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Russian Trivia Quiz 1

Author: Linda DeLaine
Website: RL Online
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Objective: answer 6 questions correctly to move to next level. JavaScript required!

1. Which Russian ruler was the first to be crowned Tsar?

Peter I
Ivan III
Ivan IV
Alexander II

2. Who was the first Emperor of Russia?

Peter I
Vladimir I
Alexander I
None of the above

3. What year was Christianity official adopted in ancient Rus?

AD 100
AD 988
AD 1054
AD 350

4. What year did Lenin die?

1921
1926
1924
none of the above

5. What was the year of the Emancipation Edict?

1863
1865
1859
1861

6. Who was the last ruler of the Rurik Dynasty?

Fyodor I
Boris Godunov
Ivan IV
Vasiliy IV

7. "Dead Souls" was written by whom in what year?

Tolstoy/1864
Gorky/1879
Gogol/1842
Turgenev/1862

8. Which is (are) considered geographical zones of Russia?

Tundra
Siberia
Steppe
Both A and C

9. Which chapter of the Russian Federation Constitution discusses the Federal Structure?

Chapter 5
Chapter 3
Chapter 6
none of the above

10. Who is the current leader of the Russian Orthodox Church in Russia?

Patriarch Alexei II
Metropolitan Kirill
Metropolitan Nikon
Patriarch Bartholomew