HISTORY
Russia was part of this large country which dissolved in 1991
USSR / Soviet Union
Introduce yourself in Russian.
Здравствуйте, меня зовут Александр Пушкин.
What Ukrainian-born actress voiced Meg Griffin on the show 'Family Guy'?
Milena Markovna "Mila" Kunis
Who wrote the legendary book 'War and Peace'?
BONUS POINTS (100): Say the title of this book in Russian.
Leo Tolstoy
BONUS: 'Война и мир (1867)'
Name the ingredient in soup 'Borsht (Борщ)' that gives it its signature red color.
Beets
This popular Russian city used to be called Petrograd (1914-1924) and Leningrad (1924-1991)
St. Petersburg
What is the English translation of this word:
Russian: хлеб, Ukrainian: хліб
bread
What controversial Russian artist rocketed to fame through TikTok during the 2020 COVID lockdowns? Famous songs include 'Cadillac', and 'ICE'. HINT: Name stars with 'M'
MORGENSHTERN
This Russian author is often called "The Father of Russian Literature"
Alexander Pushkin
What is the dominant religion in modern Russia? (Name the denomination)
Orthodox Christianity
Dmitri Mendeleev
KNOWLEDGE CHECK! Make the noise that a кот/кошка would make. (Pick a player on your team to act it out with you so you don't feel embarrassed alone)
MEOOOWWWWWW
What popular UK YouTuber makes vlog-style travel videos about many post-Soviet countries? He exposed the public to Soviet history, its people, and languages.
baldandbankrupt
Describe the subject of the 1970's trilogy The Gulag Archipelago (Архипелаг Гулаг - Александр Солженицын)
A memoir / historical record based on Solzhenitsyn's time in Soviet Gulags (prison / labor camps)
Q FOR GEOGRAPHY NUTS - what Russian-speaking country is lodged in-between Poland and Russia, and is north of Ukraine?
Belarus
Which one of these modern locations was NOT part of the USSR? (Turkmenistan, Yakutsk, Kazakhstan, Russia, or Moldova)
Yakutsk
Make a sentence with the Russian word for 'apple'
Ex. Я ем яблоко.
Я ненавижу яблоки.
Я люблю яблоки.
What is the name of the Soviet rock band that was formed in 1981 by Viktor Tsoi, with famous songs including, 'Кукушка (Cuckoo)' and 'Восьмиклассница (8th grader)'
Viktor Tsoi of KINO
Who was one of the most influential female Russian poets, who was nominated for the Nobel Prize in literature, and wrote, 'Poem Without a Hero'. (Hint. Both letters of her first and last names start with 'A')
Anna Akhmatova
St. Petersburg has the deepest ______ in the world.
subway system
This Russian Tsar reformed the Cyrillic alphabet in the 18th century
Peter the Great
Translate this sentence: 'Нет, спасибо, но я не пью водку.'
No, thank you, but I don't drink vodka.
In what Russian city was the 2014 Olympic Winter Games hosted?
Sochi, Russia
Which one of these three authors NEVER underwent exile? Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Ivan Goncharov, Vladimir Nabokov
Ivan Goncharov
What island has been involved in a long history of territorial dispute with Japan? (A. Alaska Island, B. Sakhalin Island, C. Kuril Islands, or D. Aitutaki)
B. Sakhalin
(Was split in between Japan and Russia until WW2)