Russian Geography
Russian Sports
Moscow
Russian Food
Wild
100

What continent is Russia in?

What is Europe and Asia?

100
One of these teams is not from Moscow a) Spartak b) Zenit c) CSKA d) Dinamo
What is Zenit?
100
Moscow has this many metro lines a) 9 b) 11 c) 14 d) 16
What is c) 14
100
A famous dish usually made from beets and includes cabbage and other vegetables in it
What is borscht?
100
The currency of Russia
What is roubles?
200

Name 5 cities in Russia, NOT named Moscow

What is Kazan, Omsk, Saint Pete, Sochi, Volgograd, Novosibirsk, Ekaterinburg, Vladivostok etc

200

Has Russia (not USSR) ever won Olympic hockey gold?

What is no? They got silver in 1998

200
Moscow has this many metro stations a) 198 b) 203 c) 209 d) 218
What is b) 203
200
During the Maslenitsa holiday, which welcomes Spring by the burning of dolls meant to personify winter, pancakes are seen and eaten all over Russia, with what odd topping? a) caviar b) mustard c) crushed peanuts d) potatoes
What is a) caviar?
200
The coldest temperature ever recorded in Russia, which is located in the village of Oymyakon a) -71C/-96F b) -55C/-67F c) -64C/-83F d) -82C/-115F
What is a) -71C/-96F
300

Russia has this many time zones a) 9 b) 10 c) 11 d) 1

What is c) 11?

300

Name at least one current NHL player from Russia

Who is Alexander Ovechkin, Vladimir Tarasenko, Nikita Kucherov, Artemi Panarin, Sergei Bobrovsky, Evgeni Malkin

300
Situated in Red Square, this man was embalmed and has been on display to the public in a mausoleum to his name since his death in 1924. Visitors can only spend a few short minutes inside, and are not allowed to bring anything in with them *Daily Double*
Who is Vladimir Lenin?
300
This breakfast food, sometimes dessert, is made from flour, eggs, and cottage cheese, and looks like small, but thick, pancakes a) pelmeni b) sirniki c) dranniki d) vareniki
What is b) sirniki
300

To get on the metro, you must pay this much a) 45p b) 50p c) 55p d) 60p

What is 55p?

400

This is the largest and deepest lake in Russia, which is also a brand of water taken from it a) Ladoga b) Vostok c) Onega d) Baikal

What is Baikal?

400

In this year, Moscow hosted the Olympics, but it was boycotted by many nations, including the United States a) 1976 b) 1980 c) 1984 d) 1988

What is 1980

400
According to the most current census, this many people live in Moscow a) 12 million b) 14 million c) 16 million d) 18 million
What is d) 18 million
400
On the 31st of December, you will see this salad on almost all tables in Russian households a) Оливье (Olivie) b) Цезарь (Cesar) c) Овощной (Vegetable) d) Фруктовый (Fruit)
What is a) Оливье (Olivie)?
400

The Battle of the Three Emperors, also known as the Battle of Austerlitz, saw Austro-Russian forces defeated by an army led by which military and political leader in 1805?

Who is Napoleon?

500
By area, this is the largest country that was part of the former Soviet Union
What is Kazakhstan?
500

In which of these years did Maria Sharapova win Wimbledon? a) 2001 b)2002 c)2004 d)2003

What is 2004?

500
In this year Moscow regained its capital city status after Joseph Stalin, fearing for the safety of Saint Petersburg during the war, ordered it to be moved back a) 1912 b) 1918 c) 1921 d) 1924
What is b) 1918
500
This is a traditional food item eaten on Easter Sunday a) кулич (kulich) b) паста (pasta) c) пасха (paskha) d) блини (blini)
What is пасха (Paskha)
500
Name 7 countries that border Russia. There are 14 total
What is Norway, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Belarus, Ukraine, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan Mongolia, North Korea, and China, for a total of 14 land neighbors.
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