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Who was the first ruler crowned Tsar of All Russia?

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  1. 1 Easy

    Which country did Catherine the Great help carve up three times?

    Answer: Poland

    Why: After the third partition in 1795, Poland vanished as an independent state for 123 years.

  2. 2 Medium

    Where did Peter the Great crush Sweden's army in 1709?

    Answer: Poltava

    Why: Poltava reversed Narva, where in 1700 Charles XII's Swedes had beaten a Russian army three to four times their size.

  3. 3 Hard

    Which symbol did Ivan the Terrible's oprichniki carry on their saddles?

    Answer: A broom

    Why: The broom stood for sweeping traitors and the tsar's enemies away.

  4. 4 Easy

    What was Catherine the Great's native language?

    Answer: German

    Why: Born Sophie of Anhalt-Zerbst, she took the name Catherine when she joined the Orthodox Church in 1744.

  5. 5 Medium

    What building in Yekaterinburg was the Romanovs' last prison?

    Answer: Ipatiev House

    Why: Soviet leaders had the house torn down in 1977, and the Church on the Blood now stands on the site.

  6. 6 Hard

    Who did the rebel Yemelyan Pugachev claim to be?

    Answer: Peter III

    Why: The real Peter III had died in 1762, just eight days after the coup that made Catherine the Great empress.

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