Russia

Question 1

If you found yourself EAST of the Ural Mts. you would be standing in ___________.

Accepted Answer

Asia

Question 2

Which two leaders make up the "Tandemocracy" that has ruled over Russia for the last 18 years?

Accepted Answer

Dimitri Medvedev, Vladimir Putin

Question 3

When Russia annexed eastern Crimea they took control of the ______ peninsula.

Accepted Answer

Crimean

Question 4

Religion was suppressed in the Soviet Union because it was seen as a "threat" to the regime.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 5

Who wrote the "Communist Manifesto" ?

Accepted Answer

Karl Marx

Question 6

Economic system driven by private business, criticized for creating class inequality.

Accepted Answer

Capitalism

Question 7

What mountain range is the physical barrier separating Russia into Europe & Asia?

Accepted Answer

Ural Mts.

Question 8

What was the US "Financial Plan" to help rebuild the war torn countries of Europe?

Accepted Answer

Marshall Plan

Question 9

Who is the last leader of the "Soviet Union"?

Accepted Answer

Mikhail Gorbachev

Question 10

Economic system where all the factors of production are nationalized and ran by the govt.

Accepted Answer

Communism

Question 11

Who is the first leader of the "Soviet Union"?

Accepted Answer

Vladimir Lenin

Question 12

What is the "deepest Lake in the world"?

Accepted Answer

Lake Baikal

Question 13

What was the US "containment policy" for communism after WW2?

Accepted Answer

Truman Doctrine

Question 14

Most of Russia's population sits in __________.

Accepted Answer

Europe

Question 15

Under the new Russian constitution, the president serves _______ years per term.

Accepted Answer

6

Question 16

Who is the current president of Syria?

Accepted Answer

Bashar-al-Assad

Question 17

Who is the President of the US during the Cuban Missile Crisis?

Accepted Answer

John F. Kennedy

Question 18

Where did the "Chernobyl" nuclear disaster occur?

Accepted Answer

Ukraine

Question 19

Who is the first "democratically" elected president of Russia?

Accepted Answer

Boris Yeltsin

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