Moscow

Which of the following films was NOT shot in Moscow?

The Godfather

- Moscow is Europe's most densely populated city. How many residents live within the federal metropolitan area?

12.2 million

- What can you find at the metro station "Shabolovskaia" in Moscow?

A TV tower

- Masked terrorists with bombs strapped around their bodies held a theatre audience hostage in Moscow. They came from which war-torn province of Russia?

Chechenya

- In the vicinity of which metro station was Moscow's first McDonald's opened?

Pushkinskaia

In what year did the Moscow Theatre hostage crisis, which led to 129 deaths among the hostages, occur?

2002

- Where in Moscow can you find a tribute to the first space dog Laika?

At the Institute of Military Medicine

The Kremlin has 20 towers. Which of the towers is the most famous?

Spasskaya

Which bell is heavier than Russia's 201,924 kg Tsar Bell?

None

During which Tsar's leadership did Moscow lose the title of capital of Russia?

Peter I

Who wrote the book "Moscow and Muscovites" about the city of Moscow?

Vladimir Gilyarovsky

What is the name of the shop that can be found in the Red Square?

GUM

Between Moscow and what other city does the Trans-Siberian Railway run?

Vladivostok

- You walk into a supermarket in Moscow. What currency should you pay with?

Rouble

- What is a "Moscow Mule"?

A drink

Which saint has given his name to the famous cathedral in the Red Square in Moscow?

St Basil

Moscow has the first museum dedicated to which British scientist?

Charles Darwin

- In which square in Moscow were the largest military parades during the Soviet period held?

Red Square

Moscow's Bolshoi Theatre has a sister school in which nation?

Brazil

- What is the name of the famous TV tower located in the north east of Moscow?

Ostankino

Why was the city named Moscow?

The Moskva River

- After which author is Moscow's largest park named?

Maxim Gorky

- In which decade did the Moscow metro open?

1930s

In what year did Moscow regain its title as the capital of Russia?

1918

- The Red Square is a major attraction for all visitors to Moscow. Why is it called the "Red Square"?

Misunderstandings regarding "Krasnaja Plostjad"

- What river do you see in the picture?

Moskva

- Which of the following options is not a local football team in Moscow?

FC Laika

- What is the name of the oldest part of Moscow, which has the status of a memorial?

The Kremlin

What is said to have been done to the architect who built St. Basil's Cathedral so that he could not build something so beautiful for anyone else?

His eyes were removed

- The place pictured here is located in Moscow, what is it?

The Kremlin

- In which unit do you measure vodka in Moscow?

Gram

- Which of the following statements is correct about Moscow?

Smaller than Istanbul

- Which Russian author wrote the novel "War and Peace"?

Leo Tolstoy

-* How many time zones are there in Russia?

* 11

Eleven

Which Russian scientist is the father of immunology and gerontology?

Élie Metchnikoff

- What is the first name of the Nobel Prize winner, Pasternak?

Boris

- Which Soviet satellite photographed the dark side of the moon for the first time, in 1959?

Luna III

What is the name of the attraction in the picture, which can be found in Russia?

The Winter Palace

Which of the following statements is true?

The area of Russia is larger than the area of Pluto

- During which years was Boris Yeltsin Russia's President?

1991-1999

Who gave rise to the "Great Terror" (where innocent people were murdered and persecuted) that struck the Soviet citizens during the 30s?

Joseph Stalin

- What's the capital of Armenia?

Yerevan

What did the Russians call their spacecraft?

Vostok

- One of the world's most famous ballets is "Swan Lake". Who composed the music?

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

- Where does "The Idiot" live according to Dostoevsky's novel?

St. Petersburg

Which day celebrates the Russian October Revolution?

7th November

In the early 60s, Russian "Valentina Tereshkova" became the first woman in the world who...?

Went into space

- What Russian hockey player is called "The Great Eight"?

Alexander Ovechkin

- Which river shares its name with a Russian car manufacturer?

Volga

- For how many years was "The Patriotic Song" the national anthem of Russia, before they switched back to its predecessor?

10

- Who was the man that founded the Red Army in 1918?

Leon Trotsky

- Which of the following countries does NOT border to Russia?

