Round 1

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Round 1
World Geography Russia REVIEWfrom Mr. Hodges of
City of Salem Schools
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The mountain range that separates Europe from
Asia is the
A. Himalayas
B. Ural
C. Atlas
D. Zygros
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The mountain range that separates Europe from
Asia is the
A. Himalayas
B. Ural
C. Atlas
D. Zygros
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In Russia and Central Asia, most people who
practice a religion belong to the
A. Orthodox
B. Muslim
C. Catholicism
D. Judaism
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In Russia and Central Asia, most people who
practice a religion belong to the
A. Orthodox
B. Muslim
C. Catholicism
D. Judaism
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The fertile soil found in the fertile triangle is
known as.
A. Permafrost
B. Steppe
C. Chernozem
D. Tundra
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The fertile soil found in the fertile triangle is
known as.
A. Permafrost
B. Steppe
C. Chernozem
D. Tundra
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The oldest and deepest lake in the world is
A. Lake Baikal
B. Caspian Sea
C. Lake Michigan
D. Aral sea
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The oldest and deepest lake in the world is
A. Lake Baikal
B. Caspian Sea
C. Lake Michigan
D. Aral sea
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The largest forest region in the world is the
A. Black Forest
B. Tundra of Russia
C. Amazon Rainforest
D. Taiga or coniferous forest of Russia
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The largest forest region in the world is the
A. Black Forest
B. Tundra of Russia
C. Amazon Rainforest
D. Taiga or coniferous forest of Russia
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The process of turning fertile land into a desert
or drying up a lake that becomes a desert is
called
A. Recertification
B. Deforestation
C. Desertification
D. Irrigation
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The process of turning fertile land into a desert
or drying up a lake that becomes a desert is
called
A. Recertification
B. Deforestation
C. Desertification
D. Irrigation
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Most of the rivers in Russia and Central Asia
flow in which direction?
A. South
B. East
C. West
D. North
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Most of the rivers in Russia and Central Asia
flow in which direction?
A. South
B. East
C. West
D. North
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One type of vegetation zone not found in Russia
and central Asia is
A. Taiga Forest
B. Tropical Forest
C. Tundra
D. Steppe
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One type of vegetation zone not found in Russia
and central Asia is
A. Taiga Forest
B. Tropical Forest
C. Tundra
D. Steppe
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Under the former Soviet rule, religion was
A. Supported
B. Encouraged
C. Discouraged
D. Banned
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Under the former Soviet rule, religion was
A. Supported
B. Encouraged
C. Discouraged
D. Banned
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Under the former Soviet system, most farmers
worked on
A. Collective farms
B. Commercial farms
C. Diary farms
D. Mixed farms
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Under the former Soviet system, most farmers
worked on
A. Collective farms
B. Commercial farms
C. Diary farms
D. Mixed farms
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The pollution crisis in the former Soviet Union
and central Asia was caused by
A. Focus on developing a market economy
B. Government overspending
C. Focus on production of consumer goods
D. Government neglect of the environment
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The pollution crisis in the former Soviet Union
and central Asia was caused by
A. Focus on developing a market economy
B. Government overspending
C. Focus on production of consumer goods
D. Government neglect of the environment
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Under the former Soviet system, citizens lived
in
A. Privately owned homes
B. Cramped Apartments
C. Government hotels
D. Shantytowns
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Under the former Soviet system, citizens lived
in
A. Privately owned homes
B. Cramped Apartments
C. Government hotels
D. Shantytowns
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The countries of Russia and Central Europe are
A. Developed
B. Occupied by the U.S.
C. Developing
D. Controlled by the Russian Mafia
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The countries of Russia and Central Europe are
