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1

What is a Russian Blue ?

A breed of shorthaired cat, originally from the vicinity of the city of Arkhangelsk, Russia.

2

Who went into battle against "Deep Blue", and was defeated ?

Gary Kasparov. (the 1^st world chess champion to be sensationally beaten by a computer in 1996)

3

What is a "black Russian" ?

A drink - including Vodka and Tia Maria, and sometimes coke.

4

We all know of the Red Army, but where did the "Red Brigade" operate ?

Italy

5

The Russian Flag has a blue stripe, a white stripe and red stripe. Which one is at the top ?

White, then blue, red

6

Mount El'brus, 5,642 m (18,510 ft) above sea level, is the highest point in Russia. Where would you find the lowest point in Russia ?

Caspian Sea, (or Caspian Depression) 92 ft below sea level

7

Who was the first Tsar of all Russia ?

Ivan 4, the Terrible

8

What was the name of the first space station ?

Salyut 1

9

In 1965 Russia managed to send a craft to which distant place ?
(Clue, it was not the Moon)

Venus

10

Moscow is the largest city. Name either the second or third largest.

Moscow  8,660,000
Saint Petersburg 4,800,000
Novosibirsk  1,380,000
Nizhny Novgorod  1,380,000

11

Who was the first Emperor of Russia ?

Peter 1 (the Great) 1721

12

When did the Soviets invade Afghanistan ?

Late 1979

13

A famous conference took place in Yalta in February 1945. Name three of the participants

Churchill, Roosevelt, Stalin, Eden, Stettinius, Molotov, Harriman

14

What two cities contain much of Russia's far eastern population?
a) Alma Aty and Tashkent
b) Nakhodka and Vladivostok
c) Tobolsk and Novosibirsk
d) Petersburg and Kiev

(b) Nakhodka and Vladivostok

15

Who wrote "Dr. Zhivago" ?

Boris Pasternak

16

Which of these countries does NOT border the Russian Federation
a) Georgia b) Armenia c) Azerbaijan d) Latvia?

(b) Armenia

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