| Hint | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| Which river is Europe's longest? | Volga | 95%
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| Considered to be Russia's first tsar, which ''terrible" leader blinded the architect of Saint Basil's Cathedral so that he would not reproduce something as beautiful? | Ivan IV | 90%
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| Which branch of Christianity does 70% of Russians practice? | Orthodox | 90%
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| Which alphabet does the Russian language use? | Cyrillic | 86%
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| What city is home to Russia's Pacific fleet? | Vladivostok | 86%
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| Which Russian soup is made of beetroot and topped with sour cream? | Borscht | 81%
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| Which war opposed Russia to the Ottoman Empire, France and the United Kingdom? | Crimean War | 81%
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| What spirit is often drunk in Russia and has hundreds of regional variants? | Vodka | 81%
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| Which Russian lake is the oldest lake in the world? | Baikal | 76%
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| Who was Russia's first president? | Boris Yeltsin | 76%
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| Which Western-loving tsar build Saint Petersburg and implemented a beard tax? | Peter I | 76%
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| What Russian mountain range is generally considered to be the separation between European and Asian Russia? | Ural | 76%
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| According to legend, which Russian monk was poisoned, shot and drowned before dying in 1916? | Grigori Rasputin | 71%
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| Which writer wrote the famous 'War and Peace'? | Leo Tolstoy | 71%
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| According to Russian law, how many consecutive terms can a Russian president serve? | Two | 71%
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| Even after the Soviet Union, which party received 11% of the votes in the 2018 elections? | Communist Party | 67%
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| What is the majority religion of Chechnya? | Islam | 67%
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| Which mountain is the tallest in Europe? | Mount Elbrus | 67%
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| Which language family does Russian belong to? | Slavic | 67%
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| Even after the collapse of the Soviet Union, what country still has hazy relations with Russia? | United States | 67%
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| Who composed '1812 Overture' and 'Swan Lake'? | Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky | 62%
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| Which heavy piece of artillery ,used in the Napoleonic Wars, is heard in '1812 Overture'? | Cannon | 57%
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| Who was empress of Russia from 1725 to 1727? | Catherine II | 57%
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| What complex system of land organisation ,which lasted from the 12th century to 1861, included a hierarchy with Serfs and Knights? | Feudal System | 57%
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| What toys are often sold in Russia and are often called 'Russian nesting dolls' or 'Babushka Dolls' | Matryoshka dolls | 29%
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| Which minority group of Crimea ,deported by Stalin, represents 12,6% of the peninsula's population? | Tatars | 29%
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