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Quiz about Moscow A Fascinating Capital
Quiz about Moscow A Fascinating Capital

Moscow: A Fascinating Capital Trivia Quiz


Anyone who wants to understand Russia should have seen its big cities. This is a quiz that refers to some essentials of the city, especially from a historical and tourist point of view.

A multiple-choice quiz by flem-ish. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
flem-ish
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
54,365
Updated
Jan 07 23
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
6 / 10
Plays
806
Last 3 plays: Guest 195 (2/10), Guest 207 (7/10), Guest 109 (8/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. The most famous square in Moscow is of course the Red Square. How did it get its name? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. One of the surprising charms of Moscow is its metro. The stations look like art palaces. Which later Soviet leader was in charge of the building of the Moscow underground system in 1931? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. What colour are, in 2001, the famous onion domes of the St Basil's cathedral which dominates the Red Square? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. One of the Moscovite 'tourist attractions' is the Lenin Mausoleum. What is its geometrical shape? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. What does the word Kremlin originally mean ? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. What's the name of the building of the Parliament of the Russian Federation in front of which Boris Yeltsin stopped the anti- Gorbachev putschists in 1991? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. What's the name of the Cathedral inside the Kremlin where the Czars were crowned ? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. You can happily eat Russian style in Moscow. What's the name of the famous little pancakes which are eaten with caviar? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Moscovite vodka is considered to be the best quality. There is a tradition of aromatising vodka.Which of these is aromatised with Spanish peppers? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. Victory Park commemorates the Second World War. What's the traditional name given to that war by the Russians? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. The most famous square in Moscow is of course the Red Square. How did it get its name?

Answer: misunderstanding of its Russian name Krasnaja Plostjad

Bloody events did take place here (e.g. the murder by the Moscovites of the 'false Dimitris' in 1606 and 1612), but the true origin of the English name Red Square is the ambiguity of the word krasnij that may mean either beautiful or red.When the square was laid out it was considered to be the most 'beautiful' square of Moscow, rather than a 'red' square.

When the Red Army started parading here, there developed another connotation, especially in the West.
2. One of the surprising charms of Moscow is its metro. The stations look like art palaces. Which later Soviet leader was in charge of the building of the Moscow underground system in 1931?

Answer: Nikita Khrushchev

Khrushchev shared responsibility with Lazar Kaganovitch.
3. What colour are, in 2001, the famous onion domes of the St Basil's cathedral which dominates the Red Square?

Answer: multicoloured

4. One of the Moscovite 'tourist attractions' is the Lenin Mausoleum. What is its geometrical shape?

Answer: step-pyramid of cubes

5. What does the word Kremlin originally mean ?

Answer: fortification

6. What's the name of the building of the Parliament of the Russian Federation in front of which Boris Yeltsin stopped the anti- Gorbachev putschists in 1991?

Answer: the White House

7. What's the name of the Cathedral inside the Kremlin where the Czars were crowned ?

Answer: Assumption

The Cathedral of the Archangel is where most Czars were buried - St Basil's is outside the Kremlin
8. You can happily eat Russian style in Moscow. What's the name of the famous little pancakes which are eaten with caviar?

Answer: blinis

There is black caviar (sturgeon roe) and red caviar (salmon roe). Black caviar comes in various types: beluga, osetrova, sevruga.

Pelemeni are a kind of ravioli. Holubsti are filled cabbage leaves (minced meat and rice). Pierogi are pastry and can be sweet or savoury.
9. Moscovite vodka is considered to be the best quality. There is a tradition of aromatising vodka.Which of these is aromatised with Spanish peppers?

Answer: Pertsovka

Okhnotnichya or hunter's vodka is aromatised with ginger, juniper and cloves. - Limonnaya with lemon. - Kubanskaja is 'cossack vodka'. - There are still other variants such as 'Starka', or 'old', matured vodka.It has been aromatised with apple, pear, port, brandy, etc.
10. Victory Park commemorates the Second World War. What's the traditional name given to that war by the Russians?

Answer: Great Patriotic War

Other famous battles in Russia's history were: the Battle of Poltava in {1709;} the October Revolution {;} the Victory over Napoleon in 1812 (which however started with a defeat at Borodin near Moscow)
Source: Author flem-ish

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