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  1. 1 Easy

    What city survived an 872-day siege?

    Answer: Leningrad

    Why: Leningrad got its old name, Saint Petersburg, back in 1991 after a referendum that June.

  2. 2 Medium

    What does glasnost mean?

    Answer: openness

    Why: Its companion policy, perestroika, is the one that means restructuring.

  3. 3 Hard

    What was the first vehicle to drive on the Moon?

    Answer: Lunokhod 1

    Why: NASA's Lunar Roving Vehicle only arrived with Apollo 15 in July 1971, about eight months after Lunokhod 1 landed.

  4. 4 Easy

    What kind of animal was the first to orbit Earth?

    Answer: dog

    Why: Laika died from overheating within hours of launch, a fact only made public in 2002.

  5. 5 Medium

    Which country did the 1939 Nazi-Soviet pact secretly split?

    Answer: Poland

    Why: Germany invaded from the west on 1 September 1939, and the Red Army entered eastern Poland on 17 September.

  6. 6 Hard

    Which republic first declared independence from the USSR?

    Answer: Lithuania

    Why: Estonia declared sovereignty in November 1988, but Lithuania was the first to declare full independence, in March 1990.

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