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Quiz about Joseph Stalin
Quiz about Joseph Stalin

Joseph Stalin Trivia Quiz


Stalin is a truly interesting historical figure - not insane, and with many political talents and some contradictions in personality. Hope this gives you an insight ...

A multiple-choice quiz by pavr. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
pavr
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
96,165
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Tough
Avg Score
5 / 10
Plays
1471
Last 3 plays: Guest 13 (7/10), Guest 107 (9/10), Guest 80 (4/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. What does the name 'Stalin' mean? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. What was the nickname Stalin adopted before he began to use 'Stalin'? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. What was Stalin's position in the Politburo at the time of Lenin's death? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Whom did Lenin recommend as his successor in his final testament? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. What best described Stalin's attitude and policy towards the Soviet regions throughout most of his reign? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. What nickname did Stalin use to describe his 'right hand man' Molotov? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Stalin is rumored to have met Hitler on one occasion. Where and when? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. How did Stalin's (second) wife Nadezhda Allevijah die? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. What best describes Stalin's approach to working with his generals during the war? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. When Stalin's mother asked him what his job was, on one of his rare visits home - he claimed that he was a bit like ...? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. What does the name 'Stalin' mean?

Answer: Man of Steel

Stalin chose this modest name to let the Russian public what they could expect in the future.
2. What was the nickname Stalin adopted before he began to use 'Stalin'?

Answer: Koba

Stalin used the code name 'Koba' in the pre-revolutionary days and in his time in exile.
3. What was Stalin's position in the Politburo at the time of Lenin's death?

Answer: General Secretary

Before Stalin the post of General Secretary was not highly regarded, but Stalin quickly showed how important it could be networking with the grass roots and by appointing his men to posts throughout the party.
(In his will, Lenin recommended that he be removed - but the Poltiburo left him in place, with disastrous results for most of them).
4. Whom did Lenin recommend as his successor in his final testament?

Answer: He did not recommend anyone as his successor

Lenin critisised Trotsky and Stalin specifically and recommended that Stalin be removed from his position as General Secretary. No one individual was preferred.
5. What best described Stalin's attitude and policy towards the Soviet regions throughout most of his reign?

Answer: repressive

Despite coming from Georgia, Stalin was ruthless in deporting and starving to death most in the regions in order to break up any potential regional opposition.
6. What nickname did Stalin use to describe his 'right hand man' Molotov?

Answer: Stone Bottom

Stone Bottom he had the capacity to sit and work for almost unlimited lengths of time.
7. Stalin is rumored to have met Hitler on one occasion. Where and when?

Answer: A train carriage in 1939

It is sometimes claimed that they met in order to sign the non-aggression pact before outbreak of WWII. The rumour is unconfirmed, highly implausible and almost certainly untrue.
8. How did Stalin's (second) wife Nadezhda Allevijah die?

Answer: Suicide

Following a public telling off from Stalin one night, she ran off in desperation and shot herself.
9. What best describes Stalin's approach to working with his generals during the war?

Answer: listened and collaborated with them

Unlike Hitler, Stalin knew his limitations and realised that listening to the experts sometimes paid off. The plan to encicle the German 6th army at Stalingrad was hatched in this way.
10. When Stalin's mother asked him what his job was, on one of his rare visits home - he claimed that he was a bit like ...?

Answer: The Tsar

Source: Author pavr

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