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Random Russian General Knowledge

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Last updated: August 11, 2020
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In what three countries is Russian an official language? (name any of them)
Belarus | Kazakhstan |
Kyrgyzstan
What event did Russia host for the first time in 2018?
FIFA World Cup
What royal house ruled Russia from 1613 to 1917?
Romanov
What Soviet leader de-Stalinized the Soviet Union in the 1950s?
Nikita Khrushchev
What chess player ranked as the all-time highest rated chess player until 2014?
Garry Kasparov
What international organisation linked all Communists in the world?
Comintern
What term refers to the vast, Eurasian grasslands of Russia?
Steppe
Russia has 11 time zones. Only one country has more than Russia? Which one is it?
France
What is the Russian pronunciation of "Moscow"?
Moskva
What was the name of the last tsar's youngest daughter?
Anastasia
On what river is Novosibirsk located?
Ob
What Russian ballet dancer emigrated to Canada in 1974?
Mikhail Baryshnikov
What are the two largest lakes in Europe? (name either)?
Ladoga | Onega
What traditional metal boiler is used for making tea?
Samovar
Who was the leader of the Russian Revolution?
Vladimir Lenin
What city was formerly known as Gorky?
Nizhny Novgorod
What was the first country to secede from the Soviet Union?
Lithuania
Who has been the de-facto leader of Russia since 2000?
Vladimir Putin
What part of Russia, taken from Germany, is not connected to the rest?
Kaliningrad
What is the favourite sport of Putin?
Judo
4 Comments
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Level 95
Aug 11, 2020
Excellent quiz and great mix of questions.
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Level 72
Aug 11, 2020
Thanks, glad you liked it :)
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Level 75
Aug 12, 2020
Agreed
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Level 21
Apr 8, 2024
The official Newspaper of the Soviet Union is Pravda not prava