Death and state funeral of Leonid Brezhnev

1. When did Leonid Brezhnev pass away?

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

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

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

3. When was Brezhnev's state funeral held?

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

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

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

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

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

6. Where was Brezhnev buried?

A) Novodevichy Cemetery
B) Kremlin Wall Necropolis
C) Donskoy Monastery Cemetery
D) Vagankovo 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. In which year was Leonid Brezhnev born?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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) 81
B) 75
C) 87
D) 68

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

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

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

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

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

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

Created with That Quiz — where a math practice test is always one click away.