Geography
This mountain range forms a natural boundary between Europe and Asia.
A) Caucasus Mountains
B) Ural Mountains
C) Black Sea
What are the Ural Mountains?
The first Russian state was known as this.
A) Kievan Rus
B) Moscow
C) Saint Petersburg
What is Kievan Rus?
This branch makes laws in Russia.
A) Executive Branch
B) Legislative Branch
C) Judicial Branch
What is the Legislative Branch?
This economic system was used in Russia when it was part of the Soviet Union.
A) Free Market Enterprise
B) Communism
C) Absolute Monarchy
What is communism?
Russia is famous for this type of dance performance.
A) Ballet
B) Flamenco
C) Tap
What is ballet?
This large flat region covers much of western Russia.
A) Steppes
B) Siberia
C) European Plain
What is the European Plain?
This title was used by Russian rulers.
A) Emperor
B) King
C) Tsar
What is a Tsar?
Russia’s parliament is called this.
A) State Duma
B) Prime Minister
C) Federal Assembly
What is the Federal Assembly?
Along with oil, Russia is a major exporter of this fuel used for heating and electricity.
A) Coal
B) Nuclear Energy
C) Natural Gas
What is natural gas?
This famous Russian composer wrote The Nutcracker.
A) Tolstoy
B) Beethoven
C) Tchaikovsky
Who is Tchaikovsky?
Permanently frozen ground found in parts of Russia is called this.
A) Taiga
B) Steppes
C) Permafrost
What is permafrost?
This leader ruled the Soviet Union during World War II.
A) Vladimir Putin
B) Josef Stalin
C) Vladimir Lenin
Who is Josef Stalin?
This term describes a government with few limits on leaders’ power.
A) Unlimited Government
B) Limited Government
C) Command Economy
What is unlimited government?
Oil and gas are Russia’s most important __________.
A) Exports
B) Imports
C) Minerals
What are exports?
The main religion practiced in Russia is this branch of Christianity.
A) Eastern Orthodox Christianity
B) Catholicism
C) Islam
What is Eastern Orthodox Christianity?
This cold, forested region covers much of northern Russia.
A) Permafrost
B) Taiga
C) Steppes
What is the taiga?
This group ruled much of Russia for about 200 years. Pushed out by Ivan III or Ivan the Great.
A) Mongols
B) Vikings
C) Eastern Slavs
Who were the Mongols?
The lower house of Russia’s parliament is called this.
A) State Duma
B) Federation Council
C) House of Representatives
What is the State Duma?
Russia today uses this type of economy where people can own businesses and trade.
A) Market Economy
B) Command Economy
C) Mixed Economy
What is a market economy?
Colorful dolls from Russia are called this
A) Nesting Dolls
B) Resting Dolls
C) Busting Dolls
What is Nesting dolls?
This climate zone in southern Russia is best for farming.
A) Permafrost
B) Taiga
C) Steppes
What is the steppe?
The last Tsar of Russia and the Romanov Dynasty, his end led to the rise of communism.
A) Ivan the Terrible
B) Catherine the Great
C) Nicholas II
Who is Nicholas II?
The upper house of parliament is called this.
A) State Duma
B) Federation Council
C) Senate
What is the Federation Council?
An economy where the government makes most economic decisions
A) Market Economy
B) Mixed Economy
C) Command Economy
What is a command economy?
These rounded, colorful domes are common on Russian churches.
A) Spire
B) Onion Domes
C) Obelisk
What are onion domes?