Russia 1
Politics
Geography
History
Culture
100

How many people live in Russia today

143 million

100

What state did Russia sell to the United States?

Alaska

100

Russia is so big it's actually in two continents.  What are they? 

Europe and Asia

100

When was the serfdom abolished in Russia?

in 1861

100

What was the 2nd capital of Russia?

Saint - Petersburg

200

Russian produces a lot crops:  name two

wheat, barely, sunflower seeds, oats, rye

200

Who got to Outer Space first? 

The Soviet Union

200

Russia is the largest country  in the world.  How many billion acres does Russia have?

4 billion acres

200

This was Russia's name from 1922-1991?

The Soviet Union

200

In Russia this act is considered to be strange

To smile in public/ not to drink vodka 

300

He was the first President of Russia 

Boris Eltsin

300

What was the name of the War between the United States and the Soviet Union where no direct shots were fired?

the Cold War

300

The highest mountain in Russia

Elbrus

300

What two natural resources make Russia a top power in the world today. 

oil and natural gas

300

Name three most popular in the world russian writers

Dostoevsky, Tolstoy, Pushkin

400

The official animal of Russia is the _____________?

Eurasian Brown Bear

400

What was the name of the first Soviet Satellite to reach outer space? 

Sputnik  

400

What mountain range divides Russia?

The Ural Mountains

400

What made the USA and Russia the world's leading superpowers?

Nuclear weapons

400

Russia has the deepest freshwater lake in the World. What's it's name?

Lake Baikal

500
What percentage of Russians are female? 

54%

500

What year did the Soviet Union get their first Atomic Bomb?

1949

500

How many time zones is Russia divided up into?

11

500

Russia is famous for the longest railroad in the world.  What's it called?

Trans- Siberien railway

500

This is Russia's favorite board game?

Chess