Quiz Sakhalin (History)

Quiz

Sakhalin

History

made by Nikulushkina Nadezhda

Alexeevna, an English teacher

1. From rocks of which river did Sakhalin get its name?

a) the Yenisei

b) the Amur

c) the Lena

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2. What mysterious people lived in the south of Sakhalin?

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a) the Ainu

b) the Korean

c) the Chinese

3) How is the word "nivkhi" translated?

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a) a man

b) a woman

c) a child

4. Which navigator explored the western coast of Sakhalin and made the mistaken conclusion that it was a peninsula?

a) James Cook

b) Ivan Kruzenshtern

c) Francis Drake

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5. Who proved that Sakhalin is an island?

a) the navigator La Perouse

b) the navigator Krusenstern

c) the navigator Nevelskoy

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6. What was the first capital of Sakhalin Island?

a) Korsakhov

b) Vladimirovka

c) Alexandrovsky post

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7. Who of the famous writers visited Sakhalin in 1890?

a) Tolstoy

b) Chekhov

c) Bunin

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8. How did the Japanese call Sakhalin?

a) Rafutoka

b) Karafuto

c) Kafuraito

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9. What was the name of the city Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk during the governorship of Karafuto?

a) Arakai

b) Rutaka

c) Toyohara

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When was the act of capitulation of Japan was signed?

a) on September 2, 1945

b) on September 3, 1945

c) on May 9, 1945

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Thank you for your attention!