The nuclear accident that occurred on April 26, 1986 in Ukraine that resulted in the release of radioactive materials into the surrounding environment.
What is Chernobyl?
100
People who move from place to place and don't have permanent home
What is nomads?
100
There is a high infant mortality rate in Russia.
What is TRUE?
100
A popular sport is _________________.
What is ice hockey, tennis, figure skating, gymnastics?
200
Capital city of Russia
What is Moscow?
200
What was the "war" the Soviet Union was a part of?
What is the Cold War?
200
Name of currency of Russia
What is the RUBLE?
200
Only about 10% of Russian land is ARABLE.
What is TRUE?
200
The vast, cold, treeless plain in the north, where not much can grow is called _____________________.
What is TUNDRA?
300
The city that is called "the window to the West?'
What is St. Petersburg?
300
DAILY DOUBLE! The current President of Russia
What is Vladimir Putin?
300
The tall statue in Russia that is leading an army..
What is the "Motherland" statue?
300
The currency is the dollar.
What is FALSE? -ruble
300
There has been a lot of mining in Russia starting in this decade.
What is 1930's?
400
Biggest, deepest, oldest freshwater lake located in southern Siberia
What is LAKE BAIKAL?
400
This is a major transportation link in Russia.
What is TRAINS (or Trans-Siberian Train)?
400
Russian ballet that became one of the most famous in the world.
What is The Nutcracker?
400
Russia's landmass covers 1/2 of all the world's land.
What is FALSE. (1/7)
400
The wide, fertile band of farmland that covers about 250 million acres in southwestern Russia is called the _____________ ______________ ______________.
What is BLACK EARTH BELT?
500
This southern area is more temperate in climate than the tundra and has a lot of grassland area.
What is Russian STEPPE?
500
This is probably the most famous and popular souvenir you can buy in Russia.
What is Matryoshka eggs (or nesting eggs)?
500
Name two staples of Russian food.
What is borscht, bread, fish?
500
There is a big population explosion in Russia, with high birth rate and low infant mortality rate.
What is FALSE?
500
The Volga River provides ____________________ power for western Russia.