Iraq

- The term "tsar" comes from which Latin word?

Caesar

-* Which of these countries does NOT border Russia?

* Hungary

Sweden

- In what year was the Russian hockey league "KHL" founded?

2008

Between which years did The Soviet Union exist?

1922-1991

The Communist Party of the Soviet Union published the government newspaper Pravda. What does Pravda mean?

Truth

- One of the Russian political parties call itself "Yabloko". What does it mean?

Apple

- Until what year was there a tsar in Russia?

1917

- What was the failed attempt to invoke a revolution in Saint Petersburg in 1825 called?

Decembrist Revolt

One of the great changes that Tsar Peter the Great made in Russia was...?

He made St Petersburg the new capital

- Icon paintings are common in Russia, which is the most frequent motif on these religious paintings?

Mary and Baby Jesus

Who introduced the "Glasnost" in the USSR?

Gorbachev

- What was the name of Russia's last Tsar?

Nicholas II

- What was the name of the first ruler of Russia to assume the title Tsar?

Ivan IV (The Terrible)

Russian uses what alphabetic system?

Cyrillic script

In the March 2008 Russian election, Dmitry Medvedev, was declared the winner. What percentage of the votes did he get?

70%

- The Russian sport "bandy" is similar to what?

Hockey

What does the flag of Georgia look like?

White with one big and four small red crosses

To which party did Vladimir Putin belong?

United Russia

What date is Russia's National Day?

12th June

- Russian scientist Ivan Pavlov is famous for studying saliva in what animal?

Dogs

- Russia shares this alphabet with Ukraine, among others. What's the name of this alphabet?

Cyrillic alphabet

In which scientific discipline is the Russian "Ivan Pavlov" best known?

Psychology

- This attraction in the picture can be found in Russia, what is its name?

The Winter Palace

Igor Stravinsky is best known as a what?

Composer

- Joseph Stalin was born in the present day country of what?

Georgia

- During WWII, where did Russians transport Vladimir Lenin's mummified body?

Siberia

- What was the name of the last tsar's youngest daughter, who is supposed to have survived the revolution 1917?

Anastasia

- Which word matches the building in the picture, which is found in Russia?

Orthodoxy

- Which Russian author wrote the romantic novel "Anna Karenina"?

Leo Tolstoy

- Catherine the Great was one of the first leaders to test a vaccine for what?

Smallpox

Russian engineer Alexey Pajitnov created what famous game?

Tetris

- What is the name of the famous Russian girl duo that made it to 3rd place in the Eurovision Song Contest in 2003, with the song "Ne Ver, Ne Boysia"?

T.A.T.u.

- At 1,642 m, what is the deepest lake in Russia?

Lake Baikal

Between 1925 - 1961, what was the city Volgograd called?

Stalingrad

- Which Russian pop duo consists of Julia Volkova and Elena Katina, who had a huge hit with "All the things she said"?

T.A.T.u.

- Which famous meat dish originated in 19th-century St. Petersburg?

Beef Stroganoff

- In 1812, which European leader unsuccessfully tried to invade Russia?

Napoleon

- The Russian dog Laika was the first to what?

Orbit the Earth in a spacecraft

- Where was the Russian revolutionary Leon Trotsky assassinated?

Mexico City, Mexico

Approximately what is the population of the city of Saint Petersburg? (2024)

5.5 million

- Who plays Natalya Simjonova in the James Bond film "Goldeneye"?

Izabella Scorupco

- In which track and field event is Jelena Isinbajeva famous?

Pole vault

- What novel is the Russian author Mikhail Bulgakov most famous for?

The Master and Margarita

In 2019, which Russian skyscraper became the tallest building in Europe?

Lakhta Center

Which of these former Soviet Republics has the largest area?

Kazakhstan

- Smetana is something often used in Russian cooking, what is it?

A type of thick cream

- At the height of his career Igor Lavrov was one of the best goalkeepers in his sport. Which sport did he play?

Handball

- In which year did the republics of the Soviet Union receive independence?

1991

- What is the name of the largest lake in the European part of Russia?

Lake Ladoga

What's the tallest mountain in Russia?

Mount Elbrus

- On the 7th of May 2008 Russia elected a new president, what is his name?

