Russia Trivia

1. Russia has multiple federal subjects, each grouped into a federal district. There are eight federal districts in total. In which federal district is the Sakha Republic located?

From Quiz Cold in the City

Answer: Far Eastern

Established by Vladimir Putin in 2000, the Far Eastern federal district is the largest of the federal districts of Russia, with the 2021 census recording a population of almost 8 million. Its capital is Vladivostok, located near the border with China. Sakha is the largest of the federal subjects within this region, making up half its area. Going clockwise, it is bordered by Chukotka to the east and northeast, Magadan Oblast to the east, Khabarovsk Krai to the southeast, Amur Oblast and Zabaykalsky Krai to the south, Irkutsk Oblast to the southwest, and Krasnoyarsk Krai to the west.

From Quiz Perm

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.

From Quiz Russian host cities of 2018 FIFA World Cup

Answer: Saint Petersburg

Saint Petersburg was the northernmost venue for the 2018 FIFA World Cup. Established on 27 May 1803, it is the second largest city after Moscow and is an important port on the Baltic Sea. Krestovsky Stadium is officially Saint Petersburg Stadium and is also called Zenit Arena; it is located in the western region of Krestovsky Island. It is the second largest stadium in Russia with a capacity of 64000. This stadium with retractable roof structure serves as the home ground for Zenit Saint Peterburg FC. The world famous Winter Palace is located in this city.

From Quiz Rowena Roams Around Russia

Answer: Sheksna

First recorded by chroniclers in 1071 as Ust-Sheksna, or "the mouth of the Sheksna," from 1504 onwards, the settlement was identified in documents as Rybnaya Sloboda which translates literally as "the fishing village". The change of name is explained by the fact that by that time the settlement was famed for supplying the royal court of the Tsar in Moscow with choice sturgeons and other luxury fish.

From Quiz Suddenly Sochi

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).

From Quiz From Russia With Love

Answer: The Kamchatka Peninsula

The Kamchatka Peninsula is one of the most beautiful and inaccessible areas of Russia. It is home to many spectacular hot springs and geysers, and is known for having some of the most violent lightning storms on the planet. There are many protected areas. When you add 29 active volcanoes, a plethora of exotic animal species and six UNESCO World Heritage sites, it becomes clear that this is a place you might think of putting on your bucket list.

From Quiz 9 for 10 - Russia

Answer: Yenisei

The three great Siberian rivers emptying into the Arctic Ocean are the Ob, Yenisei, and Lena in order from westernmost to easternmost. The Yenisei joins the Angara and Selenge rivers to become Russia's longest and the world's fifth longest river system, which passes through Lake Baikal. This is the oldest and deepest lake in the world at 30 million years old.

From Quiz From Russia with Love

Answer: 6,592,000

At just over six and a half million square miles, Russia is nearly double the size of Canada in second place.

From Quiz Sakhalin - where's that again?

Answer: Manchu

"Sahaliyan" means black in Manchu. Sakhalin Island makes it closest approach to the Asian mainland near the mouth of the Amur River, which the Manchurians called "Sahaliyan Ula" or Black River. Something got lost in translation and the name was mistakenly applied to the island as well. The Yakuts live in north-central Siberia and their language is distantly related to Turkish. That's another interesting story, but with no special connection to Sakhalin.

From Quiz The Trans-Siberian Experience

Answer: Yaroslavsky

From here it is 9,289km through taiga and mountains, across steppe and over rivers to Vladivostok in the Russian Far-East. The railway was built between 1891 and 1916 and remains a vital arterial link across Russia. A journey from Moscow to Vladivostok without disembarking would take you a week.

From Quiz St Petersburg - City of Tsars

Answer: Sweden

At the beginning of the 18th Century Russia had no Baltic coastline and was hemmed in by Poland and Sweden. Peter the Great was obsessed with gaining access to the sea and with modernising Russia. He also despised his capital of Moscow. The city was founded during the course of the Great Northern War between Sweden and Russia and its allies, Poland, Denmark and Saxony. The war would see the decline of Sweden as a major European power and the emergence of Russia as a major player.

From Quiz Sochi - The Russian Riviera

Answer: Sagueedy

Procopius of Caesurae made note of the natives and was resonsible for giving the place its Latin name.

From Quiz Samara - Camapa

Answer: 1586

It was founded as an "ostrogue" (the fortress for the guarding of river ways).

