Russian Food (kids only)
The elevated form of American baloney
What is kalbassa?
The non-Russian food favored by most Russians in South Brooklyn
What is sushi?
What is absolutely necessary to wear at all times in the winter when the floor might be cold.
What are tapachki?
The most frequented Caribbean island by Russians.
What is Aruba?
The Eastern portion of Russia that is cold and dispersedly populated.
What is Siberia?
A salad of mayo, boiled eggs, potatoes, carrots, other veggies, and a form of protein
What is olivie?
The Three Boardwalk Restaurants.
What are Tatiana, Tatiana Grill, and Volna?
What heals absolutely everything.
What is spasatil?
The first syllable of the most famous Russian composer's last name (also consumed in copious amounts throughout the day).
What is chai?
The name of the peoples that populated the Russian region before the creation of princely Kingdoms, the singular version of which Ryan uses as a nickname for Papa
What is Slavs?
The name of a long fur coat and a savory layored cake made up of herring, beets, and mayo
What is shuba?
The two most frequented Russian restaurants by the Naloy family
Whare are Sweetspot and Duet?
These three things cannot be placed on the table.
What are keys, wallets, and hats?
The name of a tyrant, of a man who couldn't take over Russia, and a traditional scrumptious Russian cake
What is Napoleon?
The staple fruit all American children love but which was a delicacy/exotic item to kids in the USSR
What is a banana?
The Beverly Hills of Russian-dominated South Brooklyn
What is Manhattan Beach?
The word Nikole often yells at Ryan as a sign of severe disappointment, shame, and embarrassment.
What is Pazor!
An extracurricular sporty activity that all Russian girls must take part in at least a few times before adolescence?
What is ballet?
The first two leaders of the Soviet Union
Who are Lenin and Stalin?
The two STAPLE food items paired together in a welcoming tradition in both Russian & Jewish cultures.
What is bread and salt?
The name given to Brighton Beach, hanging on lamposts along Brighton Beach Ave.
What is Little Russia by the Sea?
A word yelled by Papa and Ryan during soccer game viewings, also said by Papa on stressful work-phone calls.
What is balvan?
What are the three great writers of Russian literature? (Hint one of their names sounds like the Rusian word for "fat" if the accents are changed)
Who are Tolstoy, Dostoyevsky, and Chekhov?
The two cities in which Mama and Papa were born, respectively
What are Kharkov and Odessa?