Death and state funeral of Leonid Brezhnev

1. When did Leonid Brezhnev pass away?

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

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

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

3. When was Brezhnev's state funeral held?

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

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

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

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

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

6. Where was Brezhnev buried?

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

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

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

8. In which year was Leonid Brezhnev born?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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) Russia
B) Belarus
C) Kazakhstan
D) Ukraine

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

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

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) Nikolai Podgorny
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) David Cameron
C) Winston Churchill
D) Tony Blair

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