How Well You Really Know Russia? Quiz

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1.

Which of the following Russian cities is farthest North?
- A.
  
  Moscow
- B.
  
  St. Petersburg
- C.
  
  Yekaterinburg
- D.
  
  Magadan
2.

Which city is farthest South?
- A.
  
  Kerch, Ukraine
- B.
  
  Feodosia, Ukraine
- C.
  
  Simferopol, Ukraine
- D.
  
  Pyatigorsk, Russia
3.

Which of these rivers is the longest?
- A.
  
  Dnieper
- B.
  
  Don
- C.
  
  Lena
- D.
  
  Amur
4.

Which city has the largest population?
- A.
  
  Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine
- B.
  
  Odessa, Ukraine
- C.
  
  Novisibirsk, Russia
- D.
  
  Volgograd, Russia
5.

Which General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union served first?
- A.
  
  Konstantin, Chernenko
- B.
  
  Yuri Andropov
- C.
  
  Mikhail Gorbachev
6.

Which of the following Tsars was assassinated?
- A.
  
  Nicholas I
- B.
  
  Alexander II
- C.
  
  Peter the Great
- D.
  
  Alexander iii
7.

Which of these terms is a cossack leadership title?
- A.
  
  Tsar
- B.
  
  Vozhd
- C.
  
  Hetman
- D.
  
  General Secretary
- E.
  
  Kuban
8.

Which of the following men was head of the NKVD (immediate predecessor to the KGB)?
- A.
  
  Felix Dzhershinsky
- B.
  
  Vyacheslav Molotov
- C.
  
  Lavrenti Beria
- D.
  
  Leon Trotsky
9.

What Politburo member was killed on December 1, 1934?
- A.
  
  Nikolai Bukharin
- B.
  
  Lev Kamenev
- C.
  
  Grigori Zinoviev
- D.
  
  Sergei Kirov
10.

Which city contains the Lavra, an ancient Orthodox monastery of caves?
- A.
  
  Moscow
- B.
  
  St. Petersburg
- C.
  
  Minsk
- D.
  
  Kiev
11.

Which of these is the earliest name for the city now known as Volgograd?
- A.
  
  Stalingrad
- B.
  
  Tsaritsyn
- C.
  
  Novgorod
- D.
  
  Belgorod
- E.
  
  East St. Louis
12.

What prominent former Soviet official was murdered in Mexico City?
- A.
  
  Zinoviev
- B.
  
  Kamenev
- C.
  
  Bukharin
- D.
  
  Trotsky
13.

In which of these cities can you most easily find horsemeat served?
- A.
  
  Minsk
- B.
  
  St. Petersburg
- C.
  
  Vladivostok
- D.
  
  Almaty
14.

Which of these is a popular salad in FSU?
- A.
  
  Kiev
- B.
  
  Olivier
- C.
  
  Rynok
- D.
  
  Dvorak
15.

What is the name of the river that flows through the city once known as Petrograd?
- A.
  
  Volga
- B.
  
  Don
- C.
  
  Dnieper
- D.
  
  Neva
16.

Which of these is the commonly known name of the most-visited museum in St. Petersburg?
- A.
  
  Academy of Fine Arts Museum
- B.
  
  Imperial Art Museum
- C.
  
  Hermitage
- D.
  
  Pavel Nakimov Naval Museum
17.

What fish is featured under a fur coat in this famous Russian dish?
- A.
  
  Sturgeon
- B.
  
  Trout
- C.
  
  Sardines
- D.
  
  Herring
18.

What city was the capital of Russia in 1750?
- A.
  
  Moscow
- B.
  
  Novgorod
- C.
  
  Yaroslavl
- D.
  
  St. Petersburg
19.

Which 19th century Russian writer was killed in a duel in Pyatigorsk, Russia?
- A.
  
  Pushkin
- B.
  
  Lermontov
- C.
  
  Chekhov
- D.
  
  Dostoevsky