| Hint | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| What were astronauts called in the USSR? | Cosmonaut | 90%
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| How many republics were in the USSR? | 15 | 80%
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| The war known as The Winter War was fought against what nation? | Finland | 75%
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| What is the current name of the former city known as Stalingrad? | Volgograd | 70%
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| Who was General secretary of the USSR for the shortest time? | Konstantin Chernenko | 25%
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| The Ukrainian famine of the 30's is more commonly known as what? | Holodomor | 23%
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| What novel by Boris Pasternak was banned upon release in Soviet times? | Dr Zhivago | 13%
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| What was a term to describe a peasant who had more than 8 acres of land? | Kulak | 13%
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| Joseph Stalin was from which Georgian city? | Gori | 10%
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| What date is Victory Day held? (month first) | May 9th | 10%
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| Who was the first woman in space? | Valentina Tereshkova | 10%
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| What building now used by the FSB was the former headquarters of the KGB? | Lubyanka | 5%
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| What word starting with the letter Z is a term for prisoners of the Gulag system? | Zek | 5%
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| What is the former name for the city Tbilisi? | Teflis | 3%
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| From ages 9-15 children could join what youth organisation similar to the scouts? | Young Pioneers | 0%
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