Russian and British cities and towns

Nicknames of Russian cities

100

This city is called the 'Port of Five Seas'. What city is it? 

1) Moscow

2) St. Petersburg

3) Novorossiysk

Moscow

200

This city is often called the 'Venice of the North'. What city is it?

1) Murmansk

2) Arkhangelsk

3) St. Petersburg

St. Petersburg

300

This city is known as the 'Cradle of Cosmonautics'. What city is it?

1) Kaluga 

2) Kursk 

3) Torzhok

Kaluga

400

This city is known as the 'City of Brides.' What city is it?

1) Borisoglebsk

2) Ivanovo

3) Vladimir

Ivanovo

500

This city is known as the ‘Jewellery Capital of Russia,’ the ‘Cheese Capital of Russia,’ and the ‘Linen Capital of Russia'. What city is it? 

1) Vologda 

2) Kostroma 

3) Pavlovsky Posad

Kostroma

Nicknames of British cities

100

It's 'Queen of the Midlands', 'Robin Hood Country' and 'City of Caves'. What city is it? 

1)  York

2) Leicester 

3) Nottingham 

 

Nottingham 

200

It is 'Athens of the North' and 'Auld Reekie' (Scots for Old Smoky). What city is it?

1) Doncaster

2) Edinburgh

3) Ely

Edinburgh

300

It is 'London-by-the-Sea' and 'The Queen of Watering Places'. What city is it?

1) Hastings

2) Brighton

3) Southampton

Brighton

400

It is 'The World Capital City of Pop', 'The Centre of the Creative Universe' and 'The Pool of Life'. What city is it?

1) Perth

2) Coventry

3) Liverpool

Liverpool

500

It's 'Ocean City' and 'Spirit of Discovery'. What city is it?

1) Plymouth

2) Weymouth

3) Dover

Plymouth

Russian proverbs with city names

100

Guess the city or town.

________ – колокольный звон, слышен здесь со всех сторон.

1) Rostov Veliky 

2) Zvenigorod

3) Veliky Novgorod

Звенигород – колокольный звон, слышен здесь со всех сторон.

200

Guess the city or town.

Не может ______ не гордится - старинный бастион столицы.

1) Ivangorod

2) Pskov

3) Tula

Не может Тулой не гордится - старинный бастион столицы.

300

Guess the city or town.

Отогрелся в _______, да замёрз в Березине.

1) Moscow

2) Mozhaysk

3) Smolensk

Отогрелся в Москве, да замёрз в Березине.

400

Guess the city or town.

От _______ до Колы — тридцать три Николы.

1) Arkhangelsk 

2) Kholmogory

3) Kargopol 

От Холмогор до Колы — тридцать три Николы.

500

Guess the city or town.

Батюшка _______ бока наши повытер.

1) St.Petersburg

2) Vladimir

3) Yaroslavl

Батюшка Питер бока наши повытер.

English idioms with city names

100

Complete the idiom.

More front than ________

1) Southampton

2) Newcastle

3) Brighton

More front than Brighton

to be very self-confident, perhaps excessively so

200

Complete the idiom.

To be sent to ________

1) Coventry

2) Canterbury

3) Bristol

To be sent to Coventry

to be deliberately ignored

300

Complete the idiom.

To carry coals to ________

1) Brighton

2) Newcastle

3) Bristol

To carry coals to Newcastle

to undertake something that is both unnecessary and pointless

400

Complete the idiom.

Going at a ________ pace

1) London

2) Canterbury

3) Woodbridge 

Going at a Canterbury pace 

at a dignified or stately pace

500

Complete the idiom.

Ship-shape and ______ fashion

1) Portsmouth

2) Plymouth

3) Bristol

Ship-shape and Bristol fashion

in good order; efficiently arranged

Russian & British cities

100

Can you pronounce the city name correctly?

Bournemouth

Bournemouth (Бормут)

/ˈbɔːnməθ/

200

What does the word Oxbridge mean?

Oxbridge is a word made from the names Oxford and Cambridge and is used to refer to the universities of Oxford and Cambridge together.

300

What is the English equivalent to the Russian proverb

"В Тулу со своим самоваром не ездят”?

Don't carry coals to Newcastle.

400

Complete the quotation by Samuel Johnson.

“When a man is tired of ______, he is tired of life. “

When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life.

500

What city is mentioned in Famusov's words addressed to his daughter in the comedy "Woe from Wit" by Alexander Griboyedov? 

“To the village, to my aunt, to the wilderness, to _____.”

“To the village, to my aunt, to the wilderness, to Saratov.”