Which dynasty ruled Russia before the 1917 Revolution?
a) Tudor
b) Hohenzollern
c) Stuart
d) Romanov
d) Romanov
100
Who wrote War and Peace?
a) Maxim Gorky
b) Leo Tolstoy
c) Karl Marx
d) Fyodor Dostoevsky
b) Leo Tolstoy
100
Which of these Russian cities is the country's most populous?
a) Moscow
b) Saint Petersburg
c) Samara
d) Kazan
e) Novosibirsk
a) Moscow
100
What is the current political system in Russia?
a) Communism
b) Fascism
c) Republic
d) Dictatorship
e) Democracy
c) Republic
100
Which is the national animal of Russia?
a) Cow
b) Bear
c) Lion
d) Tiger
b) Bear
200
Which Russian submarine had a tragic end?
a) Lenin
b) Bismark
c) Kursk
d) Viktor
c) Kursk
200
The most important Russian holiday is
a) New Year Day
b) Victory Day
c) Christmas
d) Defender of the Fatherland Day
e) Russian Day
a) New Year Day
200
Which city is located on the Neva River at the head of the Gulf of Finland on the Baltic Sea?
a) Moscow
b) Saint Petersburg
c) Kiev
d) Yekatinburg
b) Saint Petersburg
200
The Russian Federation was established following the disbanding of the Soviet Union. Who was the Federation's first president?
a) Dmitry Medvedev
b) Vladimir Putin
c) Viktor Chernomyrdin
d) Boris Yeltsin
e) Mikhail Gorbachev
d) Boris Yeltsin
200
Russia does NOT share a border with which of the following countries.
a) China
b) South Korea
c) Mongolia
d) Ukraine
e) Poland
b) South Korea
300
Who is the first woman in space?
a) Sunita Williams
b) Kalpana Chawla
c) Valentina Tereshkova
d) Nadia Petrova
c) Valentina Tereshkova
300
The most popular religion in Russia is
a) Roman Catholic
b) Protestant
c) Orthodox Christian
d) Islam
e) None, atheism dominates
c) Orthodox Christian
300
Which is the highest mountain in Russia?
a) Krestovski
b) Elbrus
c) Ushkovski
d) Ostri Tolbachik
b) Elbrus
300
Who succeeded Boris Yeltsin as President of Russia?
a) Alexander Lebed
b) Vladimir Putin
c) Gary Kasparov
d) Mikhail Gorbachev
b) Vladimir Putin
300
Russia is home to how many ethnic/culture groups.
a) 6
b) 16
c) 60
d) 160
e) Too many to count
d) 160
400
What year was Christianity official adopted in ancient Rus?
a) AD 100
b) AD 988
c) AD 1054
d) AD 350
b) AD 988
400
"Dead Souls" was written by whom in what year?
a) Tolstoy/1864
b) Gorky/1879
c) Gogol/1842
d) Turgenev/1862
c) Gogol/1842
400
Which city is considered Third Rome?
a) St. Petersburg
b) Moscow
c) Kiev
d) Yekatinburg
b) Moscow
400
What is the name of Russia parliament?
a) Daet
b) Congress
c) Duma
d) Parliament
c) Duma
400
The literary rate in Russia is estimated to be
a) 79%
b) 89%
c) 99%
d) Less than 50%
e) More than 50%
c) 99%
500
Who was the Czar of Russia at the time of Napoleon’s invasion?
a) Peter the Great
b) Nicholas I
c) Alexander I
d) Nicholas II
c) Alexander I
500
Which James Bond film has the character Tatiana Romanova?
a) The spy who loved me
b) From Russia with love
c) Dr. No
d) Goldfinger
b) From Russia with love
500
What is the name of the royal palace which has served, for centuries, as the official residence for Russian kings and presidents?
a) The Summer Palace
b) The Winter Palace
c) Pashkov House
d) The Kremlin
d) The Kremlin
500
How many members there are in State Duma of Russia?
a) 400
b) 450
c) 500
d) 666
b) 450
500
The national sport of Russia is
a) Association football/soccer
b) Ice Hockey
c) Tennis
d) Figure Skating
e) No official designation