Which lake, located in Siberia, is the deepest and most voluminous freshwater lake in the world?
Lake Baikal
What is the name of the famous Russian ballet company, founded in 1776, known for its iconic productions of Swan Lake and The Nutcracker?
The Bolshoi Ballet
In 2013, a video appeared online featuring a woman who claimed to have served in the Marine Corps. In the video, the woman asks for money for the bus. People still quote her to this day. How did she introduce herself?
Natalia Morskaya Pechota.
Who was the last Tsar of Russia, ruling from 1894 until his abdication in 1917?
Nicholas II
What is the name of the mountain range that forms the traditional boundary between Europe and Asia in Russia?
The Ural Mountains
Which 19th-century author wrote the novels Crime and Punishment and The Brothers Karamazov?
Fyodor Dostoevsky
This woman said she was in a war. What war was she talking about?
Afghan War
What was the name of the Soviet space program's first artificial satellite, launched in 1957, which started the Space Age?
Sputnik 1
The vast coniferous(with evergreen trees) forest that stretches across much of European Russia and Siberia, known for its harsh winters, is called what?
The Taiga
What is the name of the traditional Russian stringed instrument, known for its triangular body and three strings?
The Balalaika
What iconic line does this girl say?
"No celebration"
The city of St. Petersburg was founded by and named after which Russian Tsar in 1703?
Peter the Great
Which active volcano on the Kamchatka Peninsula is one of the most prominent in the world and a UNESCO World Heritage site?
Klyuchevskaya Sopka
In a traditional Russian home, what is the name of the large, often ornate, fireplace or stove used for both heating and cooking?
A "Pech, pechka"
Continue this line: "Borscht with cabbage, but..."
Borscht with cabbage, but not red
What was the name of the brutal, 872-day siege of the city of Leningrad by German forces during World War II?
The Siege of Leningrad
What is the name of the longest river in Europe, which flows through central Russia and into the Caspian Sea?
The Volga River
Which colorful, onion-domed cathedral is located in Moscow's Red Square and is a global symbol of Russia?
Saint Basil's Cathedral
Continue this iconic phrase from this meme
"I am so ... that it feels as if I have lived for a hundred trillion billion years.
I am so filled with knowledge that it feels as if I have lived for a hundred trillion billion years.
In 1867, Russia sold which territory to the United States for $7.2 million?
Alaska