Geography
This cold region takes up 70% of the entire Russian Federation:
What is Siberia?
This ultimate ladies man wrote some of the most beloved Russian fairy tales until he was killed far too young due to a pride duel:
Who is Alexander Pushkin?
This ancient ruler of the Rus was the first to develop a secret police, had 8 wives and (probably) killed his own son
Who is Ivan the Terrible?
This warm winter hat was developed in the 17th century to keep Slavic and Baltic countries warm.
What is an Ushanka?
This Russian Ballet dancer is conisdered the most famous in the world, even though she died only at the age of 49:
Who is Anna Pavlova?
More than ten, but less than 20: how many active volcano's does Russia have today?
What is 12?
This excommunicated Russian author inspired his own cult, as well as Ghandi:
Who is Count Leo Tolstoy?
This soviet leader, during WWII, decided that it finally could not hurt to fly icons over the battlefield despite his own policy of state Atheism.
Who is Joseph Stalin?
What is the Banya?
This Russian version of Baseball is older than just about any other known stick sport:
What is Lapta?
Which sea is actually the biggest lake, since it’s an inland body of water that’s surrounded by Kazakhstan, Russia, Azerbaijan, Iran, and Turkmenistan?
What is the Caspian?
This epileptic Russian author wrote his most famous works not out of passion, but in order to pay off gambling debts.
Who is Fyodor Dostoevsky?
This giant Russian leader not only defended the country from the Ottomans, but also entacted the world's only ever "Beard Tax"
Who is Peter the Great?
"Korobeiniki," a folk song about a peddler and a girl haggling over the price of goods, is best known outside Russia as the theme music for what video game?
What is Tetris?
This Russian traditional folk game involves throwing a stick at a stack of other sticks, trying to knock them down:
What is Gorodki?
What Russian city of 300,000 people is by far the largest city in the world that lies above the Arctic Circle?
What is Murmansk?
This former doctor and playwright survived Stalin's censorship only to die and be given the former tombstone of another famous Russian Author:
Who is Bulagov?
This railroad is the world's largest train-track, laid from Moscow to Vladivostok?
What is the Trans-Siberian Railroad?
Coming from the Russian “to think”, what is the four-letter name of the legislative body in the ruling assembly of Russia?
What is Duma?
This infamous 1980's Olympics match deemed, "The Dream" between the Russia and US hockey teams ended in a victory for:
Who is the US?
Russia has a 231 mile long border with “A” nation, whose capital is Baku?
What is Azerbaijan?
This gothic, tortured author burned his final magnum opus not by his own choice, but because of a "devil" that made him:
Who is Nikolai Gogol?
What late 19th and early 20th century Russian psychologist famously proved that responses could be conditioned by association,
Who is Ivan Pavlov?
What fermented milk drink gets its name from the grains that resemble its texture?
What is Kefir?
This important Moscow square held its only soccer match in it's history in 1936:
What is Red Square?