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Russian Inventions

Based on the clues, name these Russian inventions and discoveries.
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Sputnik was the first one
Artificial satellite
Type of "table" first published by Mendeleev in 1860
Periodic Table
Metal urn for making tea
Samovar
Jewelled egg
Fabergé Egg
Type of ship that navigates through ice-covered waters
Icebreaker
Blocky video game
Tetris
World's most-popular military rifle model
AK-47
Carriage drawn by three horses
Troika
The earliest form of this amusement park ride
Roller Coaster
Type of dome seen on many Russian cathedrals
Onion Dome
The first practical way to manufacture these diamond lookalikes
Cubic Zirconia
Thin Russian pancakes
Blini
Salyut 1 was the first, but Mir was the more famous
Space station
The first ICBM that could be launched from one of these
Submarine
The world's first ______ power plant
Nuclear
Pavlov's discovery that he could make a dog salivate by ringing a bell, for example
Classical Conditioning
Infectious agent first discovered by Dmitri Ivanovsky in 1892
Virus
Children's toy that fits one inside the other
Matryoshka doll
The discovery of this huge area of land in 1820
Antarctica
Russia was the first country to introduce this type of currency, with one ruble divided into 100 kopeks. The U.K. wouldn't do it until 1971.
Decimal currency
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32 Comments
sumguy
+5
Level 87
Oct 10, 2020
Having Pavlov in the clue gives it away if you accept Pavlovian Conditioning as a type-in, but it is a valid name for that answer. Per Simply Psychology: "Classical conditioning (also known as Pavlovian conditioning) is learning through association..."
Quizmaster
+4
Level ∞
Oct 10, 2020
We don't allow Pavlovian conditioning.
mf3
+20
Level 90
Oct 10, 2020
I see a new quiz on the list, I salivate.
prs17
+2
Level 73
Oct 10, 2020
Always heard of them as "ice cutters"
vermiciousknid
+2
Level 91
Oct 10, 2020
Argh, so close on the pancakes! I tried bellini, so was on the right track, but couldn't come up with the correct answer.

Also I did not realize that the roller coaster originated in Russia! A couple of the others were news to me, too. Thanks for the fun and informative quiz!

Philippelebel
+1
Level 79
Jul 18, 2025
We call them montagnes russes in French
khalbrucie
+2
Level 89
Oct 10, 2020
Maybe make blintz an acceptable answer for the pancakes question?
mf3
+3
Level 90
Oct 10, 2020
The singular of blini is blin, so by accepting that (as you accept most singulars) you would automatically accept blintz as well.
MiracleMax
+1
Level 73
Dec 3, 2020
Seconded. Apparently Blintz is the stuffed version, but that seems like an acceptable answer, and the only name I've ever known them by.
Relox84
+5
Level 69
Oct 11, 2020
In French rollercoasters are called "montagnes russes" which literally means "Russian mountains"
AndreRodi
+4
Level 86
Oct 11, 2020
Same in portuguese, I came down here to comment this haha
Jato
+6
Level 70
Oct 12, 2020
Same in Spanish hahaha
aldice
+7
Level 81
Oct 13, 2020
And in russian they're called american mountains :D
dirtyorange
+3
Level 75
Oct 22, 2020
Dangit, aldice! You beat me to it.
tervuren
+2
Level 59
Sep 26, 2021
Американскии горки
Kingsfisher
+1
Level 69
Jul 29, 2022
I was just about to say that
tranagceist
+4
Level 69
Dec 2, 2020
In Italian too! Montagne russe
icemancometh
+2
Level 69
Oct 12, 2020
I was expecting the question "What Russians are really good at."

The obvious answer would be "Copying".

It's a Cold War joke, and only a joke! I look forward to all the backlash this will create.

CardinalSin
+2
Level 82
Dec 2, 2020
Listen to Tom Lehrer's song about the great Lobachevsky!
angrobper14
+5
Level 86
Oct 12, 2020
What about Russian reversal?

You know, in Mother Russia, Quizzes answer YOU!!!

ing
+3
Level 73
Oct 13, 2020
How about "the non-casino version of roulette"...
JonOfKent
+16
Level 61
Nov 5, 2020
I hate Russian dolls. They're so full of themselves.
Aaron197
+2
Level 76
Nov 5, 2020
Nice one.
Yanni47
+5
Level 80
Dec 2, 2020
Anyway, according to Pavel Chekov, everything is a Russian invention!
Kingsfisher
+1
Level 69
Jul 29, 2022
His hame was Anton Pavlovich Chekhov
PoetsCorner
+1
Level 87
Jan 3, 2023
I believe he said it's a Russian INWENTION.
mhxyqwe123
+2
Level 76
Dec 2, 2020
"Blin" for the pancakes question?
cockybra
+2
Level 46
Dec 2, 2020
Russia has had a lot of impressive accomplishments. Very surprised
CardinalSin
+3
Level 82
Dec 2, 2020
If I had to choose the most important of them all it would be Mendeleev's. Where would we be without the Periodic Table?
grantdon
+1
Level 74
Dec 3, 2020
Probably in the same place...albeit without the elements listed so elegantly
Koopa
+5
Level 88
Dec 2, 2020
Certainly, some of these are not invented. Perhaps a more accurate title would be along the lines of "Russian Firsts."
Nadirj
+1
Level 81
Sep 1, 2025
Was the onion dome invented by the Russians?
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