Lost Crown giveaway QUIZ #1

QUIZ #1

For a chance to win a signed copy of The Lost Crown and The House of Special Purpose, post a comment with your answers to these five questions:

1. What disease did the imperial children contract at the outbreak of the Russian revolution?
2. Where and when did the tsar abdicate?
3. Name the man in charge of the Romanovs’ execution.
4. The soviets changed the name of the city where the imperial family was murdered. What was it called during the soviet era?
5. When was the state funeral for the remains of the Romanovs?

Trick Question!

Be the first to answer this correctly and your name will be entered twice in this quiz's drawing:

• What does “shvibzyk” (швибзык) mean in Russian?

Ridiculous Bonus Challenge!

Be the first to answer this question correctly and your name will be entered two more times in this quiz's drawing:

• Name this imperial cat:

IMPORTANT NOTE:

Your answers will NOT appear in the comments section once you've submitted them. Don't panic -- all comments that contain trivia answers are being held captive in my moderation queue as protection from copycats. If I've received your entry, I will post only your username in the comments section.

More fine print:
By submitting an entry, you are verifying that you are over 13 years old, and will provide me with a United States shipping address in the event that you win!