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1
75% of Russia's population lives in this region
caucasus mountains
taiga
tundra
steppe
2
Plant and fish species in this body of water date back to ancient times
Black Sea
Permafrost
Steppe
Lake Baikal
3
During the Russian Revolution the czarist loyalists fought against who in a civil war?
Bolsheviks
United STates
Germany
None of the above
4
Russia is spread across the continents of ____and _____
Europe and Asia
Asia and Africa
Asia and Antarctica
Europe and Antarctica
5
Modern Russian leader who implemented glasnost and peristroika
Mikhail Gorbechev
Czar Ivan the Terrible
Vladimir Putin
Catherine the Great
6
How does Russia rank in size among the world's countries?
Second Largest
Third largest
Smallest
Largest
7
Russians eat more ___than any other country in the world
rye bread
pizza
ketchup
mushrooms
8
Dog that is a Russian wolfhound
Borzoi
Cocker Spaniel
Poodle
Great Dane
9
Land that has good farming, hardly any trees, and a grassy plain
Taiga
Steppe
Central Siberian Plateau
Arctic Ocean
10
This ruler is from a long time ago and freed the surfs
Alexander III
Catherine the Great
Alexander I
Ivan the Terrible
11
Tourist attraction that means fortress and is known as "white house" of Russia
St. Cecil's
St. Basil's
Kremlin
Great Wall
12
Under communist rule,______________
only men could vote
the government has strong control over the economy
citizens could criticize the government
citizens enjoyed much freedom
13
Country that first became aware of Chernobyl disaster by seeing it on radiation scanners
United Kingdom
Norway
Poland
Sweden
14
70% of the population is this religion in Russia
Buddhist
Jewish
Russian Orthodox
Catholic
15
Part of the Russian government can be dissolved if it rejects some of the President's decisions
Duma
Senate
Constitutional Courth
Federation Council
16
What life long effect did Ukraine NOT suffer?
contaminated milk
cancer
no one could drive a car
radiation contaminated lands
17
The world's deepest lake holding one fifth of the world's unfrozen fresh water
Lake Winnebago
Salt Lake
Lake Michigan
Lake Baikal
18
This Russian ruler made inoculations popular, built a library, and wanted women to be educated
Czar Alexander
Czarina Catherine the Great
Czar Nicholas II
Czar Ivan the Terrible
19
Stalin isolated Russia and its territories by creating an imaginary line called
Czar
Iron Curtain
Kievan Rus
Chain link fence
20
Landform borders the Caucasus Mountains, allows for shipping through the Mediterranean
Pacific Ocean
Black Sea
Arctic Ocean
Volga River
21
Covers 40% of Russia; permanently frozen lower layers of soil
Black Sea
Steppe
Permafrost
Lake Baikal
22
What is the name of the last czar of Russia?
Czar Ivan the Terrible
Czar Nicholas II
Czar Alexander III
Czar Alexei
23
Majority ethnic group in Russia
Polish
Hispanic
German
Slavs
24
What is the name of the last Russian czar killed in 1917?
Catherine the Great
Vladimir Putin
Ivan the Terrible
Nicholas II
25
Part of Russia's legislative branch that is elected, has 450 deputies, proposes laws
Federation Council
Duma
Supreme Court
Constitutional Court
26
Russian version of Santa
Mr. Mueller
St.Nick
Old Man Frost
Cupid
27
Cathedral made by Ivan the Terrible that is colorful and has large domes
Kremlin
Great Wall
St. Basil's
St. Cecil's
28
This land is south of the tundra and its the world's largest forest
Black Sea
Taiga
Permafrost
Kamchatka Peninsula
29
When did the people of the city of Pripyat get evacuated after the Chernobyl disaster?
48 hours
36 hours
24 hours
12 hours
30
Catherine the Great made this the main residence of czars. Today it is an art gallery
Winter Palace
St. Basil's
Edinburgh Castle
Kremlin
31
This area of Russia has volcanoes, geysers, hot springs, and lakes in craters
Kamchatka Peninsula
North European Plain
Caucasus Mountains
Ural Mountains
32
Alphabet named for monk who brought language to Russia
Chinese
Greek
Latin
Cyrillic
33
Russian jeweler for the royal family that took a year to make this item and trinket
Cyrillic
Sauerkraut
Faberge Egg
Borzoi
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Power station in Ukraine that caused nuclear accident
Indian Point Nuclear Power Plant
Manitowoc Nuclear Power Plant
Fukishima Nuclear Power Plant
Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant
