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How much do you know about Russia?

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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

a)

1980

b)

1991

c)

2000

d)

1917

2.

Which of these Russian rivers is the longest?

a)

Lena

b)

Volga

c)

Amur

d)

Ob

3.

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

a)

St. Petersburg

b)

Novosibirsk

c)

Moscow

d)

Yekaterinburg

4.

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

a)

Nikolai I

b)

Alexander II

c)

Peter the Great

d)

Ivan the Terrible

5.

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

a)

Olivier

b)

Mimoza

c)

Herring under a fur coat

d)

Vinegret

6.

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

a)

Academy of Fine Arts Museum

b)

Imperial Art Museum

c)

Hermitage

d)

Pavel Nakimov Naval Museum

7.

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

a)

Moscow

b)

St. Petersburg

c)

Novosibirsk

d)

Yekaterinburg

8.

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..."

a)

Mikhail Lermontov

b)

Anton Chekhov

c)

Fyodor Dostoevsky

d)

Alexander Pushkin

9.

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

a)

Vladimir Putin

b)

Mikhail Gorbachev

c)

Boris Eltsin

d)

Dmitry Medvedev

10.

Which of the continents does Russia lie on?

a)

Europe

b)

Asia

c)

Europe and Asia

d)

Europe, Asia and Africa