Christophe Posted January 1, 2010 Share Posted January 1, 2010 Soviet & Eastern Block Quiz - 2010 - Season 5 Soviet & Eastern Block Trivia After the success of the Soviet & Eastern Block Quiz "2006-2010" (Seasons 1-4), I am relaunching here a new edition for 2010 (Season 5).This new Quiz is the successor of the first editions of the Quiz you can find here : 2006-2007 : http://gmic.co.uk/in...?showtopic=3144 2008 : http://gmic.co.uk/in...showtopic=24290 2009 : http://gmic.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=33082&st=0 The rules remain the same. This sort of quiz or trivia game has been very successful on other forums, and here also it has been very educative (and fun!)... The topic is wide enough (Soviet Union & former Eastern Block Countries' history, people, awards...), to allow each of us to find answers and ask for new challenges... All Forum members are eligible to participate, but there needs to be a few ground (and "classical") rules so there is no confusion among Forum members. 1. Discuss only one trivia item at a time so as not to confuse what is being discussed with other Forum members. 2. Once a Forum member guesses the correct trivia question, that member can then post their trivia question. Or if they wish can pass it on to another Forum member. 3. To ensure we keep this thread friendly, there should be no heckling, bantering, quarrelling or arguing with another person when he or she does not correctly answer the trivia question. Never forget we are amongst Gentlemen (or -women). 4. The trivia question must have a connection to the Soviet Union & former Eastern Block Countries, as it is the purpose of this Forum. The trivia could involve history, people, awards, badges or items. The trivia question needs to relate to a timeframe. For example, when was this award first established? Or When did East Germany come into existence? 5. When the question is answered, the original poster should give background about the fact, the person, the item in question. 6. No posting items to just show you have one unless its adds to the post that is being discussed or shown. This thread is for all of us to have some fun and at the same time educate ourselves and learn differently about Soviet Union & Eastern Block Countries. Have fun and enjoy this thread along with making new Forum friends!!! So, now, let's play ! Ch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christophe Posted January 1, 2010 Author Share Posted January 1, 2010 Summary Here are all the topics dealt through our questions and answers of this Quiz. To find easily a post, please use the following link, in replacing the last figure 1 by the number of the post you are looking for : http://gmic.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=41654 Example : <a href="http://gmic.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=41654&st=98" target="_blank">http://gmic.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=33082&st=1498</a> will drive you to post #98 Are shown below : <b>* Subject / question dealt - Number of the post where has been asked the question.</b> Awards / Orders & Medals * Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christophe Posted January 1, 2010 Author Share Posted January 1, 2010 As a reminder, a few stats of the former editions of the Quiz, that will be continued in terms of good answers or "victories" : This small game has now been launched more than 4 years ago (on 1 Nov. 2005), and since : * 256 questions asked, * with 3,158 answers, * This quiz has been viewed more than 46,100 times. * 48 Members of the Forum played, and 35 correctly answered at least 1 question : Nb of good answers : * 50 : Christophe * 42 : Christian (Zulus) * 17 : Frank (Knarf) * 15 : Auke (Ferdinand) & Jim (JimZ) * 12 : Bryan (Soviet) * 11 : Dan (Hauptman) & Marc (Lapa) * 8 : Simon (Red Threat) * 6 : Alex (RedMaestro), Belaruski, Carol I, Ed (Haynes), Ilja (ilja559) & Wild Card. * 3 : Andreas (Alfred), Ivan (Piramida), Kim (Kimj) & Marco (marcotk). * 2 : Chuck (in Oregon), Gerd (Becker), Jan (vatjan), Rick (Koopyetz) & Order of Victory. * 1 : Brendan (ANZAC), Charles (Hunyadi), Darrell, Daredevil, Dave (Navy FCO), Doc (Riley1965), Dudeman, Eddie (Taz), Filip (Drugo), Rick (Stogieman), Simon (SU1977) & Steen (Ammentorp). This is a great achievement. Thanks to all for your participation in this Quiz, and I hoe it will be the same in the new one. Cheers. Ch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christophe Posted January 1, 2010 Author Share Posted January 1, 2010 And now, time for who wants to ask for the 257th question, the 1st one of this new Quiz 2010... When you want... Cheers. Ch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christophe Posted January 10, 2010 Author Share Posted January 10, 2010 (edited) Paul Wood's question #256 is still unanswered in the