🚀 History & Dates
What year did the Russian Revolution happen?
1917
What was the capital of the USSR?
Moscow
What colour was the USSR flag?
Red
What is borscht?
A red soup made with beets (hot or cold)
How many republics were there in the USSR at the end?
15 republics
Who was the first man in space?
Yuri Gagarin
Which city was called Leningrad during Soviet times?
St. Petersburg
What two tools are on the USSR flag?
A hammer and a sickle
Dumplings with meat inside?
Pelmeni
How old was Yuri Gagarin when he went to space?
27 years old
In what year did the USSR end?
1991
Which city has the statue "The Motherland Calls"?
Volgograd (Stalingrad)
What is a matryoshka?
A nesting doll (one doll opens, inside a smaller doll)
What is kvass made from?
Bread
How many years would you need to see everything in the Hermitage Museum?
8 years
Who led the Bolsheviks in 1917?
Vladimir Lenin
Which museum in St. Petersburg has more than 3 million works of art?
The Hermitage Museum
What is the famous ballet by Tchaikovsky?
Swan Lake
What is caviar?
Fish eggs
How long (in minutes) was Gagarin's space flight?
108 minutes
What happened on April 12, 1961?
Gagarin went to space
Which river flows through St. Petersburg?
The Neva
What is the name of the warm hat with ear flaps?
Ushanka
What colour can caviar be?
Black or red
Who said this?
"The Earth is blue. It is beautiful!"
Yuri Gagarin