| Hint | Answer | % Correct | |
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| A luxury delicacy made from fish eggs, often associated with Russia | C | Caviar | 100%
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| The fortified complex in the center of Moscow, seat of government and history | K | Kremlin | 100%
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| The revolutionary leader who founded the Soviet Union in 1917 | L | Lenin | 100%
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| Refers to the Russian Church, a major branch of Christianity in Russia | O | Orthodox | 100%
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| The current president of Russia, influential in modern Russian politics | P | Putin | 100%
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| Vast region of Russia known for its forests, cold climate, and natural resources | S | Siberia | 100%
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| the first human to travel into space (1961) | G | Gagarin | 94%
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| The official currency of Russia | R | Ruble | 94%
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| The longest river in Europe, flowing through central Russia to the Caspian Sea | V | Volga | 94%
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| The world’s deepest freshwater lake, located in Siberia | B | Baikal | 88%
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| Famous jeweled eggs made for the Russian tsars | F | Fabergé | 88%
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| Soviet leader from the 1920s to 1953, known for industrialization and repression | J | Joseph Stalin | 88%
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| One of the largest and oldest art museums in the world, located in St. Petersburg | H | Hermitage | 82%
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| Common mineral found in the Ural Mountains, an area rich in natural resources | Q | Quartz | 82%
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| The lower house of the Russian parliament, where laws are discussed | D | Duma | 65%
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| The mountain range dividing European Russia from Asian Russia | U | Ural Mountains | 59%
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| A major city in the Ural region, where the last tsar’s family was executed | Y | Yekaterinburg | 59%
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| The largest city in Siberia and an important industrial and scientific hub | N | Novosibirsk | 41%
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| The Soviet general who led the Red Army to victory in World War II | Z | Zhukov | 41%
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| The world’s longest railway, connecting Moscow to Vladivostok | T | Trans-Siberian Railway | 29%
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| A city near the Caspian Sea, famous for caviar and fishing | A | Astrakhan | 24%
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| The famous Russian nesting dolls — wooden dolls placed one inside another | M | Matryoshka | 24%
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| Former royal residence of the Russian tsars, now part of the Hermitage Museum | W | Winter Palace | 24%
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| Ancient Greek historian who wrote about the early peoples living near what is now southern Russia | X | Xenophon | 12%
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| A traditional wooden house found in Russian villages | I | Izba | 6%
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| A Cossack explorer who began Russia’s conquest of Siberia in the 1500s | E | Ermak | 0%
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