Quiz 2009. I propose this challenge to become our first one in 2010. As a reminder, here is Paul's question : ________________________________ Question #256 from Paul Wood - 18 December 2009: How many Brtish Citizens were decorated in the years of the Great Patriotic War with Soviet Orders and Medals and name the the four recipients of the Medal for Valiant Labour and what they were involved in to receive them. Best of luck Pavel Mamut _________________________________ Paul added the following precision, on 4 January 2010 : All the information is available on a roll published by John Clarke about 25? years ago taken from the Offical Soviet register with cross references to he London Gazette and yes only 4 medals for Valiant Labour were awarded for the Great Patriotic War. If no one gets it I will give the details. All the best. Paul _________________________________ So, this question is still to be answered... Good try and good luck. Cheers. Ch. Edited January 10, 2010 by Christophe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christophe Posted January 17, 2010 Author Share Posted January 17, 2010 Paul, Any hint on this ? Cheers. Ch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christophe Posted January 21, 2010 Author Share Posted January 21, 2010 So, no one's inspired by Paul's question, and, as Paul doesn't provide us any additional hint... let's switch to something else... This should be pleasant and easy... Question #257 This picture taken during Reagan's visit in Moscow in 1988 is famous, and last year launched a controversy. 1. Who has taken this photo ? 2. What is the nature of the controversy ? It's an easy one. The first Member having correctly answered the two questions is the winner. Good hunt and good luck. Ch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christophe Posted January 24, 2010 Author Share Posted January 24, 2010 Guys, come on !!! It's an easy and funny one !!! Ch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christophe Posted January 26, 2010 Author Share Posted January 26, 2010 So... No one ready to try ? Ch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergey Posted January 29, 2010 Share Posted January 29, 2010 Probably Ronald Reagan, in Moscow on Red Square has this photo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christophe Posted January 29, 2010 Author Share Posted January 29, 2010 Hi Sergey, I meant : who was the photographer of this photo ? Any idea about him and the controversy ? Cheers. Ch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergey Posted January 29, 2010 Share Posted January 29, 2010 Yes. It is a difficult question. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergey Posted January 29, 2010 Share Posted January 29, 2010 (edited) You wished to hear it Putin .Foto from Pit Souza. Edited January 29, 2010 by Sergey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christophe Posted January 30, 2010 Author Share Posted January 30, 2010 Excellent Sergey !!! You are the winner !!! Congratulations !! Pete Souza, the former photograph of Ronald reagan ,and today Obama's one took the photo. And, yes, the controversy is about Putin : is he the man with the camera around his neck ? Who knows ? Many articles have been published last year about this picture. here is one from the Guardian : http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/mar/20/vladimir-putin-mystery Luke Harding, Moscow guardian.co.uk, Friday 20 March 2009 14.49 GMT "The mysterious case of Vladimir Putin and Ronald Reagan Is the blond youth dressed as a tourist actually a tourist? Or does photograph show an undercover KGB spy, now better known as Vladimir Putin? Ronald Reagan shakes the hand of a young Russian in 1988. But who is the man with the camera? He is the slightly geeky looking young man at the side of the picture. Next to him is none other than Ronald Reagan, about to shake hands with a small boy. And in the background are Soviet officials dressed in sober grey suits, amid the spires of the Kremlin. But the historic photo taken during the US president's 1988 visit to Moscow's Red Square was today at the centre of a John Le Carré-style mystery. Is the camera-wearing blond youth insouciantly dressed as a tourist actually a tourist? Or is he in fact an undercover KGB spy, now better known as Vladimir Putin? Pete Souza, President Barack Obama's official photographer, took the shot 21 years ago. He insists the tourist in the cream-coloured slacks and short-sleeved shirt is indeed a young Putin. The KGB recruit may even have been part of a plot to grill Reagan over his human rights record, it has been suggested. Putin's press spokesman, Dmitry Peskov, however, gave short shrift to the suggestion that the photo had accidentally captured Russia's future president and current prime minister. "It's not him," Peskov