Russia Jeopardy References Background People Customs and Courtesies

Russia Jeopardy References Background People Customs and Courtesies Lifestyle Events and Trends 10 10 10 20 20 20 30 30 30 40 40 40 50 50 50

Background 10 points • What three colors are on the Russian Flag?

Background 20 points • The lands of Russia are known to house the world’s largest reserve of ____.

Background 30 points • (True or False) Russia has a humid continental climate. So the western portion of Russia has comparable weather to Iowa.

Background 40 points • What part of Russia holds claim for having the lowest temperature on earth in a place where there are permanent inhabitants?

Background 50 points • The USSR lasted until the year______ when, due to debt and corruption, the government fell.

People 10 points • In a recent survey, both Russian men and women state "this" to be the highest value in their life.

People 20 points • What is Russia's major religion?

People 30 points • Once discouraged under communist rule, "this" is once again experiencing growth.

People 40 points • (True or False) Russia has the largest number of Muslims of any "European" country.

People 50 points • Name at least 3 of Russia’s different ethnic groups.

Customs and Courtesies 10 points • A firm handshake with direct _______ is a courtesy in Russia?

Customs and Courtesies 20 points • Crossing your legs in the American style with your ankle resting on the opposite knee is considered _______ in Russia.

Customs and Courtesies 30 points • In Russia good friends greet each other doing what?

Customs and Courtesies 40 points • (True or False) Never pour wine backhanded in Russia.

Customs and Courtesies 50 points • (True or False) Helping clear a table in Russia after a meal is considered helpful.

Lifestyle 10 points • What is the basic institutional unit in Russian society?

Lifestyle 20 points • What has failed and continues to fail in Russian society today?

Lifestyle 30 points • Where do wealthy Russians travel to “soak up the sun? ”

Lifestyle 40 points • What can be traced back 15 centuries and was greatly influenced by the Christian Church?

Lifestyle 50 points • What cycle have holidays and festivals generally followed?

Events and Trends 10 points • What is a common past time in Russia?

Events and Trends 20 points • Why do many Russians have a strong disregard for time?

Events and Trends 30 points • What is the name of this Russian song?

Events and Trends 40 points • What are the BRIC countries trying to develop?

Events and Trends 50 points • Name the other three countries that are members of the BRIC with Russia.

Background 10 • Answer- What is white, blue, red?

Background 20 • Answer- What are forests?

Background 30 • Answer- True

Background 40 • Answer- What is Siberia?

Background 50 • Answer- What is 1991?

People 10 • Answer: What is "family"?

People 20 • Answer: What is Orthodox Christianity?

People 30 • Answer: What is religion?

People 40 • Answer- True

People 50 • Answer: What is Tatars, Bashkir, Yakuts, Chuvash, Ukrainian and Russian?

Customs and Courtesies 10 • Answer- What is eye contact?

Customs and Courtesies 20 • Answer- What is rude?

Customs and Courtesies 30 • Answer- What is a hug?

Customs and Courtesies 40 • Answer - True

Customs and Courtesies 50 • Answer - False (It is considered rude)

Lifestyle 10 • Answer- What is a family?

Lifestyle 20 • Answer- What is marriage?

Lifestyle 30 • Answer- What is the Black Sea?

Lifestyle 40 • Answer: What is the Russian diet?

Lifestyle 50 • Answer: What is the seasons?

Events and Trends 10 • Answer- What is long, leisurely walks?

Events and Trends 20 • Answer- What is…Communism never encouraged speed. Everything could be done leisurely because there were no gains from getting it done quickly.

Events and Trends 30 • Answer- What is Waltz of the Flowers By- Tchaikovsky?

Events and Trends 40 • Answer- What is a new world economy?

Events and Trends 50 • Answer- What is Brazil, India and China?

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