Belarus

Belarus is a landlocked country in northeastern Europe. With which of these countries does Belarus NOT share a border and significant cultural links?  

• Russia

• Spain

• Poland

• Ukraine

This plaque on Dzyarzhynsk Hill marks a point of geographical significance for the country of Belarus. Which of these is it?

• The country's lowest point

• The country's highest point

• The country's easternmost point

• The country's northernmost point

Which of the following slavic tribes occupied the most territory of what Belarus?

• Pechenegs

• Polianians

• Dulebians

• Krivichi

In which of these decades did Russia conquer the territory that  is now Belarus?

• 1760s

• 1750s

• 1790s

• 1730s

Where did a French army suffer defeat in Napoleon's retreat from Russia?

• Minsk

• Neman

• Dvina

• Berezina

This 1992 Belarusian stamp offers a clue as to the religious heritage of the country. Approximately two thirds of Belarusians practice some formal religion. Which of these is by far the most common faith?

• Christianity

• Taoism

• Islam

• Judaism

 

In which city did a small garrison of Red Army troops in a fortress hold off the Nazi invasion for a week in the early days of the war?

• Minsk

• Gomel

• Vitebsk

• Brest

In the late 19th and early 20th centuries many people from what  Belarus immigrated to the US.  Which of these famous gangsters was born in  Belarus?

• Moe Dalitz

• Bugsy Siegel

• Lepke Buchalter

• Meyer Lansky

In the 17th and 18th centuries, a Belarusian art form had its golden age. What medium was used in creating these works of art?

• Plastic

• Marble

• Straw

• Bronze

What was the last name of three brothers who formed a Jewish partisan band that held out against the Nazis for the duration of the war by hiding in the forest in Belarus?

• Ivanenka

• Azarenka

• Bandera

• Bielski