses nearly its entire Pacific fleet in a disastrous war with this country in 1904–05 | Japan | 86%
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| American Bobby Fischer defeats Boris Spassky at the world championships of this game | Chess | 83%
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| Russia is barred from the 2018 Winter Olympics because of this | State-Sponsored Doping | 83%
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| In a staged publicity stunt, this leader "saves" a camera crew by shooting a Siberian tiger with a tranquilizer dart | Vladimir Putin | 83%
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| The 2014 Winter Olympics, held in this city, suffer from cost overruns and shoddy construction | Sochi | 81%
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| In an event called the Holodomor, Soviet leaders inflict a terrible famine on this country, killing millions | Ukraine | 80%
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| This leader is found drunk, in his underwear, trying to hail a cab, and wanting pizza during a 1995 visit to Washington D.C. | Boris Yeltsin | 74%
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| In the early 20th century, tens of thousands of people die in "pogroms" targeting this group of people | Jews | 73%
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| This Russian ballet dancer emigrates to Canada in 1974 | Mikhail Baryshnikov | 24%
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