How much do you know about one of the biggest countries in the world? Russia has a huge presence in global politics, and was the home of many philosophers, writers and thinkers that changed the world. How well do you know this country? Take our Geography Test!
True or False: Russia covers over one ninth of the Earth's land area.
False, it's actually one seventh
True
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The Russian Empire stretched from the Pacific Ocean to the...
Mediterranean Sea
Atlantic Ocean
Baltic Sea
Pacific Ocean
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The Rus, who were the people who shaped the very first Russian state, were actually from...
he Rus' were an early medieval group or people who gave their name to the lands of Russia, Ruthenia, and Belarus. In the mid-800s they were centered around Novgorod. They dominated the area for over a hundred years.
Which Russian city has 3 times as many bridges as Venice?
You'll also find museums, theatres, galleries, architectural monuments, cultural and educational institutions: the Hermitage, St. Isaac's Cathedral, Russian National Library, and the Russian Museum are just four of them
Samara
St. Petersburg
Volgograd
Moscow
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Where do most Russians live today?
Far East
Mongolia
Northern European Plain
Siberia
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True or False: St. Petersburg has more billionaires per capita than anywhere else in the world.
It is actually Moscow.
False
True
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Who was the leader of the Bolshevik Party, who overthrew the government?
Under the leadership of Russian communist revolutionary Vladimir Lenin, the Bolshevik Party seized power in the Russian Republic during a coup known as the October Revolution.
Peter the Great
Vladimir Lenin
Ivan the Terrible
Joseph Stalin
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Which of these holidays do they NOT celebrate in Russia?
Some Russians consider it a Pagan holiday while others consider it simply a holiday of a different culture than their own
Easter
Christmas
Halloween
New Year's
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What kind of alphabet do they use in Russia?
The Cyrillic script is a writing system used for various languages across Eurasia and is used as the national script in various Slavic, Turkic, Mongolic and Iranic-speaking countries in Southeastern Europe, Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, Central Asia, North Asia and East Asia.
Cyrillic
Reverse-Latin
Semitic
Hyroglphics
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What is the food that is eaten with almost every meal in Russia?
Meat
Black Caviar
Bread
Mayo
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Which of these mountain ranges is in Russia?
A mountain range that runs approximately from north to south through western Russia, from the coast of the Arctic Ocean to the river Ural and northwestern Kazakhstan.
Alps
Urals
None of them
Andes
Himalayas
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It doesn't seem like you know much about Russia, as your scores were low. Maybe it just doesn't interest you, or maybe... READ MOREIt doesn't seem like you know much about Russia, as your scores were low. Maybe it just doesn't interest you, or maybe you want to learn more. In any case, Russia is a big player in everyone's lives these days, so a little knowledge doesn't hurt! Check your answers below to see your mistakes or try again!
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Wow, you aced this test! Are you Russian? Or maybe you've been to this giant country before? In any case, you have an... READ MOREWow, you aced this test! Are you Russian? Or maybe you've been to this giant country before? In any case, you have an impressive knowledge of this country, its culture and various important facts about it. We're super impressed and we guess you're either a person of the world with huge amounts of knowledge or you know a lot about Russia or both! We bow before your glory.
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