WDYK About Joseph Stalin?

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