Russia sees biggest protest since fall of USSR

Dec. 12, 2011

Q: As many as 50,000 people gathered for the biggest anti-government rally in the Russian capital Moscow since the fall of the Soviet Union. Where is Russia?

Circle the area on this map

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Q: The demonstrators condemned alleged ballot-rigging in parliamentary elections and demanded a re-run. The protest was held on an island near a Moscow landmark considered the traditional center of power. What is the name of the landmark?

A. Gorky Park

B. Hermitage

C. Kremlin

D. Hague

Q: Other protests against Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and his party were held in cities across Russia, including the second largest city . . .

A. Saint Petersburg

B. Kiev

C. Stalingrad

D. Vladivostok

Q: Fueled by mobile phone videos and accounts on internet social networking sites, there is a widespread view that Putin's party used wholesale election fraud to hang onto power. Where else have social networking sites been used this year to fuel protests?

A. Egypt

B. Britain

C. United States

D. All of the above

Q: During the Cold War, Putin worked for the Soviet Union's secret police and spy agency. What was the agency called?

A. Gestapo

B. KGB

C. CIA

D. Stasi

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