Russian Food
Borscht, a soup made from _____, is a traditional food in Russia.
What are beets?
She is a Ukrainian-born actress who speaks fluent Russian. She played in The Black Swan, but not as the main role.
Who is Mila Kunis?
Russia is a transcontinental country. Russian land covers part of which two continents?
What are Europe and Asia?
Russians use the _____ as their main form of currency.
What is ruble?
For many Russians, it is tradition to wear your wedding ring on your ring finger of your _____ hand. Countries like Ukraine, Poland, Georgia, Germany, Spain, Austria, India and Greece have a similar tradition of wearing the wedding ring on the _____ hand.
What is right?
_______ are pastry dumplings filled typically with meatballs. They can be served alone, slathered in butter and topped with sour cream, or in a soup broth. Definitely a favorite in Russia and abroad!
What are pelmeni?
The ancient game of _____ became popular in Russia as a way of spending long, dark winter evenings. Two famous Grand Masters of ____ who are Russian are Karpov and Spassky. (Hint: it is two-player strategy board game)
What is chess?
This Russian city is the biggest city in Europe.
What is Moscow?
The world’s first satellite, named ______, was launched by the Soviet Union in 1957.
What is Sputnik?
What are the three colors on the Russian flag?
What are red, white, and blue?
Marinated lamb on skewers, similar to Shish kebab. Meat pieces are often alternated. Variants may use meat and such vegetables as bell pepper, onion, mushroom and tomato.
What is shashlik?
_____ and _____ are popular sports in Russia. Choose from these options: Soccer Basketball American football Hockey Lacrosse Volleyball Cricket
What are Hockey and soccer?
As the world’s largest country, Russia encompasses ______ (number) timezones.
What is eleven?
Russian language uses the ______ alphabet.
What is Cyrillic?
Russian chemist, ___________, created the periodic table of elements by arranging them according to scientific laws. The whole world uses this periodic table.
Who is Dmitrii Mendeleev?
Out of these four choices, what does buterbrod mean? cake, sandwich, carrot, potato
What is sandwich?
How would you say "Enjoy your meal" in Russian? Choose from these options: mozhno otkusit kusochek, spasibo bolshoe, priiatnogo apetita, do vstrechi
What is priiatnogo apetita?
Russia borders __ countries
What is 15? (Azerbaijan, Belarus, China, Estonia, Finland, Georgia, Kazakhstan, North Korea, Latvia, Lithuania, Mongolia, Norway, Poland, Ukraine)
This is an easy one: What Russian holiday is similar to Christmas in America?
New Years
Moscow has more billionaire residents than any other city in the world. There are a total of 74 billionaires living in the popular city, which is exactly 3 more than the second-place city, ______.
What is New York City?
You can expect to find _______, accompanying almost any Russian traditional food—with crepes, in soups, and even sometimes in dessert.
What is sour cream?
Whenever you think of a Russian delicacy, the first thing that pops into your head is caviar. What would you call any kind of caviar in Russia? Choose from: riba, kuritsa, ikra, pirozhok
What is ikra?
The __________ (connecting Moscow and Vladivostok) is the longest railway in the world.
What is Trans-Siberian Railway?
Many Russian people prefer to spend their holidays and free time in the summer houses outside the cities which are called _____.
What is dacha?
The most famous computer game ________ was created by Russian programmer Alexei Pazhitnov in 1985. The game, first available in the Soviet Union, appeared in the West in 1986.
What is Tetris?