A. Developed
B. Occupied by the U.S.
C. Developing
D. Controlled by the Russian Mafia
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The largest country in central Asia is
A. Russia
B. Uzbekistan
C. Ukraine
D. Turkmenistan
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The largest country in central Asia is
A. Russia
B. Uzbekistan
C. Ukraine
D. Turkmenistan
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Chernobyl is the site of
A. Beginning of the Bolshevik revolution
B. The Eastern most city on the Trans-Siberian
railroad
C. A nuclear reactor accident in 1986
D. Lenin's birthplace
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Chernobyl is the site of
A. Beginning of the Bolshevik revolution
B. The Eastern most city on the Trans-Siberian
railroad
C. A nuclear reactor accident in 1986
D. Lenin's birthplace
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The fortress that houses the government of Russia
is
A. St. Basils Cathedral
B. The Kremlin
C. Gorky park
D. Siberia
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The fortress that houses the government of Russia
is
A. St. Basils Cathedral
B. The Kremlin
C. Gorky park
D. Siberia
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A religious painting found in the homes of
members of the Eastern Orthodox Church is
A. A Crucifix
B. An Icon
C. A Cross
D. A Mural
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A religious painting found in the homes of
members of the Eastern Orthodox Church is
A. A Crucifix
B. An Icon
C. A Cross
D. A Mural
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The cathedral in Red Square with nine colorful
domes is the
A. St. Cyrils Cathedral
B. St. Basils Cathedral
C. Canterbury Cathedral
D. St. Andrews Cathedral
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The cathedral in Red Square with nine colorful
domes is the
A. St. Cyrils Cathedral
B. St. Basils Cathedral
C. Canterbury Cathedral
D. St. Andrews Cathedral
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Which sea is shrinking because water is being
diverted to irrigate crops
A. Aral sea
B. Dead sea
C. Black sea
D. Baltic sea
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Which sea is shrinking because water is being
diverted to irrigate crops
A. Aral sea
B. Dead sea
C. Black sea
D. Baltic sea
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The main crop grown in the desert of Uzbekistan is
A. Wheat
B. Rice
D. Tobacco
C. Cotton
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The main crop grown in the desert of Uzbekistan is
A. Wheat
B. Rice
D. Tobacco
C. Cotton
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The capital city of Russia is
A. Kiev
B. St. Petersburg
C. Novosibirsk
D. Moscow
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The capital city of Russia is
A. Kiev
B. St. Petersburg
C. Novosibirsk
D. Moscow
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The climate of Russia and the countries of
Central Asia can best described as
A. Extreme cold weather all over the region
B. Moderate climate with some snow
C. Varied ranging from tropical to continental
D. Varied ranging from Mediterranean to tundra
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The climate of Russia and the countries of
Central Asia can best described as
A. Extreme cold weather all over the region
B. Moderate climate with some snow
C. Varied ranging from tropical to continental
D. Varied ranging from Mediterranean to tundra
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Which of the following would NOT be an example of
the reform movement glasnost ( social openness)?
A. Teenagers are allowed to watch rock videos and
listen to rock music
B. A famous Russian writer who was exiled for
criticizing the government returns
D. The guards change every hour at Lenin's tomb.
C. A Christian Church reopens
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Which of the following would NOT be an example of
the reform movement glasnost ( social openness)?
A. Teenagers are allowed to watch rock videos and
listen to rock music
B. A famous Russian writer who was exiled for
criticizing the government returns
D. The guards change every hour at Lenin's tomb.
C. A Christian Church reopens
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Which of the following would NOT be an example of
the reform movement perestroika (economic
openness)?
A. Teenagers can buy Levi jeans on the open market
B. McDonalds opens in Moscow
C. Museums, parks, and circuses open to the
public
D. Farmers decide what to grow and make a profit
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Which of the following would NOT be an example of
the reform movement perestroika (economic
openness)?
A. Teenagers can buy Levi jeans on the open market
B. McDonalds opens in Moscow
C. Museums, parks, and circuses open to the
public
D. Farmers decide what to grow and make a profit
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The term that is used to describe the permanently
frozen subsoil in Siberia is
A. Tundra frost
B. Permafrost
C. Perma snow
D. Artic frost
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The term that is used to describe the permanently
frozen subsoil in Siberia is
A. Tundra frost
B. Permafrost
C. Perma snow
D. Artic frost
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Under communism in the Soviet Union the major
employer was
A. The Government
B. Individual business owner
C. The workers union
D. Private enterprise
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Under communism in the Soviet Union the major
employer was
A. The Government
B. Individual business owner
C. The workers union
D. Private enterprise
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The major means of travel in Russia and Eurasia is
A. Airplane
B. Ships or boats
C. Automobile
D. Trains
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The major means of travel in Russia and Eurasia is
A. Airplane
B. Ships or boats
C. Automobile
D. Trains
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Which statement best describes life in Russia
after the breakup of the Soviet Union.
A. Life is better for most people and they feel
safer
B. There is little change for most people
D. Russia is now a wealthy country wit ha high
standard of living
C. People do not have any money and the crime
rate has increased
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Which statement best describes life in Russia
after the breakup of the Soviet Union.
A. Life is better for most people and they feel
safer
B. There is little change for most people
D. Russia is now a wealthy country with a high
standard of living
C. People do not have any money and the crime
rate has increased
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The cities that developed along the Siberian
railroad are
A. Moscow and St. Petersburg
B. St. Petersburg and Novosibirsk
C. Vladivostok and Kiev
D. Novosibirsk and Vladivostok
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The cities that developed along the Siberian
railroad are
A. Moscow and St. Petersburg
B. St. Petersburg and Novosibirsk
C. Vladivostok and Kiev
D. Novosibirsk and Vladivostok
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The ancient road that was used for trade between
Europe and Asia
A. Trans Siberian road
B. The Silk road
C. The Spice road
D. The China road
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The ancient road that was used for trade between
Europe and Asia
A. Trans Siberian road
B. The Silk road
C. The Spice road
D. The China road
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Farming and industry is located in which region
A. Siberia
B. Taiga
C. Kara Kum
D. Fertile Triangle
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Farming and industry is located in which region
A. Siberia
B. Taiga
C. Kara Kum
D. Fertile Triangle
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A Samovar is a ?
A. Russian Teapot
B. Russian Coffee pot
C. Russian Ice teapot
D. Musical instrument
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A Samovar is a ?
A. Russian Teapot
B. Russian Coffee pot
C. Russian Ice teapot
D. Musical instrument
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The word Divert means
A. Increase the flow of a resource
B. Decrease the flow of a resource
C. Turn away a resource from a course or direction
D. Combine two resources in a course or direction
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The word Divert means
A. Increase the flow of a resource
B. Decrease the flow of a resource
C. Turn away a resource from a course or direction
D. Combine two resources in a course or direction
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The rule of Russia before the Bolshevik
Revolution was the
A. King
B. Czar
C. Feudal Lord
D. Dictator
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The rule of Russia before the Bolshevik
Revolution was the
A. King
B. Czar
C. Feudal Lord
D. Dictator
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Many political prisoners were exiled (sent to)
____to work in mines.
A. Fertile Triangle
B. St. Petersburg
D. Moscow
C. Siberia
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Many political prisoners were exiled (sent to)
____to work in mines.
A. Fertile Triangle
B. St. Petersburg
D. Moscow
C. Siberia
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Which statement best describes the ethnic groups
in Russia.
A. Only People are Slavic origin
B. Only people of European origin
C. Diverse ethnic groups mostly Turkic and
Mongolian
D. Diverse ethnic groups mostly German and English
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Which statement best describes the ethnic groups
in Russia.
A. Only People are Slavic origin
B. Only people of European origin
C. Diverse ethnic groups mostly Turkic and
Mongolian
D. Diverse ethnic groups mostly German and English
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Tea was introduced by the ?
A. English
B. Chinese
C. Japanese
D. Mongolians
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Tea was introduced by the ?
A. English
B. Chinese
C. Japanese
D. Mongolians
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Czar Nicholas II was
A. Greatest Czar
B. Youngest Czar
C. Last Czar
D. Oldest Czar
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Czar Nicholas II was
A. Greatest Czar
B. Youngest Czar
C. Last Czar
D. Oldest Czar
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The name of the woman who claimed she was
Anastasia
A. Anna Anderson
B. Anna Romanov
C. Anna Anastasia
D. Anna Alexandra
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The name of the woman who claimed she was
Anastasia
A. Anna Anderson
B. Anna Romanov
C. Anna Anastasia
D. Anna Alexandra
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This Leader was responsible for the Cuban missile
crisis
A. Lenin
B. Stalin
C. Brezhnev
D. Khrushchev
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This Leader was responsible for the Cuban missile
crisis
A. Lenin
B. Stalin
C. Brezhnev
D. Khrushchev
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This leader led the Soviet Union during the
Afghan and Vietnam conflicts. He also pushed
Czechoslovakia deeper into communism
A. Gorbachev
B. Brezhnev
C. Lenin
D. Castro
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This leader led the Soviet Union during the
Afghan and Vietnam conflicts. He also pushed
Czechoslovakia deeper into communism
A. Gorbachev
B. Brezhnev
C. Lenin
D. Castro
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He is currently the president of Russia
A. Yeltsin
B. Lenin
C. Putin
D. Gorbachev
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He is currently the president of Russia
A. Yeltsin
B. Lenin
C. Putin
D. Gorbachev
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He led the Soviet Union during the fall of
Communism
A. Brezhnev
B. Lenin
C. Gorbachev
D. Reagan
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He led the Soviet Union during the fall of
Communism
A. Brezhnev
B. Lenin
C. Gorbachev
D. Reagan
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St. Petersburg is called the
A. Window to Asia
B. Window to Europe
C. The Window to the Silk Road
D. The window to the world
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St. Petersburg is called the
A. Window to Asia
B. Window to Europe
C. The Window to the Silk Road
D. The window to the world
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The Soviets were the first to do what?
