WorksheetsLSC Week 8 Quiz
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 6mins
In the Russian folklore, Baba Yaga is also known as Baba Yaga Boney Legs because-
she has bones for legs
she is thin like a skeleton
she has chicken legs
no reason
The Russian New Year is celebrated in a similar way to a combination of what North American holidays?
New Year's and Labor Day
Christmas and Labor Day
Christmas and New Year's
Christmas and Independence Day
The round dance is a traditional Russian dance known as-
khorovod
Maslenitsa
leshy
Veles
In what year did the Bolsheviks adopt Communists as their new name?
1916
1917
1918
1919
After Stalin's rule, Nikita Khrushchev took control of Russian government. In order to reduce tensions with the West, primarily with the United States, Khrushchev proposed
a policy. What was the name of this policy?
“Peace Co-Existence”
"Limited Self-Rule"
"Living in Peace"
"Détente"
In 1959, what event led to the brink of the a nuclear war?
Launch of Sputnik
World War II
The Cold War
The Cuban Missile Crisis
In 1961, the Soviets launched Vostok 1 with the first person in space aboard. What was the person's name?
Andriyan Nikolayev
Yuri
Gagarin
Valery Bykovsky,
Valentina Tereshkova
What was the name of the first American space program NASA coordinated?
Luna
Freedom
Zond
Mercury
True or False: Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin was the first man to walk on the moon.
True
False
Which pagan god was ORIGINALLY honored during Maslenitsa festivities?
Veles
Leshy
Vasily
Blini
