Statistics for Russian History Multiple Choice

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Question	Answer	% Correct
What description is often associated with Ivan IV?	Terrible	92%
What was the fate of the last Russian Tsar?	Was shot in the basement	92%
What was the primary reason of selling Alaska to the US?	Lack of money to sustain an unprofitable colony	80%
True of false. Has the Russian Emperor ever kissed Napoleon?	Yes	80%
Who was invited to Novgorod in the year 862 and started the first dynasty of Rus' for the next 7 centuries?	Rurik	76%
The Emancipation reform abolished Russian serfdom (socio-economic status of unfree peasants under feudalism). When was it held?	1861	64%
What was the real surname of Joseph Stalin?	Jughashvili	64%
Which of these countries has Russia fought the most times?	Ottoman empire	64%
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	60%
How many casualties did the Soviet Union suffer during the WW2?	20 to 30 million	56%
Who was the founder of Moscow?	Yuri the Long Hand	48%
Which of these is not a Russian invention or discovery?	Vodka	40%
Which of these crucial battles was lost by the Russian army	The Battle of Borodino in 1812	36%
Which of these cities was never captured by the Russian army?	Stockholm	32%
For which of these places was there never a plan of colonizing it by Russia?	Iceland	28%