Culture
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100
In the West, ________ is often referred to as "babushka doll" ("babushka" - grandmother or old woman).
Matryoshka
100
What was the name of the city of St.Petersburg during the times of the Soviet Union?
Leningrad
100
“Без труда не вытащишь и рыбку из пруда” is a Russian saying that translates to “without hard work you won’t drag the fish out of the pond.” and is most like which English saying?
1. “no pain, no gain.”
2. “birds of a feather flock together.”
3. “it’s better than nothing.”
4. “He makes his home where the living is best.”
1. "no pain, no gain"
100
This person started ruling the country in 2000.
Vladimir Putin
100
During the Maslenitsa season, people consume a lot of______.
1. Blini
2. Kotlety
3. Borsch
4. Potatoes
1. Blini
200
Identify the name of this creature.
Cheburashka
200
In which Russian city were the recent Olympic games held?
Sochi
200
What can you not exchange directly?
1. Money
2. Advice
3. Stamps
4. Food
1. Money
200
The country's 18th-century longest-ruling female leader.
Catherine II the Great
200
Pelmeni are basically Russian______.
1. Honeybuns
2. Apple pies
3. Dumplings
4. Sausages
3. Dumplings
300
Which character of the Russian Folklore lives in a hut described as standing on chikent legs?
Baba Yaga
300
The ancestral mother city of the Russian people is the capital of neighboring Ukraine, _______.
Kyiv
300
Where in the house can you NOT hug someone or give something to someone?
1. Kitchen
2. Bathroom
3. Doorway
4. Closet
3. Doorway
300
Identify this ruler (hint: he established one of the biggest cities in Russia)
Peter the Great
300
This dish cooked with beetroot is considered the most popular Russian dish.
Borsch
400
The Coat of arms of Russia is:
1. Two golden lions holding a fortress
2. A black Siberian bear
3. A black eagle with red feet and red beak
4. Double-headed eagle holding a globus cruciger and a scepter
5. St. Basil's Cathedral
4. Double-headed eagle holding a globus cruciger and a scepter
400
In which city is the Motherland Calls statue located?
1. Moscow
2. Novosibirsk
3. Volgograd
4. Ivanovo
3. Volgograd
400
A woman is said not to sit on cold _____, otherwise, she won't be able to have children.
1. Wood
2. Couch
3. Stone
4. Chair
3. Stone
400
This person was the first and the last President of the Soviet Union.
Mikhail Gorbachev
400
_____ is a traditional fermented Slavic and Baltic beverage commonly made from rye bread.
1. Kompot
2. Kvas
3. Kissel
4. Kefir
2. Kvas
500
A Kokoshnik is a traditional Russian ______ for women.
hat
500
Russia not only has a city named Marx, but it also has one named this for his co-writer - ________.
Engels
500
The popular Russian saying, “когда рак на горе свистнет” translates to “when the_____whistles on the mountain”
1. Dog
2. Goat
3. Crawfish
4. Bird
3. Crawfish
500
This ruler abolished the serfdom in 1861 in Russia and is known as the Great Emancipator.
Alexander II
500
Cooked grain or buckwheat is referred to as:
Kasha