| Question | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| What description is often associated with Ivan IV? | Terrible | 97%
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| What was the fate of the last Russian Tsar? | Was shot in the basement | 90%
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| What was the real surname of Joseph Stalin? | Jughashvili | 77%
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| The Emancipation reform abolished Russian serfdom (socio-economic status of unfree peasants under feudalism). When was it held? | 1861 | 74%
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| What was the primary reason of selling Alaska to the US? | Lack of money to sustain an unprofitable colony | 74%
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| Who was invited to Novgorod in the year 862 and started the first dynasty of Rus' for the next 7 centuries? | Rurik | 68%
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| A monk in the 16th century introduced a theological and political concept of asserting Moscow as the successor to ancient Rome. It was stated as "Moscow, ___ Rome" | Third | 55%
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| True of false. Has the Russian Emperor ever kissed Napoleon? | Yes | 45%
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| How many casualties did the Soviet Union suffer during the WW2? | 20 to 30 million | 42%
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| Which of these countries has Russia fought the most times? | Ottoman empire | 39%
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| Which of these crucial battles was lost by the Russian army | The Battle of Borodino in 1812 | 32%
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| Which of these is not a Russian invention or discovery? | Vodka | 32%
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| Who was the founder of Moscow? | Yuri the Long Hand | 32%
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| Which of these cities was never captured by the Russian army? | Stockholm | 29%
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| For which of these places was there never a plan of colonizing it by Russia? | Iceland | 19%
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