Russia Quiz - 63 Trivia Questions!

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Uncover the vast and enigmatic history of Russia in this quiz. From the tsars to the Soviet era and beyond, challenge your knowledge of this Eurasian superpower and its enduring influence on global politics and culture.

Who became the first directly elected President of the Russian Federation in 1991?

Boris Yeltsin
Boris Yeltsin's wife
Vladimir Putin
Putin

What is the national non-alcoholic drink of Russia?

Kvass
Milk
Volcano
Moscow Mule

Which Russian mathematician invented the Periodic Table?

Dmitry Mendeleev
Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
Alexander Graham Bell
Boris Yeltsin

What holiday is celebrated in Russia to commemorate the end of World War II?

World War II Memorial Day
The Day of the Russian Army
Memorial Day
Victory Day

Who was the first man to orbit the Earth?

Agustin Carana
Alexander Leonov
The Russians
Yuri Gagarin

Who led the Novgorodians against the Swedes in the Battle of the Neva in 1240?

Voltaire
The Swedes
Alexander Nevsky
Peter the Great

What is the second largest religion in Russia?

Russians
Islam
Greeks
Hinduism

Which Russian physicist made fundamental contributions to many areas of theoretical physics?

Vladimir Ivanovich Einstein
Lev Landau
Vladimir Lebedev
Albert Einstein

In September 1939, the Soviet Union invaded which country, resulting in the start of World War II?

Japan
Poland
Italy
Germany

What is the main religion in Russia?

Russians
Hinduism
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
The church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Which Russian football team won the UEFA Cup in 2005?

Moscow
CSKA Moscow
Dynamo Moscow
SKA Moscow

Who led the Russian army that defeated Napoleon's army in the Napoleonic Wars?

Mikhail Kutuzov
Alexander I
Count d'Argentois
The Great Khan

Who became the dictator of the Soviet Union after the death of Lenin in 1924?

Putin
Lenin
Joseph Stalin
Boris Yeltsin

Who was the last leader of the Soviet Union?

Vladimir Putin
Mikhail Gorbachev
Putin
Boris Yeltsin

Who was the most famous architect of the Rococo style in Russia in the 18th century?

George Washington
Peter the Great
Theodore Roosevelt
Bartolomeo Rastrelli

What is the most visited tourist attraction in Russia?

The Great Palace
Red Square
Saint Peter's Square
The Moscow Opera House

What type of music was popular in Russia during the Soviet era?

Pop
Folk
Rock
Jazz

In which part of Russia was the first modern human found?

Volga
Trans-Siberian Railway
Northern Russia
Siberia

Which 15th century Russian painter is known as the Father of Russian icon painting?

Rubens
Rublev's teacher
Rublev
Svetlana Kuzmina

How many years of primary schooling are compulsory in Russia?

Eleven
Seven
Four
Eight

Who is the Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Armed Forces?

The President's spokesman
The President of the Union
President
Russian Prime Minister

Who directed the 1961 film 'War and Peace', based on a novel by Leo Tolstoy?

Vladimir Putin
Yuriy Yakovlev
Boris Sakharov
Sergey Bondarchuk

Who led the October Revolution in Russia in 1917?

The Russians
The Bolsheviks
Lenin
The Russian government

Who became leader of the Soviet Union after the death of Joseph Stalin in 1953?

Kitty Hawk
Boris Yeltsin
Nikita Khrushchev
Putin

What is the name of Russia's space agency?

Roscosmos
RIAT
Russia's Space Program
Space Force

What is the average life expectancy in Russia?

73.2 years
42.6 years
75.6 years
67 years

What Muslim sect has been subjected to persecution by the Russian government in the Caucasus?

Sufi s
Sufis
Salafis
Sunni

What is the second largest city in Russia?

Saint Petersburg
Moscow

What is the coldest month of the year in Russia?

January
July
September
December

Which Russian film director developed the 'Kino-Eye' theory of film making?

Boris Karloff
Dziga Vertov
Boris Yeltsin
Luis Bunuel

Who became the leader of the Soviet Union in 1964?

