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History of Ukraine Quiz

Can you answer these questions about the history of Ukraine?
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Last updated: November 2, 2021
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What nuclear power plant exploded in 1986?
Chernobyl
In what city was the above located, which shortly after became a ghost town?
Pripyat
What Ukrainian peninsula was annexed by Russia in 2014?
Crimea
What city in the above was site of a meeting between Churchill, Stalin and Roosevelt?
Yalta
What Ukrainian-born Soviet leader was exiled and assassinated in Mexico in 1940?
Leon Trotsky
What series of protests happened in 2004 after vote-rigging and the poisoning
of a Presidential candidate?
Orange Revolution
What did Ukraine once have a massive stockpile of, which it gave up in 1992?
Nuclear Weapons
What group of horsemen once protected Russia's borders in the late 19th century?
Cossacks
What killed millions between 1932–1933, during an event called "Holodomor"?
Famine
What boxing champion has been the mayor of Kiev since 2014?
Vitali Klitschko
What Ukrainian footballer won the Ballon d'Or in 2004?
Andriy Shevchenko
What group of people founded the Kievan Rus'?
Vikings
What empire started its invasion of the Kievan Rus' in 1237?
Mongol Empire
From what airline that the Russian separatists shoot down a plane, in 2014?
Malaysia Airlines
In which region has pro-Russian separatists been fighting the
Ukrainian government since 2014?
Donbas
What was the former profession of current President Volodymyr Zelensky?
Comedian
What city served as the first capital of the Soviet Ukraine between 1919–1934?
Kharkiv
What musical event did Ukraine win in 2004 and 2016?
Eurovision
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Level 55
Oct 20, 2020
I dont like the choice of Ukraine that much, because it Doesn’t have an ancient history, like the other countries that got you features. However, the quiz itself is nice
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Level 82
Nov 5, 2022
What are you talking about? It's got no less history than Scotland or Austria, which were featured.
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Level 82
Nov 5, 2022
Chernobyl is located in Chernobyl... Pripyat is the town 2 miles away where the majority of the workers lived.
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Level 82
Nov 5, 2022
Nice quiz. Got all of these except the soccer question and then couldn't remember the name of the mayor.
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Level 32
Apr 17, 2024
for some reasons he was very popular in germany which is why even in english his name is spelled the german way
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Level 43
Nov 5, 2022
I was expecting more people to get Shevchenko. Tho, couldn't get Trotsky, Mongol Empire, or even Cossacks...
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Level 59
Nov 5, 2022
Ukraine won Eurovision again in 2022.
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Level 79
Nov 7, 2022
Good quiz. Thanks!
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Level 21
Nov 16, 2022
I would like to suggest fixing some mistakes. I would appreciate if you would think about it.

1. The correct spelling is Chornobyl, not Chernobyl

2. The correct spelling is Prypiat, not Prypyat

3. Ukraine also won Eurovision 2022