Death and state funeral of Leonid Brezhnev

1. When did Leonid Brezhnev pass away?

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

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

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

3. When was Brezhnev's state funeral held?

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

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

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

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

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

6. Where was Brezhnev buried?

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

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

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

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) 1980
B) 1964
C) 1971
D) 1956

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

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

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

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

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

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

13. 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

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

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

15. Which Soviet republic was Brezhnev's birthplace?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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