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Quiz about Suddenly Sochi
Quiz about Suddenly Sochi

Suddenly Sochi Trivia Quiz


How much do you know about this beautiful seaside resort, the site of the 2014 Winter Olympics?

A multiple-choice quiz by Taltarzac. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
Taltarzac
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
362,001
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
6 / 10
Plays
171
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Question 1 of 10
1. Sochi, Russia, is located on what sea? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. What is the latitude and longitude of Sochi? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. There are four administrative districts in Sochi. Which of these districts is in Sochi, Russia? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Which of these four administrative districts is located in Sochi, Russia? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. In which district of Sochi, Russia, would you find Akhun Mountain? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. The Winter Olympics site of 2014 is in a district of Sochi named what? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. The largest oceanarium in Russia is in Sochi and is called what? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. At the entrance to Riviera Park in Central Sochi is a memorial to the medical personnel who saved more than 500,000 lives during WWII. What is this memorial called? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Which Russian/Soviet leader has a museum dedicated to him in Sochi as this was the location of his summer house? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. What is the climate of Sochi, Russia? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Sochi, Russia, is located on what sea?

Answer: The Black Sea

Sochi was founded in 1896 but was first a Russian outpost from 1838. It became a town in 1917. Sochi sits at the foot of the Caucasus Mountains between the rivers Mamaika and Kudepsta. The Black Sea was originally called the Inhospitable Sea (Pontos Axeinos) before colonization by the Greeks, at which point it was the Hospitable Sea (Euxeinos Pontos).
2. What is the latitude and longitude of Sochi?

Answer: 43 35' 07" N, 39 43' 13" E

The incorrect latitude and longitude coordinates are for these Olympic cities-- Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Lake Placid, NY, USA; Sydney, Australia. These are either Olympic cities before or after the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics.
3. There are four administrative districts in Sochi. Which of these districts is in Sochi, Russia?

Answer: Tsentralny District

The Central (Tsentralny) Sochi District is the heart of Sochi and includes many of its fine hotels, restaurants, and shopping centers. It sees very heavy tourist traffic in the summer. The other districts named are not in Sochi, but are in Moscow.
4. Which of these four administrative districts is located in Sochi, Russia?

Answer: Lazarevsky District

This District of Sochi is 65 kilometers of coastline along with 1744 sq. km of area. It includes many small villages.
5. In which district of Sochi, Russia, would you find Akhun Mountain?

Answer: Khostinsky District

Khostinsky is located south-east from Central Sochi. The incorrect answers are some of the Administrative Districts of St. Petersburg, Russia. Akhun Mountain offers a panoramic view of Sochi and even as far as Turkey on very clear days from its 700 meter height. There is also a 100 foot observation tower that people may use on top of the mountain.
6. The Winter Olympics site of 2014 is in a district of Sochi named what?

Answer: Adlersky District

The Adlersky District of Sochi includes the Sochi International Airport, the Adler train terminal, and the major infrastructure for the 2014 Sochi Olympics at Imeretinskaya Lowland, and the Krasnaya Polyana mountain cluster. The incorrect answers are villages or suburbs of Sochi.
7. The largest oceanarium in Russia is in Sochi and is called what?

Answer: Discovery World Aquarium

The 6,000 square meter Sochi Discovery World Aquarium is the largest aquarium in Russia and has thirty aquariums with five million liters of water. It has both fresh and salt water tanks. The incorrect answers are three of the biggest aquariums in the world. Georgia Aquarium is in Atlanta, U.S.A.; Oceanogrāfic of the City of Arts and Sciences is in Valencia, Spain; and the Aquarium of Genoa is in Genoa, Italy.
8. At the entrance to Riviera Park in Central Sochi is a memorial to the medical personnel who saved more than 500,000 lives during WWII. What is this memorial called?

Answer: The Feat for Life Memorial

The incorrect answers are other tourist destinations in Sochi. The Anchor and Cannon is a memorial for the victory of the Russian Army over the Ottomans in the Russian-Ottoman War of 1828-1829. The Zavokzalny War Memorial is a memorial to Sochi soldiers who died in WWII, and a cemetery for more than 2,000 of them.

The Churchill, Roosevelt and Stalin Monument dates from 2008 and is a sculpture by Israeli Frank Meisler.
9. Which Russian/Soviet leader has a museum dedicated to him in Sochi as this was the location of his summer house?

Answer: Stalin

Miron Merzhanov, the Soviet chief architect, converted a merchant's estate which had been stolen by the Bolsheviks into Stalin's Summer Residence. It now houses a museum of Stalin related material as well as a waxwork of him. Local legend has the ghost of Stalin haunting this house.
10. What is the climate of Sochi, Russia?

Answer: Humid subtropical climate

Sochi's climate is very mild and is similar to the climate of Louisiana, Alabama and Georgia in the US. It is the climate often found in the southeast area of each continent, as well as inland China and the US. It usually occurs from latitudes 25 through 40 north.

Many Russians were attracted to Sochi to help them deal with various medical problems as it was thought Sochi's spas could heal their ailments.
Source: Author Taltarzac

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