Setting
Culture
History
Politics
Economy
100
Locate Russia (A, B, C, or D)
C
100
What are these famous Russian dolls called?
Nesting Dolls
100
The Space Race led to competition between Russia and _________
The United States of America
100
What year did Russia sign their constitution?
1993
100
Russia is a level ____ economy
Two
200
The capital of Russia
Moscow
200
Most Russians celebrate the birth and resurrection of Jesus with these 2 holidays.
Christmas and Easter
200
Ultimately, the Soviet Union fell in 1991, and all republics became _________________ countries.
Independent
200
The Russian government wants to...
A. block and control information, or B. reduce the cost of internet
A. block and control information
200
Which of the following shows that Russia still partially operates under a command economy?
A. The president is the leader
B. Coke cost 1.00
C. Most oil and gas industries are government owned
C. Most oil and gas companies are government owned
300
This Russian architectural structure is called-
Onion domes
300
This form of Christianity is most common in Russia.
Russian Orthodox
300
(This came next) A. Space Race began, B. Mulan came out in theatres, C. Russians began speaking English, D. Old Soviet countries became free republics.
D. Old Soviet countries became free republics
300
Communism gained popularity in Russia, because they were tired of being ruled by this kind of leader.
Czar
300
Russia has limits placed on its ability to trade by ships since it lacks access to this.
Warm water ports
400
These 2 reasons are why so few people live in Siberia-
A. Too hot
B. Too cold
C. Difficult to grow crops
D. Too many wild animals
B. Too cold / C. Difficult to grow crops
400
This art form is popular in Russia and people from all around the work travel there for it.
Ballet
400
Name one Russian Czar
Ivan the Terrible, the Romanovs, Peter the Great
400
Russia and the U.S. government function similarly by having these 3 branches.
Legislative / Executive / Judicial
400
How has Russia addressed this issue? *Chug-a-chug-a choo choo!
The Trans-Siberian Railroad
500
This textbox explains how physical features can impact culture of neighboring countries.
Textbox 2 - The mountains serve as boundary, separating the continents of Asia and Europe, creating limited movement of people and increasing cultural differences in the customs and languages
500
This famous Russian composer wrote "Sleeping Beauty" "Swan Lake" and "The Nutcracker."
Tchaikovsky
500
What year was the Bolshevik revolution?
1917
500
After World War II, tensions between Russia and the U.S. intensified. During the time known as the Cold War, weapons of mass destruction were of imminent threat and the spread of _____________ gripped the Eastern Hemisphere. *(we would never want to live under this type of government, IT'S NOT FAIR!)
Communism
500
A majority of Russia's economic activity is related to this industry.
Service