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Death and state funeral of Leonid Brezhnev
Contributed by: Moody
  • 1. When did Leonid Brezhnev pass away?
A) 1990
B) 1985
C) 1982
D) 1979
  • 2. Which political office did Brezhnev hold at the time of his death?
A) President of the Soviet Union
B) Chairman of the KGB
C) General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union
D) Prime Minister of the Soviet Union
  • 3. When was Brezhnev's state funeral held?
A) November 15, 1982
B) October 30, 1984
C) November 7, 1981
D) December 25, 1983
  • 4. Who succeeded Brezhnev as General Secretary of the Communist Party?
A) Konstantin Chernenko
B) Yuri Andropov
C) Nikolai Podgorny
D) Mikhail Gorbachev
  • 5. What was the cause of Brezhnev's death?
A) Cancer
B) Pneumonia
C) Stroke
D) Heart attack
  • 6. Where was Brezhnev buried?
A) Kremlin Wall Necropolis
B) Donskoy Monastery Cemetery
C) Novodevichy Cemetery
D) Vagankovo Cemetery
  • 7. What military rank did Brezhnev hold when he died?
A) General of the Army
B) Admiral of the Fleet
C) Marshal of the Soviet Union
D) Colonel-General
  • 8. What was Brezhnev's age at the time of his death?
A) 87
B) 75
C) 81
D) 68
  • 9. Which Soviet republic was Brezhnev's birthplace?
A) Kazakhstan
B) Belarus
C) Russia
D) Ukraine
  • 10. What was Brezhnev's role during World War II?
A) Infantry officer
B) Political commissar
C) Tank commander
D) Air Force pilot
  • 11. In which year did Brezhnev assume the position of General Secretary?
A) 1980
B) 1971
C) 1956
D) 1964
  • 12. Who was the longest-serving General Secretary of the Soviet Union before Brezhnev?
A) Nikita Khrushchev
B) Vladimir Lenin
C) Joseph Stalin
D) Konstantin Chernenko
  • 13. What was the duration of Brezhnev's leadership as General Secretary?
A) 24 years
B) 18 years
C) 12 years
D) 30 years
  • 14. Who succeeded Yuri Andropov as General Secretary of the Communist Party?
A) Konstantin Chernenko
B) Nikolai Podgorny
C) Leonid Brezhnev Jr.
D) Mikhail Gorbachev
  • 15. Which Soviet leader was known for his doctrine of 'Brezhnev Doctrine'?
A) Mikhail Gorbachev
B) Yuri Andropov
C) Leonid Brezhnev
D) Nikita Khrushchev
  • 16. What title did Brezhnev hold in addition to General Secretary?
A) Minister of Foreign Affairs
B) Head of the Soviet Armed Forces
C) Chief of the State Security Committee
D) Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet
  • 17. In which city did Brezhnev's state funeral take place?
A) St. Petersburg
B) Moscow
C) Kyiv
D) Minsk
  • 18. In which year was Leonid Brezhnev born?
A) 1906
B) 1918
C) 1924
D) 1930
  • 19. Who was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom at the time of Brezhnev's death?
A) Winston Churchill
B) Margaret Thatcher
C) David Cameron
D) Tony Blair
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