Q.1.
Which one of these was not a daughter of Nicholas and Alexandra?
Q.2.
Of which political group was Trotsky a member when he took part in the 1905 Revolution?
Q.3.
Which nominal province of the Ottoman Empire was formally annexed by Austria-Hungary in 1908, causing concern to the Russian government about Austrian expansion eastward, and thus unleashing a full-scale international crisis?
Q.4.
In 1892 Nicholas II's predecessor, Alexander III, entered into a formal military and diplomatic alliance with France, directed principally against Germany and Austria-Hungary. Under this agreement France supported Russia against these two central powers in What name was given to this Franco-Russian treaty?
Q.5.
Which warship of the Russian Black Sea fleet was seized by its mutinous crew during the 1905 Revolution in an incident later made famous by the Soviet-era film-maker Sergei Eisenstein?
Q.6.
In July 1914 Russian troops were put on a war footing by the Tsar's government in an attempt to forestall an Austrian attack on Serbia, supported by Germany. What is this process called?
Q.7.
Where was the treaty signed that brought the Russo-Japanese War of 1904-5 to an end?
Q.8.
In 1913 the Romanov dynasty celebrated a major anniversary as Tsars. How many years were they celebrating on the throne?
Q.9.
Which of Nicholas II's ministers followed a two-pronged approach of simultaneous repression and reform, until his assassination at the Kiev Opera House in 1912?
Q.10.
What was the name of the Tsar's son (the Tsarevitch) who suffered from incurable haemophilia?