by Vincent Augustine D'Souza | Dec 16, 2019 | Russia, USSR
Boris Yeltsin Quiz Questions 1. When did Boris Yeltsin president of Russia? a) 1964-1982 b) 1990-1999 c) 1982-1984 d) 2004-2008 2. When was Boris Yeltsin born? a) 1 February 1931 b) 18 April 1926 c) 23 August 1929 d) 30 November 1925 3. Where was Boris Yeltsin born?...
by Vincent Augustine D'Souza | Dec 15, 2019 | Russia, USSR
Svetlana Iosifovna Alliluyeva was the youngest child and only daughter of Soviet Premier Joseph Stalin and Nadezhda Alliluyeva, Stalin’s second wife. In 1967, she caused an international furor when she defected and became a naturalized citizen of the United...
by Vincent Augustine D'Souza | Dec 9, 2019 | Russia, USSR
Francis Galton Quiz Questions 1. When was Francis Galton born? a) 16 February 1822 b) 14 May 1832 c) 21 August 1836 d) 30 December 1825 2. Where was Francis Galton born? a) Giessen b) Birmingham c) Windhoek d) Cairo 3. Which scientist was Francis Galton’s cousin? a)...
by Vincent Augustine D'Souza | Aug 27, 2019 | History, Russia, USSR
1) When was Leonid Brezhnev born? a) 14 March 1896 b) 18 May 1894 c) 28 August 1902 d) 19 December 1906 2) Where was Leonid Brezhnev born? a) Yekatinburgh b) Kamenskoye c) Vladivostok d) Dushanbe 3) Which campaign did Leonid Brezhnev implement in Kazhakstan in 1954?...
by Vincent Augustine D'Souza | Jul 25, 2019 | Russia, USA, USSR
Rudolf Abel Quiz Questions 1. When was Rudolf Abel arrested by FBI? a) 1 January 1949 b) 21 June 1957 c) 12 August 1956 d) 31 December 1948 2. What was Rudolf Abel’s original name? a) William August Fisher b) Ernest Blofeld c) Feliks Dzerzhinnsky d) Nikolay Yezhov 3....
by Vincent Augustine D'Souza | Jul 13, 2019 | History, Russia
1. When was Leon Trotsky born? a) 7 March 1875 b) 9 June 1884 c) 22 July 1885 d) 7 November 1879 2. Where was Leon Trotsky born? a) Karelia b) Novgorod c) Yanovka d) Tomsk 3. What was Leon Trotsky’s original name? a) Lev Tolstoy b) Nikolai Bukharin c) Vladimir Ilich...
by Vincent Augustine D'Souza | Jul 1, 2019 | Awards, Nobel Prize Winners, Russia, Science, USSR
1. When did Andrey Sakharov get Nobel Prize for Peace? a) 1946 b) 1957 c) 1975 d) 1979 2. When was Andrey Sakharov born? a) 12 March 1919 b) 21 May 1921 c) 29 July 1912 d) 18 November 1922 3. Where was Andrey Sakharov born? a) Moscow b) Tomsk c) Volgograd d) Astana 4....
by Vincent Augustine D'Souza | Jan 11, 2019 | Countries, Russia
1. Who succeeded Boris Yeltsin as President of Russia? Alexander Lebed Vladimir Putin Gary Kasparov Mikhail GorbachevCorrect Answer: Vladimir Putin 2. When was Moscow Olympics held? 1964 1980 1996 2004Correct Answer: 1980 3. Which city is considered Third Rome? St....
by Vincent Augustine D'Souza | Nov 11, 2018 | History, Russia
Konstantin Chernenko Quiz Questions 1) When was Konstantin Chernenko born? a) 22 January 1909 b) 19 May 1912 c) 24 September 1911 d) 14 November 1918 2) Where was Konstantin Chernenko born? a) Bolshaya Tes b) Nagutskoye c) Dushanbe d) Tashkent 3) When did Konstantin...
Quiz Master Vincent Augustine D'Souza is a blogger, author, and novelist. He writes on politics, economy, corruption, terrorism, sports and current events in his blog Voice From The Rooftop,. He is also known as walking encyclopedia. His novels KING and POPE are available in ebook format. Currently he is working on his English Konkani Dictionary.
