WDYK About Joseph Stalin?

A historic tyrant, criminal and mass murderer - Joseph Stalin. Depending on who you ask, Stalin may have caused more death and suffering than even Hitler did, over the course of his long reign as dictator of the Soviet Union. However, he IS a part of history, and as such we ask you - What do you know of the communist tyrant of the Soviet Union?
 
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Where was Joseph Stalin born?
Kazakhstan
Russia
Ukraine
Georgia
 
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Hint
After the death of Lenin in ________, Stalin took over the Soviet Union
1933
1914
1947
1924
 
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True or False: Stalin's famous moustache was due to a promise he made his dying mother to keep it
True
False
 
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Hint
Who was Stalin's main rival to succeed Lenin?
Alexei Rykov
Leon Trotsky
Dmitri Volkogonov
Mikhail Tomsky
 
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How did Lenin feel about Stalin taking his place after his death?
He didn't care who succeeded him
He feared Stalin would abuse his power
He thought Stalin was the best man to continue his work
He wanted Stalin to hand the government to the people
 
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How was Stalin's brand of communism different to that of Lenin's?
It welcomed capitalist efforts
It became more socialist
It became more nationalistic instead of global
It created a completely new system of social classes
 
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In 1932, Stalin made a decree wherein the theft of even a handful of grain could be a capital offense
True
False
 
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In 1895, Stalin's mother sent him to become a...
Engineer
Lawyer
Priest
Doctor
 
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Stalin refused to free his son, Yakov, from a Nazi concentration camp by prisoner exchange
False
True
 
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How long did Stalin rule the Soviet Union?
About 40 years
About 20 years
About 50 years
About 30 years
 
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When did Stalin die?
1945
1953
1938
1969
 
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Hint
About how many people were killed on purpose during Stalin's regime?
Around 20 million
Around 15 million
Around 1 million
Around 6 million
 
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What was the cause of Stalin's death?
A bullet in the head
Hanging
Brain hemorrhage
Lung cancer
 
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