| Question | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| The shortage of what goods in the winter of 1916/17 triggered the events leading to the overthrow of the monarchy? | Bread | 97%
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| The revolution started when working class people of Russia revolted against whom? | Nicholas II | 96%
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| Who ruled Russia before the Russian Revolution? | Tsar | 96%
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| When did The Russian Revolution begin? | 1917 | 95%
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| Who was the main leader of the Russian Revolution? | Vladimir Lenin | 94%
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| What was the name of the new country formed after the Russian Revolution? | Soviet Union | 92%
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| The Bolshevik Revolution is sometimes referred to as what? | The October Revolution | 91%
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| After the Revolution, Russia experienced civil war between the Bolsheviks (Red Army) and the anti-Bolsheviks. How were they called? | White Army | 90%
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| How did Tsar Nicholas II die? | Execution | 89%
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| What type of government ruled Russia after the Russian Revolution? | Communist | 86%
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| What is the name of Russian assembly with advisory or legislative functions first formally constituted in 1905? | Duma | 84%
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| In which city the first of two revolutions erupted? | Petrograd | 83%
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| What major event took place in the capital-city in 1905 when peasants were killed while marching on the palace? | Bloody Sunday | 81%
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| Which treaty ended Russia's participation in World War I? | Treaty of Brest-Litovsk | 79%
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| When did Vladimir Lenin die? | 1924 | 76%
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