Ukraine War Quiz 2023: 21 Questions on Putin’s Attack

Feb. 24, 2023.

Russia annexed the Crimean peninsula in 2014 and began the ongoing Russia–Ukraine conflict. This quiz will test your knowledge of the political and military situation in Russia and Ukraine one year after the Russian invasion of 2022, one of the most unnerving international conflicts.

Ukraine – Russia Quiz 2023: 21 Questions on Putin’s Attack

Questions were last updated on Feb. 24, 2023.

The quiz is intended to educate about Vladimir Putin’s oppressive regime and the invasion of Ukraine. While some of the questions in the Ukraine War Quiz might seem entertaining, the reality in that region is not.

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According to Putin’s diplomats, it’s “absolutely mandatory” that which country “never, never, ever” becomes a NATO member? What was the Russian cruiser Moskva? And is Z a letter in the Russian alphabet? Take this news trivia quiz to learn more about 2022’s Russian invasion of Ukraine, its politics, international relationships, and history.

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21 general knowledge multiple-choice questions on the brutal one year after the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Click “Start Quiz.”

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1. According to Russia, it’s “absolutely mandatory” that which country “never, never, ever” becomes a NATO member?

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2. What’s Roskomnadzor?

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3. According to President Joe Biden’s first State of the Union address, who are the “corrupt leaders who have bilked billions of dollars off this violent regime”?

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4. What are hypersonic missiles?

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5. What was the Russian cruiser Moskva?

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6. What’s Azovstal?

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7. What’s “status quo ante”?

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8. The European Union’s embargo on Russian oil exempts which country?

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9. Which of these letters does not exist in the Cyrillic Russian alphabet?

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10. What does the unicorn insignia mean in the Ukrainian army’s uniform?

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11. Why did Russian journalist Dmitry Muratov auction off his Nobel Peace Prize medal?

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12. How did the Kremlin react to Elon Musk’s peace in Ukraine proposal?

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13. Which country equipped Russia with kamikaze drones to attack Ukraine in October 2022?

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14. Where’s Europe’s largest nuclear power plant?

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15. What’s the only Ukrainian provincial capital under Russian control since the early days of the invasion of Ukraine?

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16. Who’s Time Magazine’s Person of the Year 2022?

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17. Which countries agreed on Jan. 2023 to continue military support to Ukraine in close Euro-Atlantic coordination?

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18. How much additional military aid did President Biden promise during his visit to Kyiv in February 2023?

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19. What is the New START Treaty?

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20. According to Putin’s Feb. 2023 State of the Nation speech, Ukraine is under the occupation of who?

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21. According to his 2023 State-of-the-Nation speech, how does Vladimir Putin plan to fight Western sanctions in the future?

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Ukraine – Russia Quiz Questions

Here’s the complete list of questions and multiple-choice answers from this quiz.

Ukraine War Quiz 2023 - 21 Questions one year into the Russian invasion
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1.    According to Russia, it’s “absolutely mandatory” that which country “never, never, ever” becomes a NATO member?

  • Belarus.
  • Serbia.
  • Ukraine.
  • China.

2.    What’s Roskomnadzor?

  • Russia’s space force.
  • Russia’s communications and media regulator.
  • Russia’s chief of joint arms.
  • Russia’s central bank.

3.    According to President Joe Biden’s first State of the Union address, who are the “corrupt leaders who have bilked billions of dollars off this violent regime”?

  • Russian oligarchs.
  • Russia’s Kremlin.
  • Chinese billionaires.
  • Russian generals.

4.    What are hypersonic missiles?

  • Missiles that launch from submarines.
  • Missiles that issue electronic commands.
  • Missiles that fly at about 800 kilometers per hour (500 mph).
  • Missiles that fly at least 5 times the speed of sound.

5.    What was the Russian cruiser Moskva?

  • A six-passenger monoplane.
  • A type of tank.
  • A long-distance sailing yacht.
  • A guided-missile cruiser.

6.    What’s Azovstal?

  • One of the largest steel processing companies in Ukraine.
  • One of the largest port cities in Ukraine.
  • One of the largest separatist regions in Ukraine.
  • One of the largest theatres in Ukraine.

7.    What’s “status quo ante”?

  • The desired state of affairs.
  • The new state of affairs.
  • The existing state of affairs.
  • The previous state of affairs.

8.    The European Union’s embargo on Russian oil exempts which country?

  • Germany.
  • Turkey.
  • Hungary.
  • Poland.

9.    Which of these letters does not exist in the Cyrillic Russian alphabet?

  • Z.
  • O.
  • X.
  • A.

10. What does the unicorn insignia mean in the Ukrainian army’s uniform?

  • A symbol for the LGBTQ community.
  • A symbol for the special units.
  • A symbol for beating the unbeatable.
  • A traditional symbol for luck.

11. Why did Russian journalist Dmitry Muratov auction off his Nobel Peace Prize medal?

  • To pay fines.
  • To protest against the West.
  • To buy a yacht.
  • To help children displaced by the war in Ukraine.

12. How did the Kremlin react to Elon Musk’s peace in Ukraine proposal?

  • A Kremlin representative told musk to “F*** off”.
  • The Kremlin welcomed the proposal.
  • Putin challenged Musk to a “single combat” for Ukraine.
  • The Kremlin did not comment on the offer.

13. Which country equipped Russia with kamikaze drones to attack Ukraine in October 2022?

  • Iran.
  • North Korea.
  • China.
  • Japan.

14. Where’s Europe’s largest nuclear power plant?

  • Russia.
  • Ukraine.
  • France.
  • Finland.

15. What’s the only Ukrainian provincial capital under Russian control since the early days of the invasion of Ukraine?

  • Kharkiv.
  • Kherson.
  • Odesa.
  • Kyiv.

16. Who’s Time Magazine’s Person of the Year 2022?

  • Joe Biden.
  • Elon Musk.
  • Vladimir Putin.
  • Volodymyr Zelensky.

17. Which countries agreed on Jan. 2023 to continue military support to Ukraine in close Euro-Atlantic coordination?

  • France, Germany, and Canada.
  • United Kingdom, Italy, and Argentina.
  • The United States, Germany, and France.
  • Russia, China, and North Korea.

18. How much additional military aid did President Biden promise during his visit to Kyiv in February 2023?

  • $500 million.
  • $1 billion.
  • $2 billion.
  • $4 billion

19. What is the New START Treaty?

  • A treaty that regulates the use of drones for military purposes.
  • A treaty that limits the number of nuclear warheads that the US and Russia can deploy.
  • A treaty that allows Russia to test its nuclear weapons in any country it desires.
  • A treaty that requires the United States to share its McDonald’s franchises with Russia.

20. According to Putin’s Feb. 2023 State of the Nation speech, Ukraine is under the occupation of who?

  • Russia.
  • NATO.
  • The Nazi regime and its globalist overlords.
  • The Kyiv regime and its Western overlords.

21. According to his 2023 State-of-the-Nation speech, how does Vladimir Putin plan to fight Western sanctions in the future?

  • Change Russia’s economic system and immigration policy.
  • Change Russia’s education system and science and technology policy.
  • Nuke the West.
  • Withdraw from Ukraine.

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