Dmitry Medvedev

- What sport do we associate with Lev Yashin?

Football

What is Russia's state flower?

Chamomile

- What was the name of Lenin's right-hand man during the revolution?

Leon Trotsky

- What is the name of the fortress in the picture, erected by Tsar Peter the Great, and found in St. Petersburg?

The Peter and Paul Fortress

- When did slavery end in Russia?

1861

Which of these cities does the Russian river Ob run through?

Novosibirsk

- A month before Russian composer Rachmaninoff died, he became a citizen of what?

America

How many different republics did the Soviet Union consist of?

15

- What was the name of the Kingdom, which during the 11th century comprised today's Russia, Belarus and the Ukraine?

Kievan Rus

- Which Russian city hosted the 2014 Winter Olympics?

Sochi

What year was Alaska sold to the United States by Russia?

1867

The usual title in the Soviet Union was Comrade. How do you say comrade in Russian?

Tavarish

- Which of these countries does not border Azerbaijan?

Turkmenistan

What are the Russian dolls in the picture known as?

Matryoshka dolls

Which of these books was written by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn?

Cancer Ward

- Which Russian artist is considered the first abstract painter?

Wassily Kandinsky

What is the name of the spectacular bridge in the picture?

Zhivopisny

- The Curzon Line was a demarcation line between Poland and Russia proposed in 1920, by George Curzon. He was the foreign minister of...?

Great Britain

Which animal is a popular symbol for Russia?

Eurasian brown bear

- In 1961, the Russian city of Stalingrad changed its name to its present one. What is the city called today?

Volgograd

- Which of the following Russian cities is located farthest to the east?

Vladivostok

What is the name of the highest mountain in Russia?

Elbrus

With which sport do we associate Aleksandr Karelin?

Wrestling

- Who led the winning side in the Russian revolution of 1917?

Lenin

What was St. Petersburg called from 1924-1991?

Leningrad

- What is commonly known as the world's greatest environmental crime?

The drying up of the Aral Sea

- Between 1967-1989, which Russian statue was the tallest in the world?

The Motherland Calls, Volgograd

- Which is not one of Stalin's "Seven Sisters" skyscrapers?

OKO South Tower

- Don is a large Russian river. What country has a river with the same name?

Great Britain

- What is a "blini" in Russia?

Wheat pancake

- What is the name of the 2002 movie directed by Alexander Sokurov, which takes place in the Winter Palace in Saint Petersburg?

Russian Ark

In the early 1960s, the Russian, Boris Pasternak, died. He was a famous...?

Author

- What Russian city is the beautiful Saint Isaac's Cathedral in?

Saint Petersburg

What was the nickname of the Soviet national ice hockey team during the 70s and the 80s?

The Big Red Machine

Which ballet by Russian composer Igor Stravinsky caused a riot in 1913 Paris?

The Rite of Spring

- What is the Russian news bureau called?

Tass

What is this Andrey's surname, who, among other things, has played football for Arsenal?

Arshavin

Which of these women is a Russian tennis player?

Maria Sharapova

- The US bought what state from Russia in 1867?

Alaska

- His surname is Ovechkin and he is a famous ice hockey player from Russia. What is his first name?

Alexander

- What year was the Soviet leader Josef Stalin born?

1878

- In terms of landmass, which nation is larger than Russia?

None

- What percentage of Russia's population lives in the European part of Russia?

80%

What percentage of Russia's area is located in Europe?

25%

Which Russian author wrote the autobiography "My Childhood"?

Maxim Gorky

- What was the Russian, Rudolf Nureyev, most famous for being?

A ballet dancer

Who wrote "War and Peace"?

Leo Tolstoy

"The Quiet Don" is a novel by this Russian author...

Mikhail Sholokhov

Who was the first president of Russia after the Soviet Union was dissolved?

Boris Yeltsin

When was Russia's last Tsar, Nicholas II, murdered?

1918

- What was the name of the Russian town "Kaliningrad" up to 1946?

Königsberg

When was the Russian soccer player Andrei Arshavin born?

1981

Samarkand is the name of an ancient city known for its architecture. Where is it located?

Uzbekistan

- What is the first name of the Nobel Prize winner, Solzhenitsyn?

