by Vincent Augustine D'Souza | Mar 11, 2020 | History, USSR
Yuri Andropov Quiz Questions 1) When was Yuri Andropov born? a) 31 January 1901 b) 15 June 1914 c) 14 August 1912 d) 21 December 1916 2) Where was Yuri Andropov born? a) Talinn b) Nagutskoye c) Helsinki d) Warsaw 3) On which river did Yuri Andropov work as a boatman?...
by Vincent Augustine D'Souza | Jan 6, 2020 | USSR
Vyacheslav Molotov was a Soviet politician and diplomat. Vyacheslav Molotov Quiz Questions 1. What was Vyacheslav Molotov’s original surname? a) Ulyanov b) Skryabin c) Safin d) Bulganin 2. When was Vyacheslav Molotov born? (Date of birth according to calendar...
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 | Sep 8, 2019 | Literature, USSR
Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoyevsky was a Russian novelist, short story writer, essayist, journalist and philosopher. Dostoyevsky’s literary works explore human psychology in the context of the troubled political, social, and spiritual atmosphere of 19th-century...
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 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....
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.
