History
What nuclear power plant suffered a catastrophic accident in the Soviet Union in 1986?
Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant
Who sang the song "Миллион Алых Роз" (A Million Scarlet Roses) and was the most famous Soviet pop-singer?
Alla Pugacheva
The first human to travel into space.
Yuri Gagarin
What traditional Russian fermented drink is made from bread?
Kvass
What mountain range traditionally separates European Russia from Asian Russia?
The Ural Mountains
Which Soviet city was under seige/blockaded from 1941-1945 by the Germans?
Leningrad or St. Petersburg
Which Soviet band played the famous song "Звезда По Имени Солнце" (A Star Named The Sun) and had a Korean singer who was tragically killed in Estonia in 1990?
Kino
Acceptable answer: Viktor Tsoi (even though he's not the name of the band)
Which popular YouTuber is known for Slavic-themed comedy videos, cooking, and his catchphrase “Stay cheeki breeki”?
Life of Boris
If it is 7:00 PM in Chicago, what time is it in Moscow?
3:00 AM the next day.
What is the name of the largest land biome on earth, which accounts for 30% of Earth's entire forest area?
(Not the area which it is in, the name of the biome itself)
Taiga
Which Russian Tsar introduced the beard tax as part of his efforts to modernize the Russian Empire?
Peter the Great
What is the name of the famous Soviet song about a young woman waiting for her beloved soldier to return?
Katyusha
Which Soviet leader was known for his thick, bushy eyebrows?
(Hint, he was after Kruschev, and made a very famous speech which was spoofed to make the "Sisimasisi" meme)
Leonid Brezhnev
What was the name of the first artificial satellite, launched by the Soviet Union in 1957?
Sputnik 1
Which Russian republic, located in the North Caucasus, has Grozny as its capital?
Chechnya
What Soviet automobile manufacturer was famous for producing a car called "Zhiguli" or "LADA" in Western nations?
AvtoVAZ or VAZ
What is the title of the song by Olga Seryabkina whose lyrics include "Buy me an Iphone"
“Базовый минимум” (Bazovyy minimum).
Which Russian billionaire is best known as the founder of Telegram?
Pavel Durov
Which lake holds the most fresh water on Earth
What strait separates Russia from Alaska and connects the Arctic Ocean with the Pacific Ocean?
The Bering Strait
What was the name of the Wagner Group leader who died in a private jet crash in Russia in August 2023?
Yevgeny Prigozhin
The composer _____ used real cannons in his piece, the ____ overture?
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky; 1812
The famous author who was sentenced to the Gulag, and wrote the "Gulag Archipelago" and "One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich".
Alexander Solzhenytsin
What Russian scientist created the periodic table of elements in 1869?
Dmitri Mendeleev
What is the name of the region where Stalin wanted Jews to be sent after the fabricated 1953 "Doctor's Plot"?
Jewish Autonomous Oblast