Geography
Great Schism
Tsars
Revolution
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What physical feature separates Eastern and Western Russia?
Ural Mountains
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What year did the Great Schism occur?
1054
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Which Tsar expanded Russia to its current borders and was considered mentally ill?
Ivan IV (Terrible)
100
The Russian Revolution ended the reign of the...
Tsars
100
Who killed Grendel?
Beowulf
200
What ocean borders Russia to the North?
Arctic Ocean
200
The Christian church was divided into the Eastern Orthodox Church and the ....
the Roman Catholic Church
200
Who was the first Tsar?
Ivan the Terrible
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The primary reasons Russians had lost faith in Nicholas II was because of Russia's poor performance in...
World War I
200
What two dogs are bred to make a puggle?
pug and a beagle
300
What continent borders Russia to the West?
Europe
300
Which church insisted that priests not be allowed to marry.
The Roman Catholic Church
300
This Tsar was responsible for westernizing Russia (bringing into more contact with Europe) and built St. Petersburg
Peter the Great
300
The two parties fighting for control of Russia during the Revolution were...
provisional government (Duma made up of rich and powerful) vs. Petrograd Soviet (committee of workers, peasants, soldiers)
300
How many time zones are there?
24
400
This vast region in Russia is made up of mountain ranges, lakes, rivers, forests, and tundra.
Siberia
400
The Eastern Orthodox church does not pray to saints because they view it as....
Idol Worship
400
Russias failure in WWI was blamed on this Tsar.
Nicholas II
400
Who became the leader of the Bolshevik Party and in turn the leader of Russia after the Revolution?
Vladimir Lenin
400
What US city is nicknamed "Beantown"?
Boston
500
What factors make it difficult for Russians to live in Central and Western Russia (Siberia)
1. Size (Russia is very large. You would be in the middle of nowhere) 2. Climate (cold and harsh) 3. Infrastructure (There is simply not much there. roads, railways, towns, airports)
500
Which church believed people should be able to divorce?
Eastern Orthodox
500
This Tsar wanted women to have more access to education and loved the theater but forced many peasants into serfdom.
Catherine the Great
500
In 1922, what did Vladimir Lenin name his new country
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR)
500
What is the street address of the White House?
1600 Pennsylvania Ave
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