RUSSIA QUIZSo now get ready to find out how well you know Russia. Here are the questions: 1. What was the name of Saint-Petersburg even before it was called Leningrad? a. Saint-Petersburg 2. What is the name of a Russian singer, who won Eurovision Song Contest in 2008? a. Dima Bilan 3. What is the name of a Russian cruiser which forecastle gun signaled the start of the assault on the Winter Palace, which was to be the last episode of the October Revolution (25 October 1917) in Russia? a. Cruiser Tolstoy QUIZ ANSWERS1. What was the name of Saint-Petersburg even before it was called Leningrad?b. PetrogradSt.-Peterburg was called Leningrad during 1924–1991 and Petrograd during 1924–1991. 2. What is the name of a Russian singer, who won Eurovision Song Contest in 2008? a. Dima Bilan with his song "Believe". 3. What is the name of a Russian cruiser which forecastle gun signaled the start of the assault on the Winter Palace, which was to be the last episode of the October Revolution (25 October 1917) in Russia? b. Cruiser Aurora. The Aurora is a Russian protected cruiser, currently preserved as a museum ship in St. Petersburg. She became a symbol of the Communist Revolution in Russia.
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