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This is the national animal of Russia.
What is the brown bear?
100
This Russian city hosted the Winter Olympics in 2014.
What is Sochi?
100
Borsch is a famous Russian soup made from this vegetable.
What is beetroot?
100
This American state was previously a Russian colony.
What is Ohio?
100
This early video game popular in the West was developed in 1985 by designer Alexey Pajitnov
What is Tetris?
200
This artform usually associated with Russia actually came from France and Italy in the 1700s.
What is ballet?
200
Nearly 75% of Russia belongs to this single biome. It is usually associated with Siberia.
What is taiga/boreal forest?
200
This famous Russian drink is produced by fermenting grain.
What is kvass?
200
In the 13th century, Russia was invaded by this group from Central Asia.
What are the Mongols?
200
This is the name of the currency used in Russia.
What is a ruble?
300
This refers to a second country home many Russians have to leave the city on the weekends or holidays.
What is a dacha?
300
St. Petersburg is Russia's second largest city. During the Soviet Union it was known by this other name.
What is Leningrad?
300
This is the Russian equivalent of a kebab.
What is shashlik?
300
This Russian cosmonaut was the first person to enter space.
Who is Yuri Gagarin?
300
Unlike most Western countries, Russian does not use the Latin alphabet. This is the name of the writing system used by Russians.
What is Cyrillic?
400
This is the most common religion in Russian (a form of Christianity).
What is Orthodox Christian?
400
This railway, connecting Moscow and Vladivostok, is the longest in the world.
What is the Trans-Siberian Railway?
400
This dairy product accompanies many other foods, including desserts and soups.
What is smetana / sour cream?
400
Russia joined World War II after being invaded by Germany in 1941. WWII is known in Russia by this other name.
What is the Great Patriotic War?
400
This famous Russian was the top chess player in the world and held the title of Grandmaster from 1985 to 1993.
Who is Gary Kasparov?
500
This the 2nd most spoken language in Russian.
a) Arabic
b) Belarusian
c) Tatar
d) Hebrew
What is Tatar?
500
Russia is famously less than three miles apart from the United States. This is the name of the narrow waterway separating the two.
What is the Bering Strait?
500
This Russian scientist, who also invented the periodic table, created a classification for vodka purity.
Who is Dmitri Mendeleev?
500
In 1698, Emperor Peter the Great passed a tax against this popular men's fashion.
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What is the beard tax?
500
This figure often appears in Russian folklore, and is the Russian equivalent of a Medieval knight.
What is a bogatyr?