Perm Trivia Quiz

Answer: Volga

The city of Perm is located within the federal subject of Perm Krai which is part of the Volga Federal District. Volga is the fifth-largest of the eight federal districts and per the 2010 census it was the second-most populous with nearly 30 million inhabitants.

Answer: Kama River

By discharge the Kama River is the largest tributary of the Volga. In 1956 the Kama Hydroelectric Station was finished near the city of Perm. This project created a large reservoir for the city and it is one of three major reservoirs on the Kama River.

Answer: Sverdlovsky

Per the 2010 census the district of Sverdlovsky had a population of around 210,000 inhabitants. Overall the city of Perm experienced a decrease in population of 1,090,000 to 991,000 from 1989 to 2010. The district of Sverdlovsky is named after Yakov Sverdlov who by some sources was a major factor in the execution of Tsar Nicholas II and his family in 1918.

Answer: Orda

Orda Cave is more than 5 km (3.2 mi) long with over 90% of its length being underwater. The cave is popular with divers, photographers and scientists due to the concentration of minerals in the area and great underwater visibility.

Answer: Stroganov

The Stroganov (written as Stroganoff in French) family were influential financiers, industrialists and politicians from the 1400s to the 1800s. The Stroganov Chambers and the Savior Cathedral are two popular tourist sites in Usolye.

Answer: Open-air museum

Khokhlovka is an architectural and ethnographic museum in Perm Krai and was the first of its type in the Ural region. The 23 monuments of the museum span the years 1694 to 1920 with some of the most popular being the Church of the Transfiguration, the watchtower and the bell tower.

Answer: Berezniki

Per the 2010 census the population of Berezniki, Russia was 156,000, a sharp decline from the Soviet census of 1989 that numbered 201,000 inhabitants. The city expanded rapidly in Soviet times due to its mining and factories but high unemployment prompted many to leave the city after 1991.

The aforementioned sinkhole was called 'The Grandfather' and in 2012 it measured over 300 meters wide, nearly 400 meters long and 240 meters deep.

Answer: Belogorsky Monastery

The Belogorsky Monastery was originally a wood church but it burned down just three years after opening. It was rebuilt as a stone church in 1917 and tragically a year later 34 monks from the monastery were executed by the Bolsheviks during the Russian Revolution.

Answer: Tulymsky Kamen

Tulymsky Kamen is located in the Krasnovishersky District's northeastern area. The overall highest point in the Urals is Mount Narodnaya which stands 1,894 m (6,214 ft). The hint in the question about the inventor of the Segway refers to the American engineer Dean Kamen who famously released the two-wheeled personal transporter to the public in 2001.

Answer: Vishera Nature Reserve

The Vishera Nature Reserve has an area of 2,412 sq km (931 sq mi) and it forms the northeastern boundary of Perm Krai. Over 75% of the reserve is covered by forest and in addition to the 36 species of mammals there are 155 bird species, six species of fish and two species of amphibians.