Multiple choice general knowledge history

One of the most interesting characters in Russian history is Grigori Rasputin. Rasputin was a mystic who was supposedly psychic and was said by some to be able to heal people. Rasputin gained favor with the Tsar, and some nobles became fearful he was manipulating the Tsar too much. When a group of nobles attempted to assassinate him, they had a hard time. According to them, it took a variety of methods to finally kill Rasputin. What was the inital method they used?

  1. Drowning him in the Neva River

  2. Clubbing him over the head

  3. Lacing wine and cakes with cyanide

  4. Shooting him in the back
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Explanation

The nobles first attempted to kill Rasputin by lacing wine and cakes with cyanide, but he surprisingly survived the poisoning. They then shot him multiple times and ultimately drowned him in the Neva River - the cyanide poisoning was just the initial method.

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