said, when he was shown the photo during a meeting with journalists on Wednesday at Putin's Moscow dacha. This morning's Russian press also cast doubt on the claim. But they reprinted the photo just in case. Under the headline "How Reagan bumped into tourist Putin", the Komsomolskaya Pravda newspaper waded into the mystery, comparing the photo with another of a young Putin, taken in east Berlin with his wife, Ludmilla. Souza insists the photo is genuine. At the time he was working as Reagan's official photographer. In an interview with National Public Radio, he said the encounter occurred when Reagan went for a walk-about with Mikhail Gorbachev, the Soviet general secretary, in the summer of 1988. Putin, meanwhile, was serving as a junior spy in the east German city of Dresden, Komsomolskaya Pravda noted — a long way from Moscow. The paper wanted to know what had happened to Putin's trademark watch. Unlike Putin, the mysterious tourist didn't have a watch on his right wrist, it told its readers. This isn't the first time that Putin's presence — or absence — has been the subject of bizarre debate. Earlier this month, the Kremlin denied claims Putin had been a secret guest of honour at a private concert given in January by the Abba tribute group Bjorn Again, who had been flown into Russia to entertain a VIP Kremlin guest. Band members insist Putin did attend the concert. They said he was sitting next to a woman wearing a cream dress. In a letter to the Times, however, Peskov said Putin had been meeting his cabinet at the time — and not, as the band had suggested, waving his arms in the air to Super Trouper." Photograph: Pete Souza/Radio Free Europe Sergey, congrats again. Your turn, now... Cheers. Ch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergey Posted January 30, 2010 Share Posted January 30, 2010 Thanks. To me it is pleasant. I pour in a glass. FOR the VICTORY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christophe Posted January 30, 2010 Author Share Posted January 30, 2010 за твое здоровье !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergey Posted January 31, 2010 Share Posted January 31, 2010 за твое здоровье !! В таком случае. За наше здоровье. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christophe Posted February 1, 2010 Author Share Posted February 1, 2010 Спасибо. В твоей башне для вопроса. Ch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christophe Posted February 1, 2010 Author Share Posted February 1, 2010 Sergey, Your turn, now... Cheers. Ch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergey Posted February 1, 2010 Share Posted February 1, 2010 Well. I will make it but in some days Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christophe Posted February 13, 2010 Author Share Posted February 13, 2010 Sergey, Your turn. When you want... Cheers. Ch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christophe Posted March 7, 2010 Author Share Posted March 7, 2010 Sergey, or anyone else, for the next challenge ? Ch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedMaestro Posted March 12, 2010 Share Posted March 12, 2010 Pending Sergey's return, I'll ask one! 1. What is this structure? 2. Who designed it? 3. Why was it never built? Good luck! Alex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergey Posted March 13, 2010 Share Posted March 13, 2010 Pending Sergey's return, I'll ask one! 1. What is this structure? 2. Who designed it? 3. Why was it never built? Good luck! Alex I ask to forgive me. It is a tough job. I have not found a good and interesting question. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1977 Posted March 13, 2010 Share Posted March 13, 2010 (edited) Pending Sergey's return, I'll ask one! 1. What is this structure? 2. Who designed it? 3. Why was it never built? Good luck! Alex [/quote This is a simple question-Evgrafovich Vladimir Tatlin (1885-1953), avant-garde artist. In 1919-1920, he created his most important work, the model-building grand monuments of the October Revolution or the "Tower III International" (metal, glass, wood, model is not preserved, is known for photo and several reconstructions) - it was called "Tatlin Tower", conceived as a giant set of rotating at different speeds cylinders united around a common oblique axis. Paphos universal patch (the complex should be not only symbolic but a real cultural center of propaganda of world revolution) is combined with a surprising dramatic semantic: a monument more and more resembles the Tower of Babel, and provided at the time of the slope, ie beginning of destruction. 30 years when the main and only official direction associated with the ideology was socialist realism. His work nebylo place Edited March 13, 2010 by 1977 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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