1. RUSSIA
review

2. What is the name of the current Russian president?
Vladimir Putin

3. What is the name of the current Russian Prime Minister
Dmitri Medvedev

4. This Russian Czar had St
This Russian Czar had St. Basil’s Cathedral built, then blinded the architect
Ivan IV
(the Terrible)

5. In a 1983 speech, Ronald Reagan referred to the USSR as this
Evil Empire

6. This German Flying Ace had more kills during WWI than any other pilot
Baron von Richtofen
The Red Baron

7. This physical representation of the Iron Curtain came down in 1989
Berlin Wall

8. What is the largest ethnic group in Russia?
Russian

9. Name 3 Leaders of Russia before the Revolution

10. Due to all of the revolutions in 1989, the year became known as the Year of
Miracles

11. What were the names of the 2 major defense alliances during the Cold War?
NATO
Warsaw Pact

12. Who led the Russian Revolution?
Lenin
Bolsheviks

13. Who led the Red Army during the Russian Civil War?
Trotsky

14. Who does Alice follow down the hole?
White Rabbit

15. The period of time under the Mongol control was known as the
Tatar Yoke
Golden Horde

16. What was used to murder Trotsky?
Ice Pick

17. How did geography help protect Russia from invaders?
Cold Climate
Large Land Area

18. What has no reflection, no shadow and cannot stand the smell of garlic?
A vampire

19. What modern country was known as the “Breadbasket of the Soviet Union
Ukraine

20. Russian land owning warrior nobles were called
Boyars

21. What is the capital of Germany?
Berlin

22. What was the first satellite launched into space?
Sputnik

24. What does the word Sputnik mean?
Friend

25. Name 2 weaknesses of the Soviet economy?
Lack of incentive
Lack of Flexibility
Emphasis on military
Inefficiency

26. Who was responsible for the Westernization of Russia?
Peter the Great

27. Which Czar freed the serfs?
Alexander II

28. Why has it been difficult for Russians to take advantage of the natural resources in Siberia?
Cold Climate

29. What river provides a major transportation route through the most heavily populated part of Russia?
Volga

30. When was the modern tire first introduced to the market?
1887

31. How many times a year does the sun rise and set at the North Pole?
Once

32. What is the significance of the Dardanelles and Bosporus?
Connects Black Sea to Mediterranean Sea

33. Who was the first democratically elected president of Russia?
Boris Yeltsin

34. What was the Soviet Union’s secret police and spy agency?
KGB

35. What is the point scored immediately after deuce in tennis?
Advantage

37. The Russian alphabet is this form devised by Christian Missionaries.
Cyrillic

38. Explain how the Mongols influenced the development of Russia
Autocratic style of government
Closed Russia off from West
Led to Rise of Moscow as seat of power

39. Who was leader of Soviet Union during Cuban Missile Crisis?
Kruschev

40. Which Soviet leader led reforms that opened up the Soviet Union both politically and economically in the 1980s?
Gorbachev

41. What was the ideological line that divided Eastern and Western Europe?
Iron Curtain

42. What is the name of the greatest sniper in Soviet history?
Vasily Zaitsev

43. What Central Asia country invaded by the Soviets in 1979 is often compared to the Vietnam War?
Afghanistan

44. Describe the “Scorched Earth” policy
Retreat and destroy everything behind you

46. What body of water does the Danube River flow into?
Black Sea

47. What is the name of Russia’s most important port in the Pacific
Vladivostok

48. Who expanded Russia to include Vladivostok
Catherine the Great

49. Which Czar is said to have been around 6’8”
Peter the Great

50. What was the mistake that both Hitler and Napoleon made?
Invading Russia

51. What is the largest armored battle in history
Battle of Kursk

52. What is 400 in Roman numerals?CD

53. What was the first animal sent up to outer space?
Dog

54. What was the name of the first animal in space?
Laika

55. What is xenophobia?
Fear of Foreigners

57. Who is the world's richest duck?
Scrooge McDuck

58. How many bones are there in the human body?
206

59. Name 3 Soviet leaders during the Cold War
Stalin
Kruschev
Brezhnev
Andropov
Chernenko
Gorbachev

60. Name 3 former Soviet Republics
Estonia Latvia
Lithuania Belarus
Ukraine Moldova
Georgia Azerbaijan
Armenia Kazakhstan
Kyrgyzstan Uzbekistan
Tajikistan Russia
Turkmenistan

61. MAD Mutual Assured Destruction
The nuclear policy based on the assumption there could be no winner in a nuclear war due to 2nd strike capabilities was called
MAD
Mutual Assured Destruction

62. What is 70 percent of 70? 49

63. What is the name of the sword of King Arthur?
Excalibur