How much do you know about Russia?

Russia used to be part of the bigger country, the USSR, until it collapsed in

• 1980

• 1991

• 2000

• 1917

Which of these Russian rivers is the longest?

• Lena

• Volga

• Amur

• Ob

Which city is currently the capital of Russia (since 1918)?

• St. Petersburg

• Novosibirsk

• Moscow

• Yekaterinburg

Which of the following tsars founded the city of St. Petersburg?

• Nikolai I

• Alexander II

• Peter the Great

• Ivan the Terrible

These are the names of the popular Russian salads. One of them is essential dish for the New Year Holiday. Which one ?

• Olivier

• Mimoza

• Herring under a fur coat

• Vinegret

Which of these is the commonly known name of the most-visited museum in St. Petersburg?

• Academy of Fine Arts Museum

• Imperial Art Museum

• Hermitage

• Pavel Nakimov Naval Museum

Which city was the capital of Russia from 1712 to 1918?

• Moscow

• St. Petersburg

• Novosibirsk

• Yekaterinburg

Who is the author of these famous Russian verses translated in English:

"Cold frost and sunshine: day of wonder!

But you, my friend, are still in slumber--

Wake up, my beauty, time belies..."

• Mikhail Lermontov

• Anton Chekhov

• Fyodor Dostoevsky

• Alexander Pushkin

Who became the 3rd and youngest president of Russia (2008 - 2012)?

• Vladimir Putin

• Mikhail Gorbachev

• Boris Eltsin

• Dmitry Medvedev

Which of the continents does Russia lie on?

• Europe

• Asia

• Europe and Asia

• Europe, Asia and Africa