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Key Events of 1991: A Historical Quiz

Test your knowledge on key events that shaped the world in 1991, a pivotal year in history marked by significant political changes and cultural shifts.

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1 ________ – Boris Yeltsin begins his 5-year term as the first elected president of Russia.

2 ________ – Richard A. Snelling, Governor of Vermont (b.

3 ________ – Collapse of the Soviet Union: Moldova declares independence from the Soviet Union.

4 ________ – Mikhail Gorbachev resigns as president of the Soviet Union, from which most republics have already disbanded; the 73-year-old state is now expected to dissolve completely.

5 ________ – Alex North, American film composer (b.

6 ________ – Edmund Adamkiewicz, German footballer (b.

7 ________ – Graham Greene, English writer (b.

8 What does the following picture show?  Margot Fonteyn   Claudio Arrau   Margot Fonteyn   Freddie Mercury

9 September 6 – The Soviet Union recognizes the independence of the ________.

10 June 12 – ________ is elected President of Russia, the largest and most populous of the 15 Soviet republics.

💡 Interesting Facts

  • the 1991 Spanish film Amantes shocked audiences due to the frankness of its sex scenes.
  • the National Art Museum of Ukraine's (pictured) collections were first exhibited outside the country after it reached independence in 1991.
  • when the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine issued the decree to construct the Donetsk Metro in 1991, the completion date was set for 2002, but due to the unstable economic situation of the city, it is still not complete.
  • despite its federal mandate to provide only intercity rail service, Amtrak operated the Calumet commuter train between Chicago, Illinois and the Indiana suburb of Valparaiso from 1979 to 1991.
  • Zentropa is the name of both Lars von Trier's production company and his third theatrical feature film, released in 1991.
  • Klarälven, Sweden's longest river, was the last Swedish river where log driving was practiced, ending in 1991.
  • Marlin Gray was executed on October 26 for his part in pushing two women off the Chain of Rocks Bridge over the Mississippi River in Saint Louis, Missouri in 1991.
  • Victor Chang AC was a famous Australian heart surgeon and was murdered on 4 July 1991, following an extortion attempt on his family.
  • "Too Hot", Alanis Morissette's breakthrough single in Canada in 1991, was a dance pop song.
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