1.
What was the primary function of the KGB in the Soviet Union?
2.
Which uprising in Hungary in 1956 was suppressed by Soviet military intervention?
3.
Which region in the southern part of Russia is known for its historical conflicts with the Russian government during the 1990s and early 2000s?
4.
Which former Soviet territory, now part of Russia, is located between Poland and Lithuania on the Baltic coast?
5.
Who was the first leader of the Soviet Union?
6.
How many republics made up the Soviet Union before its dissolution in 1991?
7.
Which Soviet republic experienced a violent conflict in 1992 in its capital, Tbilisi, after the Soviet Union’s collapse?
8.
Which former Soviet republic experienced a civil war between 1992 and 1997 after gaining independence?
9.
What term is used to describe the division between Western and Eastern Europe during the Cold War?
10.
Which Soviet leader is credited with initiating the policy of glasnost (openness) and perestroika (restructuring)?
11.
Who succeeded Gorbachev as the last President of the Soviet Union?
12.
What was the Cold War?
13.
What was the significance of the Soviet Union's participation in the 1980 Moscow Olympics?
14.
Which former Soviet republic is now the largest economy in the Caucasus region?
15.
Which of these former Soviet republics is known for the Pamir Mountains, often referred to as the "Roof of the World"?
16.
In what year did the Soviet Union launch the first human into space?
17.
Which economic reform introduced by Gorbachev aimed at restructuring the economy?
18.
Which of the following former Soviet republics is home to the ancient Silk Road city of Samarkand?
19.
What was the Soviet policy of 'Russification'?
20.
Which former Soviet republic is the world's largest uranium producer?
21.
Which leader introduced the concept of "socialism in one country"?
22.
Which Soviet leader initiated the space program that eventually launched the first satellite and human into space?
23.
Which former Soviet republic is the largest landlocked country in the world?
24.
What was the official policy of the Soviet Union regarding religion?
25.
What was the major consequence of the 1986 Chernobyl disaster?
26.
Which of the following countries borders Russia and was once a part of the Soviet Union?
27.
What was the primary goal of the Soviet Union's First Five-Year Plan?
28.
Which former Soviet republic is now part of the Russian Federation and is known for its capital, Grozny?
29.
What was the primary purpose of the Warsaw Pact, established in 1955?
30.
Which Central Asian country was the last to declare its independence from the Soviet Union?
31.
Which Caucasian country was part of the Soviet Union and has since experienced conflict in the region of Nagorno-Karabakh?
32.
Which Soviet space mission resulted in the first manned space flight in history?
33.
Which of the following countries was NOT part of the Soviet Union?
34.
When was the Soviet Union officially established?
35.
What was the name of the policy aimed at consolidating agricultural production in the Soviet Union?
36.
Which policy was introduced by Mikhail Gorbachev that aimed at political openness?
37.
Which Soviet leader was in power during the Cuban Missile Crisis?
38.
Which Soviet republic was known as the "breadbasket" of the Soviet Union for its agricultural output?
39.
Which rebellion in Czechoslovakia was an attempt to reform communism in 1968?
40.
Which of these former Soviet republics has Bishkek as its capital?
41.
Which famous Soviet film director is known for his works on socialist themes?
42.
Which former Soviet republic, merged into Russia, was historically known for its coal and oil reserves in Siberia?
43.
What was the primary focus of the Soviet Union’s cultural policy?
44.
Which former Soviet republic has the highest mountain peak in Europe, Mount Elbrus?
45.
What was the name of the Soviet secret police responsible for political repression?
46.
Which former Soviet republic has its capital in Tbilisi and is known for its Rose Revolution in 2003?
47.
Which Soviet republic was home to the Baikonur Cosmodrome, the launch site for many Soviet space missions?
48.
What was the name of the Soviet Union’s military intervention in Afghanistan?
49.
What year did the Soviet Union officially dissolve?
50.
Which Soviet republic declared its independence first, marking the beginning of the Soviet Union’s dissolution?
51.
Which event symbolized the end of the Soviet Union in 1991?
52.
What was the economic system of the Soviet Union?
53.
Which former Soviet republic is known for the Dnipro River, one of the longest rivers in Europe?
54.
What was the main goal of the Soviet Union during the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962?
55.
Which prominent Soviet leader initiated the process of de-Stalinization?
56.
Which Soviet republic was known for its wine production and is still famous for this industry today?
57.
Which famous speech criticized Stalin's policies and actions after his death?
58.
Which of the following Soviet leaders was responsible for the Great Purge in the 1930s?
59.
Which region, located in the North Caucasus and part of modern Russia, is known for its diverse ethnic groups and historical tensions with Moscow?
60.
Which Soviet cosmonaut performed the first-ever spacewalk (extravehicular activity)?
61.
Which of the following statements is true about the Soviet Union’s economy?
62.
Which of these countries was NOT part of the Soviet Union?
63.
Which agreement between the U.S. and the USSR helped reduce nuclear arms during the Cold War?
64.
Which Soviet republic is known for the Chernobyl disaster that occurred in 1986?
65.
Which Soviet Union space achievement occurred in 1957?
66.
Which famous writer and dissident criticized the Soviet regime and wrote The Gulag Archipelago?
67.
Which city was the capital of the Soviet Union?
68.
Which Eastern European country experienced a popular anti-communist revolution in 1956 that was violently suppressed by the Soviet Union?
69.
Which former Soviet republic has two disputed territories: Abkhazia and South Ossetia?
70.
Which Soviet leader signed the non-aggression pact with Nazi Germany in 1939?
71.
Which former Soviet republic, once an autonomous region, became fully integrated into Russia and is located in the North Caucasus?
72.
Which former Soviet republic has Minsk as its capital and is closely aligned with Russia today?
73.
Which former Soviet republic is known for Lake Sevan, one of the largest freshwater high-altitude lakes in the world?
74.
Which former Soviet republic has Ashgabat as its capital and is known for its strict, authoritarian regime?
75.
Which event marked the beginning of the Russian Revolution?
76.
Which former Soviet republic is home to the Caspian Sea's Baku oil fields?
