Death and state funeral of Leonid Brezhnev

1. When did Leonid Brezhnev pass away?

A) 1979
B) 1985
C) 1990
D) 1982

2. Which political office did Brezhnev hold at the time of his death?

A) General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union
B) President of the Soviet Union
C) Chairman of the KGB
D) Prime Minister of the Soviet Union

3. When was Brezhnev's state funeral held?

A) December 25, 1983
B) November 7, 1981
C) October 30, 1984
D) November 15, 1982

4. Who succeeded Brezhnev as General Secretary of the Communist Party?

A) Mikhail Gorbachev
B) Nikolai Podgorny
C) Yuri Andropov
D) Konstantin Chernenko

5. What was the cause of Brezhnev's death?

A) Heart attack
B) Cancer
C) Pneumonia
D) Stroke

6. Where was Brezhnev buried?

A) Vagankovo Cemetery
B) Novodevichy Cemetery
C) Kremlin Wall Necropolis
D) Donskoy Monastery Cemetery

7. What military rank did Brezhnev hold when he died?

A) General of the Army
B) Marshal of the Soviet Union
C) Admiral of the Fleet
D) Colonel-General

8. In which year was Leonid Brezhnev born?

A) 1906
B) 1930
C) 1924
D) 1918

9. In which year did Brezhnev assume the position of General Secretary?

A) 1956
B) 1964
C) 1980
D) 1971

10. What was the duration of Brezhnev's leadership as General Secretary?

A) 30 years
B) 24 years
C) 12 years
D) 18 years

11. What title did Brezhnev hold in addition to General Secretary?

A) Chief of the State Security Committee
B) Head of the Soviet Armed Forces
C) Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet
D) Minister of Foreign Affairs

12. In which city did Brezhnev's state funeral take place?

A) St. Petersburg
B) Minsk
C) Moscow
D) Kyiv

13. Who was the longest-serving General Secretary of the Soviet Union before Brezhnev?

A) Konstantin Chernenko
B) Vladimir Lenin
C) Nikita Khrushchev
D) Joseph Stalin

14. Which Soviet leader was known for his doctrine of 'Brezhnev Doctrine'?

A) Yuri Andropov
B) Leonid Brezhnev
C) Mikhail Gorbachev
D) Nikita Khrushchev

15. Which Soviet republic was Brezhnev's birthplace?

A) Russia
B) Belarus
C) Ukraine
D) Kazakhstan

16. What was Brezhnev's age at the time of his death?

A) 81
B) 75
C) 87
D) 68

17. What was Brezhnev's role during World War II?

A) Air Force pilot
B) Infantry officer
C) Tank commander
D) Political commissar

18. Who succeeded Yuri Andropov as General Secretary of the Communist Party?

A) Nikolai Podgorny
B) Leonid Brezhnev Jr.
C) Konstantin Chernenko
D) Mikhail Gorbachev

19. Who was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom at the time of Brezhnev's death?

A) Margaret Thatcher
B) Winston Churchill
C) Tony Blair
D) David Cameron

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