Aleksandr

- What is the name of Russia's northernmost archipelago?

Franz Josef Land

- Nakhchivan is the name of an autonomous republic that belongs to which former Soviet republic?

Azerbaijan

- What percentage of Russia's area does Siberia occupy?

77%

- Russia claims author "Gogol" was Russian, but in which country was he actually born?

Ukraine

- Russia is located both in Europe and Asia, what forms the border between the continents?

Ural Mountains

What is Russia's longest river?

Ob

Who was the first Russian to win the Nobel Prize for Literature?

Ivan Bunin

Rasputin is remembered for being a controversial advisor to the Russian imperial family. But, what was he originally?

A Siberian farmer

- What year were the Baltic States Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania annexed to the Soviet Union?

1940

- Where has Vladimir Putin worked?

KGB

- Which was the first year that Russia took part in the Eurovision song contest?

1994

The great churches on Kizhi Island are made out of what?

Wood

- Between 1900-1902, Russia led a polar expedition to find what mythic island?

Sannikov Land

Russian composer Pyotr Tchaikovsky was the first to play in which concert hall?

Carnegie Hall, New York

What's the largest island in Russia?

Sakhalin

Russia stopped the supply of this to Ukraine in the beginning of 2009...

Gas

In the beginning, the Soviet Union was made up of four Soviet Republics; Belarus, Transcaucasia, Russia and...?

Ukraine

- Russian author Fyodor Dostoevsky suffered from what chronic health condition?

Epilepsy

Which year was the Soviet Union founded?

1922

One lake in Magadan Oblast is named after which American author?

Jack London

- In 2008, Russia won the Eurovision Song Contest. What was the name of Russia's winning song?

Believe

- Due to its hills, Vladivostok is often compared with what city?

San Francisco, California

- Who was the first person in space from Russia?

Yuri Gagarin

In 1918, Russia made peace with the Triple Alliance in Brest-Litovsk. Who led the peace negotiations on behalf of Russia?

Leon Trotsky

- What are you if you are a "Tsar", a title from pre-soviet Russia?

Emperor

- Who is commonly referred to as Russia's national poet?

Alexander Pushkin

- What was the name of the Soviet national ice hockey team's coach during the years 1971-1991?

Viktor Tichonov

- On the 22nd of January in what year did 200,000 people walk through St Petersburg to beg the tsar for food?

1905

- The city Yekaterinburg has a monument for what piece of technology?

QWERTY Keyboard

- Ivan IV was tsar of Russia in the 16th century. What is he famously called?

Ivan the Terrible

The "Mighty Five" refers to a group of Russian what?

Composers

In 2008, Russia won the Eurovision Song Contest. Which artist performed the winning song?

Dima Bilan

When did the Russian revolution take place?

1917

Which of these concepts was introduced by the Russian President Gorbachev in the 1980s?

Perestroika

- How did the Russian poet Alexander Pushkin die?

In a duel with his wife's lover

Mikhail Gorbachev started reforms in the 1980s. One of them was "Glasnost", what did this mean?

Greater openness in society

- Which nation doesn't share a border with Russia?

Germany

Which sea borders Russia to the north?

The Arctic Ocean

- What is the name of the part of Russia where many people speak Finnish?

Karelia

Where did the battle take place in which Napoleon met and defeated Russian and Austrian armies?

Austerlitz

The dish pictured here is popular in Russia. What is it called?

Beef Stroganoff

Who was the first man in space?

Yuri Gagarin

What is the capital city of Belarus?

Minsk

Which drink, first distilled in Russia, is an unflavored liquor with 40% alcohol content?

Vodka

- Which alphabet is mostly used in Russia?

Cyrillic

- What is Russia's official currency?

Ruble

What is the Russian equivalent of the Western word "astronauts"?

Cosmonaut

- What is a balalaika?

String instrument

Where in Moscow can you find the FSB (KGB) headquarters?

Lubyanka

Vladimir Lenin was one of the leaders in the Russian Revolution and later founded the Soviet Union. What year was he born?

1870

What is the name of the cathedral in the picture, which is located in Moscow?

Saint Basil's Cathedral

- From top to bottom, what are the colors on Russia's flag?

White, blue and red