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