Russian food
Russian cosmonautics
Russian etiquette
Russian regions and cities
Miscellaneous
100

Eating ... is a well known Russian tradition because of long, cold winters. It's usually warming and nourishing

Soup (borshch, solyanka)

100

Who made the first spacewalk?

Alexei Leonov

100

If you are invited to someone's house for dinner or for a visit, you should remember to take a ... with you

gift

100

National summer holiday Yhyakh, dance called Ohuokhay, national drink kumys from mare's milk. What region is it?

The Republic of Sakha (Yakutia)

100

Name the festival that is held in the town and the surraunding region of Murmansk in the Arctic Circle to celebrate coming spring

 The Festival of the North

200

Name them in Russian words: a thick sour cream, a powdered crem cheese, yoghurt-like drink

Smetana, tvorog, kefir

200

He was a scientist and the rocket engineer that put the first satellite, Sputnik 1, into space in 1957

Sergei Korolyov

200

If you decide to buy flowers as a gift, give a(an) ... number

uneven

200

The old Kremlin, the churches and monastaries, the Oka river. What town in the Moscow region is it?

Kolomna

200

"Boil a cup of milk, add 2 tablespoons of honey and mix well. Drink the mixture while it's warm." What for is this traditional Russian folk medicine?

Sore throat

300

Name them in Russian words: potato pancakes, tender pork fat

Draniki, salo

300

He is known as the father of human space flight

Konstantin Tsiolkovsky

300

To put your ... on the furniture is a very bad manner and can offend hosts

feet

300

The International Children's Computer Center (ICCC) in Kukhmar. What region is it in?

the Yaroslavl region

300

Complete the statement about Russian education system: in Russia children spend four years at ... school, five years at ... school and two years at ... school

primary, secondary, senior

400

Name them in Russian words:pasta stuffed with pork and onions, lamb kebab, minced meat and rice wrapped in cabbage

pelmeny, shashlyks, golubtsy

400

How long did the first space flight last?

108 minutes

400

When it comes to ... you should never refuse anything that is offered, this is very bad manners

food and drink

400

The National Park beside the Zhizdra River. What region is it in? 

 Ugra (Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug)

400

This is a wildflower and a herb. It's used in herbal medicine to treat heart, kidneys and others conditions. One of the first spring flowers

Lily-of-the-Valley

500

Salmon, red herring, smoked sturgeon are popular ... appetisers.

fish

500

Where can you enter a replica of the Mir Space Station and the descent module of the Soyuz spacecraft?

The Space museum of RSC Energia

500

The usual way for men to greet each other is to shake hands. But it's very bad manners for men to shake hands while wearing ... . Remember to take them off.

gloves

500
Kizhi is the remains of an ancient Russian settlement from the 16th century. What region is it in?

Karelia

500

Transfiguration Church dated from 1714 that has 22 domes. The Intercession Chirch which has nine domes and was built in 1764. Where are they situated now?

Kizhi (the open-air museum in Karelia)

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