Average History Trivia: The Russian Revolution | 10 Questions

A short quiz on the Russian Revolution. Good luck!

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

Author
Corycool

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
19,107

Updated
Dec 03 21

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1. What was the last name of the Tsarist dynasty which ruled Russia for over 300 years? Hint

Romanov

Kruchev

Asmov

Wisniski

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2. Who succeeded Tsar Nicholas II of Russia in 1917 as head of the administration? Hint

Lenin

Stalin

Prince Lvov

Trotsky

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3. Which Government did the first ruler after Tsar Nicholas II belong to? Hint

Menshevik

Provisional

Soviet

Bolshevik

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4. Which political party was responsible for the Russian October Revolution of 1917? Hint

Bolshevik

Provisional Government

Soviet

Menshevik

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5. Who in the course of two or three years after Lenin's death in 1924 became leader of the USSR? Hint

Kirov

Kerensky

Stalin

Trotsky

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6. What were the two colors of the armies involved in Russian Civil War? Hint

Blacks and Whites

Reds and Blues

Reds and Whites

Yellows and Blacks

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7. Who opposed Stalin early in his reign, and was then later exiled and finally murdered in 1940 in Mexico City? Hint

Trotsky

Stolypin

Kirov

Bukharin

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8. What was the specific term called for the combining of many farms for peasants to work on? Hint

Five year plans

Collectivization

War Communism

New Economic Policy

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9. Who was in power during the Five Year Plans? Hint

Yeltsin

Stalin

Lenin

Trotsky

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10. What was the "upper" class of peasants called who hated the term and the methods of collectivization?

Answer: (One Word)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What was the last name of the Tsarist dynasty which ruled Russia for over 300 years?

Answer: Romanov

2. Who succeeded Tsar Nicholas II of Russia in 1917 as head of the administration?

Answer: Prince Lvov

Prince Lvov and later Kerensky headed the Provisional Government after the Tsar's abdication. Eight months later, Lenin succeeded with his famous October Revolution.

3. Which Government did the first ruler after Tsar Nicholas II belong to?

Answer: Provisional

The Provisional government didn't last long, mainly because Kerensky chose to keep Russia in the Great War.

4. Which political party was responsible for the Russian October Revolution of 1917?

Answer: Bolshevik

5. Who in the course of two or three years after Lenin's death in 1924 became leader of the USSR?

Answer: Stalin

It took him till about 1927 to consolidate his position. Initially, he had to share power with Trotsky and Zinoviev. He proposed the early five-year plans, with their emphasis on heavy industry. He was the leader until his death in 1953.

6. What were the two colors of the armies involved in Russian Civil War?

Answer: Reds and Whites

The Reds were the Bolsheviks, the Whites were the opposers. The Reds, organized by Trotsky, won.

7. Who opposed Stalin early in his reign, and was then later exiled and finally murdered in 1940 in Mexico City?

Answer: Trotsky

He had an ice-pick driven through his skull. Bukharin was "purged" in 1938 following a show trial.

8. What was the specific term called for the combining of many farms for peasants to work on?

Answer: Collectivization

Wheat and other food surpluses fell under this plan and famine hit the Soviet Union.

9. Who was in power during the Five Year Plans?

Answer: Stalin

His goal was to get the Soviet Union industrialized in five years. He tried to do in five years what took Western Europe and the United States over a century to accomplish.

10. What was the "upper" class of peasants called who hated the term and the methods of collectivization?

Answer: Kulaks

Many of the Kulaks were sent to Siberia to work in labour camps! Others slaughtered the animals, ruined their farms and killed themselves so Stalin was left with nothing from these farms.

Source: Author Corycool

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