Scandinavia
Denmark
Russia
Russia II
Russia III
100
These five countries make up Scandinavia.
What are Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Norway, and Iceland?
100
The language of Denmark.
What is Danish?
100
Russia is located on these two continents.
What are Europe and Asia?
100
A term derived from the Latin word "Caesar" that was used as a name for a Russian emperor.
What is a tsar? (or czar)
100
The huge class of Russian peasants who worked the fields and were treated like slaves.
What were serfs?
200
Of the five countries, this one is the youngest.
What is Iceland? (1944)
200
The type of government in Denmark.
What is a constitutional monarchy?
200
This river is the longest in Europe and is located in Russia.
What is the Volga?
200
Peter the Great named this city after himself.
What is St. Petersburg?
200
In 1917, this occurred when the frustrated and angry Russian people overthrew the tzarist government.
What is the Russian Revolution?
300
Much of the coastal scenery in Norway is made up of these a long, narrow strips of sea that fall between tall cliffs.
What are fjords?
300
This famous toy company has its headquarters in Denmark.
What is Lego?
300
This body of water is the largest lake on the planet but is known as a sea.
What is the Caspian Sea?
300
A Russian empress who ruled for 34 years and ushered in Russia's "Golden Age."
Who was Catherine the Great or Catherine II?
300
The creepy, smelly, scary man who had influence over the Romanov family because Alexandra thought he was a holy man.
Who was Rasputin?
400
The seafaring warriors from Scandinavia famous for sailing huge distances between 800 and 1066.
Who are the Vikings?
400
Danish author known for fairy tales such as "The Emperor's New Clothes" and "The Little Mermaid."
Who is Hans Christian Anderson?
400
This complex in Moscow serves as the official residence of the President and contains five palaces and four cathedrals.
What is the Kremlin?
400
The French emperor who invaded Russia in 1812 and lost nearly all of his men.
Who was Napoleon?
400
The leader of the Bolshevik party who brought his communist ideas to Russia.
Who was Lenin?
500
He discovered Greenland.
Who is Erik the Red?
500
The name of the peninsula on which Denmark is located.
What is Jutland?
500
The colorful cathedral built in the 16th century with onion-shaped domes; a Russian landmark.
What is St. Basil's Cathedral?
500
The first czar of Russia.
Who was Ivan the Terrible?
500
The last czar of Russia.
Who was Nicolas II?
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