A. First in Flight
B. First in space
C. First in Democracy
D. First in Africa
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The Soviets were the first to do what?
A. First in Flight
B. First in space
C. First in Democracy
D. First in Africa
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With the death of the USSR came the birth of
A. CIS Commonwealth of independent states
B. CFSU Countries of former Soviet Union
C. ICR Independent countries of Russia
D. NCR New countries of Russia
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With the death of the USSR came the birth of
A. CIS Commonwealth of independent states
B. CFSU Countries of former Soviet Union
C. ICR Independent countries of Russia
D. NCR New countries of Russia
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May 1st is the first day of spring in the former
Soviet Union. It is a worker holiday called
A. Spring day
B. Worker day
C. Military day
D. May day
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May 1st is the first day of spring in the former
Soviet Union. It is a worker holiday called
A. Spring day
B. Worker day
C. Military day
D. May day
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Stalin had this many people executed
A. 10 million
B. 2 million
C. 30 million
D. 15 million
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Stalin had this many people executed
A. 10 million
B. 2 million
C. 30 million
D. 15 million
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The Bolshevik revolution began in (think of the
video)
A. 1910
B. 1917
C. 1901
D. 1918
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The Bolshevik revolution began in (think of the
video)
A. 1910
B. 1917
C. 1901
D. 1918
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The monk who influenced the Czar and his wife
A. Rasputin
B. Romanov
C. Andropov
D. Yeltsin
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The monk who influenced the Czar and his wife
A. Rasputin
B. Romanov
C. Andropov
D. Yeltsin
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Warsaw pact is an alliance between
A. Soviets and its allies
B. Russia and its allies
C. France and its allies
D. Australia and its allies
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Warsaw pact is an alliance between
A. Soviets and its allies
B. Russia and its allies
C. France and its allies
D. Australia and its allies
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Red square is in .
A. St. Petersburg
B. Kiev
C. Moscow
D. Leningrad
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Red square is in .
A. St. Petersburg
B. Kiev
C. Moscow
D. Leningrad
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Who built St. Petersburg.
A. Peter the Great
B. Peter the ruthless
C. Peter the Terrible
D. Ivan the Terrible
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Who built St. Petersburg.
A. Peter the Great
B. Peter the ruthless
C. Peter the Terrible
D. Ivan the Terrible
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Josef Stalin was an ally with who
A. Franco
B. Hitler
C. Churchill
D. Mussolini
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Josef Stalin was an ally with who
A. Franco
B. Hitler
C. Churchill
D. Mussolini
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Russia covers how much of the earths surface
A. ¼
B. 1/6
C. 1/9
D. 1/7
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Russia covers how much of the earths surface
A. ¼
B. 1/6
C. 1/9
D. 1/7
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Which is one of the most important rivers in
Russia
A. Ob
B. Volga
C. Amur
D. Yangtze
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Which is one of the most important rivers in
Russia
A. Ob
B. Volga
C. Amur
D. Yangtze
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What was the symbol of the cold war?
A. Red Square
B. Times Square
C. Berlin Wall
D. Great wall of China
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What was the symbol of the cold war?
A. Red Square
B. Times Square
C. Berlin Wall
D. Great wall of China
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Where is the Crimean peninsula?
A. Black Sea
B. Aral Sea
C. Baltic Sea
D. Caspian Sea
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Where is the Crimean peninsula?
A. Black Sea
B. Aral Sea
C. Baltic Sea
D. Caspian Sea
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The Largest lake in the world is the ..
A. Aral Sea
B. Caspian Sea
C. North Sea
D. Baltic Sea
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The Largest lake in the world is the ..
A. Aral Sea
B. Caspian Sea
C. North Sea
D. Baltic Sea
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How much of Russias land is used for farming?
A. 2
B. 5
C. 8
D. 12
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How much of Russias land is used for farming?
A. 2
B. 5
C. 8
D. 12
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The dry desert in Russia is the?
A. Namib
B. Gobi
C. Aral desert
D. Kara Kum
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The dry desert in Russia is the?
A. Namib
B. Gobi
C. Aral desert
D. Kara Kum
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Russia has how many time zones?
A. 8
B. 9
C. 10
D. 11
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Russia has how many time zones?
A. 8
B. 9
C. 10
D. 11
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CONGRATULATIONS! You have accomplished a great
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