Leonid Brezhnev
Putin
Vladimir Lenin
Vladimir Putin

Who replaced Vladimir Putin as President of Russia in 2008?

Yury Putin
Vladimir Putin
Dmitry Medvedev
Putin

Which Russian tsar was forced to abdicate in 1917?

Vladimir
Nicholas II
Boris Yeltsin
The Great

Which organisation has criticised Russia for its human rights record?

The World Bank
International Organization for Animal Protection
The European Union
Amnesty International

What was the name of the private military group that fought for Russia in the Ukraine in 2023?

Aegis
Wagner
Armada
The Global Defense Group

The Russo-Georgian War of 2008 was fought between Russia and which other country?

Georgia
Russia and China
South Ossetia
China

What is the busiest airport in Russia?

Moscow
Sheremetyevo
Moscow International Airport
Tula

Who was the leading Russian novelist of the 1930's?

Boris Yeltsin
Alexander Nevsky
Leo Tolstoy
Maxim Gorky

What is the name of the heavy sour cream added to soups and salads in Russia?

Mushroom
sour cream
Kvast
Smetana

What is the national symbol of Russia?

Russian flag
Eagle
The Red Cross
Red flag

What is the primary source of law in Russia?

Constitution
The Federal Law of Russia
Government regulations
Federal Law

Who was the Russian inventor of the helicopter?

Igor Sikorsky
Ivan Sechin
Alexander Leonov
Vladimir Lenin

What type of caviar is produced in Russia?

White and blue
Golden Goose
Beluga
Tasting

What was the name of the dynasty that ruled Kievan Rus in the 10th and 11th centuries?

Volga
Rurik
The Kievan Dynasty
The Chernobyl Dynasty

In which battle of 1943 did the Germans defeat the Red Army?

Battle of the Atlantic
Kursk
The Battle of Kursk
Moscow

What is the name of the head of government in Russia?

President of the Federal Council
Prime minister
The president
President

What is the most popular holiday in Russia?

Mother's Day
Thanksgiving Day
The Day of the Sun
New Year's Day

Which mountain range forms the traditional boundary between Europe and Asia?

Caucasus
Ural Mountains
Himalayan Mountains
Pacific Ocean

What was the name of the dog that orbited the Earth in Sputnik 2?

Laika's Dog
The Dog
Laika
Sputnik 2

What name is given to the people of Eastern Europe who are the ancestors of the Russians?

European
Slavic
German
Europeans

What was the name of the Soviet Union's alliance with Eastern European countries after World War II?

Trans-European Network
Soviet Union
Warsaw Pact
The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics

What country did Russia invade in 2014?

The United States
China
Ukraine
Italy

Which country has the largest stockpile of nuclear weapons in the world?

South Korea
China
Russia
Japan

What is the distinctive feature of Russian church architecture?

St. Nicholas's cross
St. Nicholas cross
Onion dome
Tall towers

Which river separates the Russian and Ukrainian parts of the Ukraine?

River Don
Volga
Dnieper
Saviour

What is the deepest lake in the world?

Lake Baikal
Lake Baikal and the Gulf of Mexico
Lake Pesa
Lake Tanganyika

What did the Russians call World War II?

World War II
Great Patriotic War
World War I
World War

Who was the most famous Russian poet of the 19th century?

Boris Yeltsin
Alexander Pushkin
Alexander Nevsky
Yuriyevich Rostov

What was the name of the Russian dynasty that came to the throne in 1613?

Romanov
Tsar
Khoslas
The Tsars

Which Turkic tribe ruled the steppes between the Caucasus and the Volga river basin until the 10th century?

Khazars
The Volga
Uzbek
Osmanians

What was the name of the famine that killed up to 8 million people in Russia in 1932-33?

Russian Civil War
The Great Depression
World famine
Soviet famine

In which year did the Battle of Stalingrad take place?

1950
1943
1939
1923

Who was the first Russian composer to be a member of the 'Mighty Handful'?

Mikhail Glinka
Vladimir Putin
Vladimir Ivanovich Shostakovich
Anton Chekhov
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