
Conversational Russian Culture Quiz 1
Authored by Richard Scheffing
World Languages
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
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
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
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
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
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?
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
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
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
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
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
This famous Russian beverage device (called a Samovar) is used to brew what beloved Russian drink?
Coffee
Chai (Tea)
Kvas
Beer
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
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?
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