From Quiz Cold in the City

Answer: Permafrost

Pipes cannot be laid underground because the permafrost layer is too hard and can be up to a mile deep in places, so instead, the Sakha Republic makes use of above-ground pipes for district heating, which are heavily insulated to stop them from bursting. Some homes also do not have indoor plumbing for the same reason; because frozen water expands, there is too great a risk of pipes bursting. Underground parking is non-existent for the same reason, so drivers have to insulate their cars with thick covers to stop fuel pipes bursting or freezing. The permafrost layer also prevents wells from being dug, tap water freezes in winter and is often unsafe to consume in spring due to rivers breaking, and many villages cannot afford water treatment plants. They therefore have to rely on melted ice from lakes as a source of drinking water. The ice is stored in brick form, and families keep it in cellars during the warmer months as the permafrost layer turns the cellars into giant refrigerators.

From Quiz Perm

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.

From Quiz Russian host cities of 2018 FIFA World Cup

Answer: Volgograd

Volgograd was formerly known as Tsaritsyn, 1589-1925, and Stalingrad, 1925-1961. About 970 km (605 mi) south east of Moscow, it is an important industrial city and the administrative centre of Volgograd Oblast. The city is located on the western bank of the Volga River. Founded in 1589, it is ranked as the 12th largest city in Russia. Volgograd Arena can house up to 43000 fans. The Battle of Stalingrad was fought between 23 August 1942 to 2 February 1943 and was the largest and bloodiest battle in the history of warfare.

From Quiz Russian Road Trip

Answer: Novgorod

Saint Sophia Cathedral was originally constructed between 1045 and 1050 A.D. by Vladimir of Novgorod (prince of Novgorod from 1036 to 1052). It has five domes (four silver and one gold) and is the cathedral church of the Archbishop of Novgorod. The cathedral was not actually named after one of the sainted Sophias (Sophia of Rome or Sophia the Martyr), but actually refers to the Greek translation of wisdom. Thus, the church's subtitle is 'The Holy Wisdom of God'.

From Quiz Suddenly 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.

From Quiz 9 for 10 - Russia

Answer: Arkhangelsk

The city of Arkhangelsk is connected to Moscow by the Severnaya (Northern) Railway, completed in 1897. The oblast is home to the Plesetsk Cosmodrome, one of Russia's three spaceports. A spokesperson for the Russian Space Forces has talked of Russia's pledge to spend over five billion rubles on its expansion.

From Quiz From Russia with Love

Answer: 11

In March 2010, Russia reduced its time zones from 11 to 9, but in 2014 this was reversed.

From Quiz Sakhalin - where's that again?

Answer: Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk

Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk means "South Sakhalin" in Russian. Toyohara is the old Japanese name for the same city. Okha is a town near the north tip of Sakhalin. "Petropavlovsk-Sakhalinski" doesn't exist: I made up the name by combining Alexandrovsk-Sakhalinski, a small but perfectly real city in central Sakhalin, with Petropavlovsk-Kamchatski, a major Russian city that's located even further east, on the Kamchatka Peninsula.

From Quiz The Trans-Siberian Experience

Answer: The Golden Ring

The cities of the Golden Ring are famed for the traditional architecture of their churches.

From Quiz St Petersburg - City of Tsars

Answer: Neva

St Petersburg is situated close to the mouth of the Neva which flows into the Gulf of Finland.

From Quiz Sochi - The Russian Riviera

Answer: Where Prometheus was chained and tortured.

The Greeks are also known to have founded a colony and the town of Dioscuria near Sukhumi (south of Sochi, in Georgia).

From Quiz Samara - Camapa

Answer: Samarskaya Luka

It means "Samara Bend" and is also the name of the Samara National Park.

From Quiz Cold in the City

Answer: Oymyakon

Oymyakon is the capital of Oymyakonsky District, in the Yana-Oymyakon Highlands, and is two days' drive away from Yakutsk. The two valleys near Oymyakon help trap wind inside the town, making it even colder. Along with Verkhoyansk, another town in the Sakha Republic, it is part of the area known as the Northern Pole of Cold; the Poles of Cold are areas where the world's lowest air temperatures have been recorded. If the local temperature goes below -55 degrees Celsius (-67 degrees Fahrenheit), schools have to be closed. Oymyakon can get so cold that glasses get stuck to the faces of their wearers, and locals have to keep their cars running to stop them freezing. One photographer even felt his own spit freeze on his lips! Because the ground is frozen, locals are unable to grow crops and rely mainly on meat and fish for sustenance.

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