Science & Technology
What was the name of the first artificial satellite launched into space by the USSR in 1957?
a) Vostok
b) Soyuz
c) Sputnik
c) Sputnik ✅
Which flower is a symbol of Russian folk culture?
a) Rose
b) Sunflower
c) Chamomile
d) Lily
c) Chamomile ✅
Which sport is Russia particularly strong in, besides hockey?
a) Football
b) Artistic Gymnastics
c) Basketball
b) Artistic Gymnastics ✅
Who was the first human to travel into space?
a) Neil Armstrong
b) Yuri Gagarin
c) Sergei Korolev
d) Valentina Tereshkova
b) Yuri Gagarin ✅
Which Russian letter resembles a backward "R"?
a) Ж
b) Ш
c) Я
d) Ы
c) Я ✅
What is unique about Russia’s nuclear icebreaker fleet?
a) It is the only one in the world
b) It runs on solar power
c) It was built by the USA
a) It is the only one in the world ✅
What is "troika"?
a) A three-stringed instrument
b) A sleigh pulled by three horses
c) A traditional Russian salad
d) A type of church architecture
b) A sleigh pulled by three horses ✅
Why is Russia famous in chess?
a) It has a strong chess school with many world champions
b) It invented the game
c) It hosts the most chess tournaments
a) It has a strong chess school with many world champions ✅
Which Russian tsar modernized Russia in the 18th century, founding St. Petersburg and creating a strong navy?
a) Ivan the Terrible
b) Peter the Great
c) Catherine the Great
b) Peter the Great ✅
Which novel begins with the line, "All happy families are alike; each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way"?
a) Anna Karenina
b) Crime and Punishment
c) War and Peace
d) The Idiot
a) Anna Karenina ✅
What is the name of Russia’s alternative to GPS?
a) Galileo
b) GLONASS
c) BeiDou
b) GLONASS ✅
Which Russian cartoon became a global hit among children?
a) Smeshariki
b) Masha and the Bear
c) Nu, Pogodi!
b) Masha and the Bear ✅
Who was called the "strongest man in the world" in the 20th century?
a) Fedor Emelianenko
b) Alexander Karelin
c) Ivan Poddubny
d) Vasily Alekseyev
d) Vasily Alekseyev ✅
What is Maslenitsa?
a) A Russian martial art
b) A festival marking the end of winter with pancakes (blini)
c) A traditional Russian dance
b) A festival marking the end of winter with pancakes (blini) ✅
Which novel features a giant talking cat and the Devil in Moscow?
a) Anna Karenina
b) Doctor Zhivago
c) The Master and Margarita
d) Fathers and Sons
c) The Master and Margarita ✅
Which Russian corporation is a global leader in nuclear energy and builds power plants worldwide?
a) Gazprom
b) Rosatom
c) Lukoil
b) Rosatom ✅
What is the traditional Russian triangular string instrument?
a) Domra
b) Bayan
c) Gusli
d) Balalaika
d) Balalaika ✅
Which gymnast won four golds in 1972?
a) Olga Korbut
b) Svetlana Khorkina
c) Alina Kabaeva
d) Larisa Latynina
a) Olga Korbut ✅
Who was the first Tsar of Russia?
a) Ivan III (the Great)
b) Ivan IV (the Terrible)
c) Peter the Great
d) Nicholas II
b) Ivan IV (the Terrible) ✅
Which fairy tale features Baba Yaga?
a) Vasilisa the Beautiful
b) The Snow Maiden
c) The Frog Princess
d) Kolobok
a) Vasilisa the Beautiful ✅
What breakthrough cancer treatment was developed by Russian scientist Sergei Taskaev?
a) Chemotherapy
b) Immunotherapy
c) Boron Neutron Capture Therapy (BNCT)
c) Boron Neutron Capture Therapy (BNCT) ✅
Which of these world-famous ballet dancers is Russian?
a) Anna Pavlova
b) Misty Copeland
c) Rudolf Nureyev
a) Anna Pavlova✅
Which Russian game involves knocking out wooden pieces?
a) Gorodki
b) Lapta
c) Bandy
d) Chizhik
a) Gorodki ✅
Which battle marked the defeat of Napoleon’s invasion of Russia?
a) Battle of Austerlitz
b) Battle of Borodino
c) Battle of Poltava
d) Battle of Stalingrad
b) Battle of Borodino ✅
How many cases are there in Russian?
a) 3
b) 6
c) 4
d) 5
b) 6 ✅