Space Race
The Space Race was a competition between what two nations?
USA & Soviet Union
If we're talking about politics, what are we talking about?
Government
What is the largest country in the world?
RUSSIA
What is the Russian name for "nesting dolls"
matroyshkas
In Russia, their economy works off the idea of communism. What about the United States?
capitalism
Who put the first satellite into space first?
Soviet Union
Who can serve a longer term (time as president)? Vladimir Putin or Donald Trump
Putin
What is the capital of Russia?
Moscow
Ballet is a type of what?
A Sport
B Dance
C Food
D Music
Dance
In a command economy, who controls the economy?
the government
Who put the first man in space?
Soviet Union
Name one reason the Russian government is similar to the United States?
They both have three branches of government
-Legislative
-Judicial
-Executive
WHat physical feature separates western and eastern Russia?
Ural Mountains
Name one piece of music written by Tchaikovsky?
Sleeping Beauty
The Nutcracker
Swan Lake
What railway in Russia stretches across most of the country?
The Trans-Siberian
What two men walked on the moon in 1969?
Neil Armstrong & Buzz Aldrin
What are the three branches of government in Russia & the USA?
Legislative
Executive
Judicial
What is the climate like in Siberia
An extremely cold, mostly uninhabitable region of Russia
What is an architectural feature that is well known in Russian cathedrals (churches)?
Onion Domes
Give me on example of a service industry (Russia's economy depends on these industries heavily)
Healthcare
Hospitality
Finance
Retail
Transportation
What was the name of the dog who was the first mammal to orbit the Earth?
Laika
How is GoGuardian similar to what the Russian government does with it's civilians on the internet?
They block access to certain content online
Why is Siberia mostly uninhabitable? (people don't tend to live there)
People don't live in SIberia because it's extremely cold and difficult to grow crops (food)
What are the two most commonly celebrated holidays in Russia due to Christianity? (Much like the United States)
Christmas & Easter
Who is the owner of Spacex & Tesla and is currently the richest person in the world.
Elon Musk