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Vladimir Lenin Trivia Quiz

A quiz about the great Russian revolutionary Lenin, who started a regime in Russia that lasted for over seven decades.

A multiple-choice quiz by mooney1979. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
mooney1979

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
143,183

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

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762

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Question 1 of 10

1. What name was Lenin christened with?

Answer: (NB - one word - surname only)

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Question 2 of 10

2. What was the first name of Lenin's father? Hint

Alexander

Ilya

Nicholas

Dmitri

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Question 3 of 10

3. What is the name of the provincial town in which Lenin spent his childhood? Hint

Myshkin

Putchezh

Simbirsk

Krasnoarmeisk

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Question 4 of 10

4. In 1921, Lenin needed to make changes in order to improve relations with the peasantry and improve the Russian Economy. What was this change known as? Hint

New Economic Policy

Peasant Plan

The Great Terror

Kronstadt Plan

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Question 5 of 10

5. While living in London, Lenin came down with which illness? Hint

Cholera

Diptheria

Measles

St. Anthony's Fire

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Question 6 of 10

6. What was the name of the political party that Lenin founded before the revolution?

Answer: (One word)

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Question 7 of 10

7. Lenin's brother Alexander was hanged by the Russian Monarchy. What crime did he commit? Hint

He stole a loaf of bread

He was a terrorist

He murdered a shopkeeper

He had a relationship with a married woman

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Question 8 of 10

8. What was the name of the political newspaper that Lenin's government used as a means of propaganda after seizing power?

Answer: (One word)

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Question 9 of 10

9. Lenin was partly of Jewish descent.

True

False

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Question 10 of 10

10. In what year did Lenin die? Hint

1923

1921

1924

1922

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What name was Lenin christened with?

Answer: Uljanov

Vladimir Ilich was born to the Ulyanov family on 10th April 1870.

2. What was the first name of Lenin's father?

Answer: Ilya

Ilya Nikolaevich Ulyanov had a job as Inspector of Popular Schools and was determined on educating his children properly. Alexander was Lenin's elder brother. Dmitri was Lenin's younger brother. Nicholas was the name of the last tsar of the Russian Empire.

3. What is the name of the provincial town in which Lenin spent his childhood?

Answer: Simbirsk

Simbirsk is in south-east Russia lying on the Volga river. Myshkin is located in the Yaroslavl Oblast, which lies to the northeast of the Moscow Oblast. The city of Putchezh, also in the Ivanovo Oblast, is a port on the west side of the Volga. Krasnoarmeisk lies very close to Moscow and is a centre for scientific research.

4. In 1921, Lenin needed to make changes in order to improve relations with the peasantry and improve the Russian Economy. What was this change known as?

Answer: New Economic Policy

The return of a free market brought on by the NEP led to the emergence of "nepmen" who soon controlled the majority of retail trade in Russia. The NEP brought on a recovery of the economy in both rural and urban areas.

5. While living in London, Lenin came down with which illness?

Answer: St. Anthony's Fire

Lenin suffered from headaches and stomach problems throughout his life. It was deeply affected by stress. Lenin was exiled from Russia by the Okrana (Russian monarchy's secret police), and lived in several European cities to pursue his Marxist views with other comrades.

6. What was the name of the political party that Lenin founded before the revolution?

Answer: Bolshevik

The Bolsheviks were one half of the divided party which split into the Bolsheviks (majoritarians) and Mensheviks (minoritarians).

7. Lenin's brother Alexander was hanged by the Russian Monarchy. What crime did he commit?

Answer: He was a terrorist

Alexander studied chemistry at St.Petersburg University. He became involved with a socialist revolutionary movement and used his chemistry expertise in a bombing attempt which was foiled. The death of his brother is argued to be the reason why Lenin chose revolutionary politics.

8. What was the name of the political newspaper that Lenin's government used as a means of propaganda after seizing power?

Answer: Pravda

Lenin worked on Iskra from 1900-1903, but Pravda was the main political paper after the revolution. Pravda was a Bolshevik daily founded in 1912 on the initiative of the St. Petersburg workers. Up until the October revolution it was under huge scrutiny by the Monarchy and then the provisional government. In April 1917, Lenin became the chief editor of the paper on his return from abroad.

9. Lenin was partly of Jewish descent.

Answer: True

His grandfather on his mother's side, Srul Moishevich Blank, changed his name to "Aleksandr Dmitrievich" and dropped Judaism for Christianity so he could further his medical career.

10. In what year did Lenin die?

Answer: 1924

He suffered a series of strokes. His condition gradually deteriorated. The year before he had asked Stalin to give him poison if the suffering got too bad. Just before his death he wrote a recommendation to remove Stalin from his position because of Stalin's expansionist ideas.

Source: Author mooney1979

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