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slavic olympiad spring 2018
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Video question from Katherine Wilson
Buddhism
Judaism
Christianity
Islam
2
In drama, he emerged as an innovator with the first of his four major plays, "The Seagull"
Fyodor Dostoevsky
Vladimir Nabokov
Leo Tolstoy
Anton Chekhov
3
Whose masterpiece is the film "Battleship Potemkin"?
Sergei Eisenstein
Dziga Vertov
Andrei Tarkovsky
Nikita Mikhalkov
4
Первый блин комом (the first crepe/pancake is always lumpy) means:
as you make your bed, so you must lie upon it
you must spoil before you spin/practice makes perfect
haste makes waste
no pain no gain
5
What is the best language to study at SHU?
Pushkin's native tongue
All of the above
Prof. Artem Kalyanov's native tongue
Prof. Tatiana Shiloff's native tongue
6
In what museum are Rublev's icons exhibited?
Museum of Russian Icons
Tretyakov State Gallery
Russian Museum
Hermitage
7
Who wrote "Anna Karenina"?
Loe Tolstoy
Anton Chekhov
Fyodor Dostoevsky
Nikolai Gogol
8
Who is Andrei Rublev?
None of the above
Icon painter
Priest
Russian prince
9
Video question from Daniel Voronin
Когда ты прочитаешь журнал, дай его мне.
Когда ты читаешь журнал, дай его мне.
Когда ты перечитаешь журнал, дай его мне.
Когда ты дочитаешь журнал, дай его мне.
10
How is Snegurochka (Снегурочка) related to Grandfather Frost (Дед Мороз)
She is his wife
She is his girlfriend
She is his granddaughter
She is his daughter
11
What is the largest freshwater lake by volume and the deepest one in the world?
Lake Baikal
Lake George
Lake Titicaca
Ladozhskoe lake
12
What is the name of the famous icon painted by Andrei Rublev?
Trinity
Joy of Life Icons
Epiphany
Kazan Mother of God
13
Who directed the Russian film “Burnt by the Sun” in 1994?
Yuri German
Nikita Mihalkov
Andrei Konchalovsky
Andrei Tarkovsky
14
What did Dmitri Mendeleev develop in 1869?
Periodic table of chemical elements
System of grammatical gender recognition
Internal Combustion Engine
Ideal Gas Law
15
Who is the author of "The Master and Margarita"?
Ivan Bunin
Mikhail Bulgakov
Boris Pasternak
Joseph Brodsky
16
What is the title of this song?
"Irinochka"
"Katyusha"
"Anechka"
"Natasha"
17
During this period, it is hard to sleep in St. Peterburg. Why is that?
"Eclipse"
"Mental derangement"
"White nights"
"Northern light"
18
Video question from David Pasmanik
Moscow-Ulaanbaatar
Trans-Siberian Railway
Eurasian
Vladivostok Railway
19
In what museum was this movie filmed?
Tretyakov State Gallery
Russian museum
Hermitage
Louvre
20
What language does the word "icon" come from?
Greek
Russian
Latin
French
21
Video question from Michael Novak
Для здоровья!
На здоровье!
За здоровье!
Будь здоров!
22
Video question from Alana Polonski and Svetlana Samoylova
Иван разлюбил Анне.
Иван влюбился в Анну.
Иван влюбилась в Анну.
Иван влюбился с Анной.
23
Video question from Shamel Dishack
Monomakh's cap
Crown-like headdress
Crown of flowers
Shapka-ushanka
24
Video question from Alejandro Frederic-Gomez
Balalaika
Lababaika
Balabalaika
Balabaika
25
Why is the Red Square called "red"?
"Red" meant "beautiful" in Russian,"Beautiful square"
Because red is the color of communism
The Kremlin wall is red
Because red is the color of the Russian flag
26
Who directed the film "Andrei Rublev"?
Andrei Tarkovsky
Andrei Konchalovsky
Arseney Tarkovsky
None of the above
27
This person is a Russian chess grandmaster, a former World Chess Champion, a writer.
Anatoly Karpov
Garry Kasparov
Boris Spassky
Vladimir Kramnik
28
Tongue-twister
портрет
кларнет
лорнет
букет
29
What is the highest mountain in Russia and Europe?
Mont Blanc
Everest
Elbrus
The Urals
30
Another video question from Ani Shahian
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6
12
31
Which one of the following Russian rulers settled cats in the Hermitage?
Peter the Great
Ivan the Terrible
Elizabeth of Russia
Nikolas II
32
What is this piece of traditional Russian folk art called?
Swan
Baklava
Khohloma
Faberge
33
Which novelist brought us "The Brothers Karamazov"
Ivan Turgenev
Leo Tolstoy
Fyodor Dostoevsky
Anton Chekhov
34
Video question from Teresa Gonzales
White, blue and red
Red, blue and white
Blue, white and red
Blue, red and white
35
What is the crown typically worn by Russian rulers called?
Monomakh's cap
crown-like headdress
crown of flowers
heraldic crown
36
What Russian film has this slogan: "He is Russian. That explains a lot"?
"Potemkin" by S.Eisenstein
"The Barber of Siberia" by N.Mikhalkov
"Andrei Rublev" by A.Tarkovsky
"The Russian Revolt" by Proshkin
37
This group of Russian composers wanted to develop a distinctly Russian style of classical music
Mountain giants
Mighty handful
Big pile
Big Russians
38
What Tsar in depicted in this famous painting by Ilya Repin?
Vasilii III of Russia
Ivan the Terrible
Peter the Great
Boris Godunov
39
What museum is depicted in this picture?
Louvre
Hermitage
Russian Museum
State Tretyakov Gallery
40
Who of the following Russian writers is a Nobel Prize Laureate?
Толстой
Бунин
Достоевский
Пушкин
41
Who wrote "Doctor Zhivago"?
Aleksey Tolstoy
Joseph Brodsky
Mikhail Bulgakov
Boris Pasternak
42
What does not apply to the Russian language?
Russian alphabet consists of 33 letters
Russian word order is very fluid.
The verb/ tense system is based in the concept of aspect
Each noun is used with definite or indefinite article
43
Traditional Russian winter footwear is...?
cotton boots
lace-up shoes
valenki
winter boots
44
Video question from Ibragim Khakimov
Соединенные Советские Социалистические Республики
Советикус Совдепикус Социалистический Реализм
Совхозный Социалистический Союз Рабочих
Союз Советских Социалистических Республик
45
Video question from Ani Shahian
Babushka
Russian peasant woman
Matryoshka
Babyoshka
46
Video question from Michael Holmes
мышка
собака
эт
кошка
47
What river flows in St. Petersburg?
Volga
Lena
Neva
Amur
48
Video question from Aidan Miller
Hand-shake
Eye contact while speaking
Smiling to people
Keeping hands in your pockets while speaking
49
Who is Yuri Gagarin?
Russian scientist
First Russian immigrant in the States
First man in space
Russian singer
50
Where is the world's deepest subway?
Moscow
Boston
St.Petersburg
London
51
Which one of the famous Tchaikovsky's ballets is most closely associated with Christmas?
Giselle
The Nutcracker
La Esmeralda
The Pharaoh's Daughter
52
Video question from Vadim Jacobson
Russian Mickey-Mouse
Nevolyashka
Cheburashka
Matryoshka
