Russia map quiz
Can you find the major cities across the world's largest country?
Quizzes in this pack
Russia: cities, landmarks, rivers, mountains.
| Cities | 12 questions |
| Landmarks | 8 questions |
| Rivers | 8 questions |
| Mountains | 21 questions |
Sample questions
- Capital and largest city, home to the Kremlin and Red Square
- Answer: Moscow
- Third-largest city and capital of Siberia, on the Ob river at the Trans-Siberian Railway crossing
- Answer: Novosibirsk
- Capital of Tatarstan at the confluence of the Volga and Kazanka rivers, a multicultural city with both mosques and churches
- Answer: Kazan
- Far East port city on the Sea of Japan, eastern terminus of the Trans-Siberian Railway
- Answer: Vladivostok
- Major Siberian city on the Yenisei river, gateway to the stunning Stolby Nature Reserve
- Answer: Krasnoyarsk
Learn more
Lake Baikal
Siberia
Lake Baikal in Siberia is the deepest lake in the world, about 1,640 metres, and the oldest, around 25 million years. It holds about a fifth of the world's unfrozen fresh water, more than all of North America's Great Lakes together, and the nerpa lives here, one of the only seals that live in fresh water.
- Depth
- About 1,640 m
- Did you know?
- In winter its ice is so clear that you can see deep into the water
Trans-Siberian Railway
Moscow to Vladivostok
The Trans-Siberian Railway runs about 9,300 km from Moscow to Vladivostok, the longest railway line in the world. It was built from 1891 to 1916, and the whole journey takes about a week, crossing seven time zones and running along the shore of Lake Baikal.
- Length
- About 9,300 km
- Built
- 1891–1916
Caucasus
Between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea
The Caucasus is a high range between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea, crossing Russia, Georgia, Azerbaijan and Armenia. Its main ridge is often taken as part of the border between Europe and Asia, and Mount Elbrus, an extinct volcano with two snowy domes, is often counted as the highest mountain in Europe.
- Highest point
- Elbrus, 5,642 m
- Did you know?
- Dozens of languages are spoken in the valleys of the Caucasus, more than almost anywhere of its size
- Rings a bell?
- In Greek myth, Zeus chained Prometheus to a peak in the Caucasus for giving fire to humans
Tannu-Ola Range
Southern Siberia, on the border of Tuva and Mongolia
The Tannu-Ola mountains run along the border between the Russian republic of Tuva and Mongolia. Larch forests cover the northern slopes, while the southern side falls toward the dry basin of Uvs Lake.
- Known for
- Larch forest, Tuva, the Uvs basin
- Did you know?
- From 1921 to 1944 the land north of the range was a separate country, Tannu Tuva, before it became part of the Soviet Union
Kolyma Range
Magadan region, Russian Far East
The Kolyma Mountains run through the Magadan region of the Russian Far East, between the Kolyma River and the Sea of Okhotsk. Rich gold deposits were found here in the 1930s, and the Soviet Gulag camps of Kolyma made the name a byword for cruelty.
- Known for
- Gold, the Gulag, tundra
- Did you know?
- Kolyma Tales by Varlam Shalamov, who spent years in the camps, is one of the most famous books about the Gulag
Stanovoy Range
Southern Siberia, Yakutia and Amur
The Stanovoy Range runs about 700 km through southern Siberia and forms the watershed between the Lena, which flows to the Arctic, and the Amur, which flows to the Pacific. