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100

What is the form of currency that is used in Russia?

доллар

евро

рубль

кронор

РУБЛЬ

100

Who is the current Президент of the Russian Federation?

Дмитрий Медведев

Владимир Путин

Алексей Навальный

Emilia Slabunova

Владимир Путин

100

What is the capital of Russia?

Пермь

Москва

Санкт-Петербург

Москва

100

What is the type of Russian souvenir that is made up of colorfully painted dolls called?

стакан

матрёшка

ушанка

самовар

Матрёшка

100

How many letters are in the Russian alphabet?

26

30

32

33

33

200

What is the order of the colors of the Russian flag? (from top to bottom)

белый, красный, синий

синий, зелёный, красный

синий, белый, красный

White, blue, red

белый, синий, красный

200

Who was the first президент of the Russian Federation?

Михаил Горбачёв

Владимир Путин

Борис Ельцин

Борис Ельцин

200

Which county does not share a border with Russia?

Беларусь

Норвегия

Монголия

Финляндия 

Норвегия

200

Who is considered to be the greatest Russian poet?

Анна Ахматова 

Марина Цветаева

Антон Чехов

Александр Пушкин

Александр Пушкин

200

A “баня” is a type of:

Sauna or bathhouse

Dessert

Chocolate

Dumpling

Sauna or bathhouse

300

During which Russian celebration do people partake in playing games, dancing, and eating lots of блины (Russian pancakes)?

Масленица

Рождество 

День Победы

Новый Год

Масленица

300

What was the name of the first man who journeyed into космос?

Борис Пастернак

Юрий Гагарин

Евгений Замятин

Юрий Гагарин

300

Russia has how may time zones?

одиннадцать

девять

семь


одиннадцать
300

Who is the author of the novel Crime and Punishment?

Иван Тургенев

Николай Гоголь

Фёдор Достоевский

Фёдор Достоевский

300

What was the title given to Russian rulers before the Russian Revolution?

Человек

Князь

Царь

Богатыр

Царь

400

Which Russian composer wrote “The Nutcracker” (Щелкунчик)?

Пётр Чайковский

Александр Бородин

Игорь Стравинский

Пётр Чайковский

400

Who was the first leader of the Soviet Union?

Йосеф Сталин 

Никита Хрущёв

Владимир Ленин

Владимир Ленин

400

In which city were the 2014 Winter Olympics held?

Санкт-Петербург

Тула

Сочи

Сочи

400

Who is the author of the novels Anna Karenina and War and Peace?

Даниил Хармс

Лев Толстой

Зинаида Гиппиус

Лев Толстой

400

"Дача" is a:

City on the black sea

Vacation/Holiday house

Type of fish

A breed of Russian dog

Vacation/Holiday house

500

What is the name of Saint Petersburg's футбол (soccer) team?

Аэрофлот

Зенит

Теремок

Ленинградец

Зенит

500

Who was the first woman to journey into космос?

Мария Шарапова

Валентина Терешкова

Екатерина Великая

Валентина Терешкова


500

What is the highest mountain in Russia? 

Ельбрус
Урал
Камчатка

Ельбрус

500

Who is a famous Russian poet, novelist and philosopher who liked to push norms by dressing in men's clothing (as a cis-woman)?

Анна Ахматова

Зинаида Гиппиус

Наталья Гончарова


Зинаида Гиппиус


500

What does the word “достопримечательность” roughly translate to?

University

Dormitory

Landmark

Palace

Landmark

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