On the Russian battleship Potemkin
A: Russo-Japanese war
Q: Name the leader of the Bolshevik Party who said the First Russian Revolution, as well as the Potemkin mutiny, both of which transpired in 1905, were a 'dress rehearsal' for the October Revolution that happened 12 years later.
A: Vladimir Lenin
Q: Following the mutiny, to which country did the crew of the Potemkin appeal for asylum? The country granted asylum after the crew was disarmed and surrendered its weapons. Two days later, a Russian rear admiral arrived to reclaim the vessel for the Russian navy.
A: Romania
Q: On October 12, 1905, a little more than three months after the mutiny, the Potemkin was renamed ___________. The name was derived from that of a Christian saint and which in Greek means 'all-compassionate'. It's also the name of a character in Philip Pullman's 'His Dark Materials' series. Fill in the blank.
A: Panteleimon
Q: Potemkin was classified as a pre-___________ battleship. The label is derived from a Royal Navy battleship floated in 1906 whose design revolutionised naval power worldwide, so much so that the battleship's name became the label. Fill in the blank.
A: Dreadnought
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