Conversational Russian Culture Quiz 1

What is the name of this world famous opera and ballet theater in Moscow?

• The Bolshoi Theater

• The Malij Theater

• The Kremlin

• The Razan Theater

These little houses are normally located outside the city (in the country) and provide a getaway from the hustle and bustle of city daily life. What are these little Russian houses called?

• Forest Retreat

• Cabina

• Dacha

• Little House

True or False.....Russian-speakers consider it GOOD LUCK to shake hands across the threshold of a doorway.

• False

• True

• What's a threshold?

• Who shakes hands anymore?

Russian-speakers believe that each house has a "spirit" and to upset the spirit is to bring bad luck. What are these house "ghosts" called?

• Beetlejuice

• Demonina

• Domovoi

• Casper

This famous Russian author wrote the classics "Crime and Punishment" and "The Brothers Karamazov". What is his name?

• Fyodor Dostoevsky

• Franz Kafka

• Leo Tolstoy

• Nikolai Gogol

This famous Russian beverage device (called a Samovar) is used to brew what beloved Russian drink?

• Coffee

• Chai (Tea)

• Kvas

• Beer

True or False.....Yuri Gagarin was the first human to travel to space in April 1961.

• True

• False

• I thought Capt Kirk was the first!

• Did he see Darth Vader?

This country in Central Asia is the second largest Russian-speaking country after Russia and the ninth largest country in the world. What is its name?

• Tajikistan

• Uzbekistan

• Kyrgyzstan

• Kazakhstan

True or False....."Victory Day (День Победы)" is one of the most important holidays in Post-Soviet countries and celebrates the Soviet Union's victory over Nazi Germany in World War II.

• False

• True

• No idea

• I don't celebrate holidays

What is this famous Russian stringed instrument called?

• Fiddle

• Guitarra

• Dombra

• Balalaika