Kremlin Knowledge Quiz

What does the word "Kremlin" mean in Russian?

• Red wall

• Royal palace

• Church tower

• Fortress inside a city

Which river borders the Kremlin?

• Dnieper

• Volga

• Don

• Moskva

How many towers are on the Kremlin walls today?

• 12

• 15

• 18

• 20

Which tower has the famous clock and red star?

• Trinity Tower

• Nicholas Tower

• Borovitskaya Tower

• Spasskaya Tower

Who built the first wooden Kremlin fort in the 1100s?

• Ivan the Terrible

• Peter the Great

• Dmitry Donskoy

• Yuri Dolgorukiy

Which leader rebuilt the Kremlin walls with white limestone?

• Ivan I

• Vladimir the Great

• Nicholas I

• Dmitry Donskoy

Which leader brought in Italian architects to redesign the Kremlin?

• Ivan the Terrible

• Peter the Great

• Catherine the Great

• Ivan III

What was the Cathedral of the Dormition used for?

• Military strategy meetings

• Imperial treasury

• Public speeches

• Coronations

What did Napoleon try to do to the Kremlin in 1812?

• Build a palace inside it

• Turn it into a French base

• Paint it red

• Blow it up

Which Tsar ordered the building of the Grand Kremlin Palace?

• Alexander II

• Ivan the Great

• Peter the Great

• Nicholas I