Moscow Quiz (for the 7th form)

1. When did Khan Batyi of the Golden Horde conquer Moscow and the Tatar yoke begin?

a) in 1237         b) in 1380       c) in 1242

2.When did Moscow become the capital of Russia?

a) in the 14^th century under Ivan Kalita

b) in the 16^th century under Ivan III

c) in the 18^th century under Peter the Great

3. Who were the architects of St. Basil’s Cathedral?

a) Minin and Pozharsky      b) Barma and Postnik    c)Kirill and Mefodiy

 4. When did the first street lamp appear in Moscow?

a) 1730      b) 1812      c) 1905

5. Who presented the first spectacled bear as  a present   to Moscow Zoo?

a) Rudyard Kiplling         b)Alan Alexander Milne     c)Gerald Darrel

6.What is the longest street in Moscow?

a)Tverskaya Street   b)Profsoyuznaya Street    c)Kutuzovsky Avenue

7. Lobnoye Mesto was  not  used as a place for

a) holidays       b)executions     c) reading the tsar’s orders

8. Moscow hosted the XX Olympic Games

a) 1980     b) 1970        c) 1958

Answers:  1a, 2b, 3b, 4a, 5c, 6b, 7a, 8a.

Moscow Quiz (for the 7th form)

1. When did Khan Batyi of the Golden Horde conquer Moscow and the Tatar yoke begin?

a) in 1237 b) in 1380 c) in 1242

2.When did Moscow become the capital of Russia?

a) in the 14^th century under Ivan Kalita

b) in the 16^th century under Ivan III

c) in the 18^th century under Peter the Great

3. Who were the architects of St. Basil’s Cathedral?

a) Minin and Pozharsky b) Barma and Postnik c)Kirill and Mefodiy

4. When did the first street lamp appear in Moscow?

a) 1730 b) 1812 c) 1905

5. Who presented the first spectacled bear as a present to Moscow Zoo?

a) Rudyard Kiplling b)Alan Alexander Milne c)Gerald Darrel

6.What is the longest street in Moscow?

a)Tverskaya Street b)Profsoyuznaya Street c)Kutuzovsky Avenue

7. Lobnoye Mesto was not used as a place for

a) holidays b)executions c) reading the tsar’s orders

8. Moscow hosted the XX Olympic Games

a) 1980 b) 1970 c) 1958

Answers: 1a, 2b, 3b, 4a, 5c, 6b, 7a, 8a.