End-of-year quiz: Russia through RBTH multimedia

Q.1

We all know that Red Square is located by the walls of the Kremlin in Moscow, and that the Kremlin is the residence of Vladimir Putin. But what do you think, are there many kremlins in Russia?

There’s only one! The Moscow Kremlin, the Russian president’s official residence in the Russian capital
A kremlin is a traditional Russian fortress. Only Moscow and St Petersburg have one
Actually there are many kremlins in Russia, more than ten

Q.2

This year we devoted a gallery to the Hermitage Museum’s permanent residents. Yes, the Hermitage is home to an entire family of...

Cats
Mice
Art experts (they hide in special rooms away from prying eyes)

Q.3

This event changed Soviet life in the 1960s. It was reflected in architecture, film, music and children's cartoons. It altered the design of vacuum cleaners, stamps and watches. We dedicated a longread to it. What was it?

The sexual revolution
The first manned space flight
The Cold War

Q.4

Take a look at these flowering fields of lavender stretching as far as the eye can see. Where could it be?

France. What’s Russia got to do with anything?
Outside Moscow. In winter it’s a bit chilly, but in summer hot and sunny
Crimea. A stone’s throw from Simferopol the lavender no less lush than in Provence

Q.5

It’s impossible to even try to understand the “mysterious Russian soul” without the help of Russian poetry. Guess which Russian poet was born in Leningrad 75 years ago, lived in the Russian north, moved to Austria and then the United States, won the Nobel Prize for Literature, fell in love with Venice and lies buried there. Any ideas?

Iosif Brodsky
Boris Pasternak
Ivan Bunin

Q.6

It’s all about recycling these days — even the names of cities and countries aren’t immune. The US has its own Georgia and St Petersburg. But which country does not have a place called Moscow?

Canada
Belgium
Israel

Q.7

On the topic of Moscow, it would be amiss not to mention the world-famous Moscow Metro. What can you not do in the Moscow subway?

Admire classical paintings
Get a haircut
Have lunch in a cafe

Q.8

If you remember our infographic, you can easily answer this question: How many people in Russia have never used the Internet?

60%, in the northern regions of Russia there is no Internet
40%, large towns and cities are always online
30%, but that’s still quite a lot

Q.9

Internet access is great. You can watch our video recipes from the Delicious TV series. What can you make from salted herring, mayonnaise, beetroot, potato, carrot, onion and eggs?

Dressed herring, aka “herring under a fur coat”: a Russian salad starter
Fish and vegetable soup, quite salty
You gotta be kidding! Herring with mayonnaise? Even a Russian wouldn’t eat that