History quiz – The Romanovs

History quiz - The Romanovs How much do you know about the last Russian royal family, the Romanovs? Put your knowledge to the test with this quiz, written by Gill Paul, author of The Lost Daughter …

A stampede followed the coronation of Tsar Nicholas and his wife, Alexandra, in which an estimated 1,389 people died. What caused it? Crafted by Peter Carl Fabergé, the jewelled eggs made for the imperial family were given as gifts to one another at Easter. How much is the most valuable egg estimated to be worth today? In January 1905, a Russian Orthodox priest and working class leader named Father Georgy Gapon organised a workers' procession to present a written petition to the tsar. The event sparked 'Bloody Sunday' when imperial soldiers fired on the unarmed procession, and marked the beginning of the 1905 revolution. Which of the following did Gapon not demand in his petition to Tsar Nicholas? What activity was a Saturday tradition for Nicholas and Alexandra's family? What caused the death of Grigori Rasputin? On behalf of whom did Nicholas II abdicate his throne on 15 March 1917? During their imprisonment, what were the Romanovs referring to when they talked about "arranging the medicines"? Ivan Skorokhodov, a guard at the Ipatiev House, where the Romanov family was imprisoned, was jailed for three months in 1918. Why? The Bolshevik government announced on 20 July 1918 that Nicholas had been shot, but claimed the rest of the family had been moved elsewhere for safekeeping. Gradually the news of their murders filtered out, but without any bodies rumours spread that one or more had escaped, helped by friends among the guards. Throughout the 1920s and 1930s there were impostors claiming to be all five of the Romanov children, but Anastasia was the most popular. After 1918, how many women claimed publicly to be the Grand Duchess Anastasia? Which living European royal gave a DNA sample to help identify the remains found in a mass grave in the Koptyaki Forest near Ekaterinburg in 1991?

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This quiz was written by Gill Paul, an author of historical fiction. Her recent novel The Lost Daughter is set in early-20th century Russia and is published in paperback and ebook on 18 October 2018.

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This quiz was written by Gill Paul, an author of historical fiction. Her recent novel The Lost Daughter is set in early-20th century Russia and is published in paperback and ebook on 18 October 2018.

Gill Paul is an author of historical fiction. Her recent novel The Lost Daughter is set in early-20th century Russia and is published in paperback and ebook on 18 October 2018.