Russia of the Two Continents Trivia Quiz

Answer: Lena

The Lena is the easternmost of the three longest Siberian rivers. It is the 11th longest river in the whole world. It flows through Siberia and empties in the Arctic Ocean.

Answer: Ladoga

Lake Ladoga is the biggest lake in Europe and the 15th biggest in the world, if we count only freshwater lakes. A methane lake on Titan, one of the moons of Saturn, is named after the lake with its name being Ladoga Locus.

Answer: Vladivostok

Vladivostok is located in the part of Russia that belongs to Asia. Its name means "ruler of the East". Vladivostok is not very far from Russia's border with China and North Korea and it is considered the most important Russian port in the Pacific Ocean.

Answer: Ob

The River Ob is located in Siberia. It is the seventh longest river in the world. The gulf formed by the Ob when it empties into the Arctic Ocean is the largest closed space of brackish water in the planet.

Answer: Onega

Only one lake in Europe is bigger than Onega: Ladoga. In the waters of Onega, one can find over 1600 islands. One of them is Kizhi, a place where 89 wooden Eastern Orthodox churches, as well as other edifices made of wood, were constructed between the 15th and the 20th centuries.

Answer: Sakhalin

Sakhalin is a Russian island in the North Pacific. Its size is one fifth that of Japan. Until the end of World War II, both Russia and Japan wanted the island. Finally, Russia took it by force and its indigenous people with Japanese hertiage, such as the Ainu, migrated to Japan.

Answer: Yekaterinburg

Yekaterinburg was, in the beginning of the 21st century, the fourth largest Russian city by population. The city is famous for being the site of the execution of the last Russian Tsar, Nicholas II, by the Bolshevik Party after the October Revolution.

Answer: Red Square

Red Square is found in the Russian capital of Moscow. Though it is associated with the Soviet Union and the Communist regime, its history began before the 18th century. The square separates the Kremlin, official residence of the President of Russia, from the suburb of Kitai-gorod.

Answer: Hermitage

The Hermitage is a museum found in Saint Petersburg. It was established in 1764 by Catherine the Great. It was opened to the public almost nine decades later in 1852. The museum houses the largest collection of paintings in the world. Within the museum is the Winter Palace, former winter residence of the Tsars.

Answer: Volga

The River Volga is the longest in Europe. It flows through many significant Russian cities. The river has been dubbed "Mother Volga" by the Russians and has been long considered the national river of Russia.