Vocab
The term used to describe a Russian emperor/empress or king/queen before 1917
The number of Romanov children (extra points if you name them)
What is 5? Who are Olga, Marie, Tatiana, Anastasia, Alexei?
reasons to commit infanticide (kill a baby)
What is lack of money, unmarried, illness, food, or disability?
the main two political parties
What are the Bolsheviks and Mensheviks?
BONUS!!!!! The name of the Muppet who dressed like Chandler from Friends (from Marie)
Who is Gonzo?
A title or form of address used of or to an unmarried French-speaking woman.
Mademoiselle
Royal education
What is education from a young age about language, politics, or manors.
Peasant morals
What is bad morals and frequencies of jealousy, violence, etc.?
Length of the Romanov rule
What is 304 years or 1613-1917?
Location of the Romanovs' execution
Where is Yekaterinburg?
A daughter (or son's daughter) of a Russian tsar.
What is Grand Duchess?
Royal bedding material
What is deerskin, linen, cotton, silk, lace, or crochet?
Material used by peasants for bedding
What is straw or hay?
Rasputin's contribution to the rebellion
What is citizens' objections to his influence over Tsar Nicholas?
Rasputin's role in history
What is a royal advisor and faith healer, not trusted by many, accused of affairs often?
A widow holding property received from her deceased husband who was a duke, emperor, or other man of high rank.
What is Dowager Empress?
Royal food
What is cucumber salad, asparagus, ice cream, dried ducks, or chicken?
Common peasant foods
Possible answers: What is... cabbage soup, bread, porridge, (during famines) bread soaked in water, roots, herbs?
Conditions after the revolution
What is the rise in crime/corruption, the rich lost their homes and money, worsened living standards, collapsed social services, the rich had to do the worst jobs?
Most famous Anastasia impersonator
Who Anna Anderson?
A river in Russia located by St. Petersburg /Leningrad
2 Romanov children who's bodies were found in a separate grfave front the rest of the family
Who are Anastasia and Alexei?
A situation for a cleansing ritual to be used (can also describe a cleansing ritual)
What is a contamination from something like a mouse during canning?
What is a priest waves a cross over the container while praying?
Description of a predominant political party (two possible parties)
ANSWERS WILL VARY
What is the Bolsheviks, led by Vladimir Lenin, a Marxist Russian Social Democratic Labor Party, formed 1903?
What is the Mensheviks, led by a group including Julius Martov, Pavel Axelrod, and Alexander Potresov, they had more reformist views?
Number Romanovs (and staff members) were executed July 17, 1918
What is 11 people total, 7 family members and 4 staff members?