1. The Russian word "блин" best translates to:

2. Tchaikovsky was a famous...

3. Which two tools where on the flag of the Soviet Union?

4. Which lake is the largest lake in Russia, the world’s deepest, containing one fifth of the world

5. When did the October revolution take place?

6. Who wrote “War and Peace”?

7. The city of Kazan is in which Russian republic?

8. Which city did host the 2014 Winter Olympics?

9. Who was the first leader of the USSR?

10. Following Vladimir Putin, who became the president of Russia in 2008?

11. Which classic Russian film is set on New Year’s Eve in which the main character mistakes an apartment in Leningrad for his own apartment in Moscow?

12. How many letters are in the Russian alphabet?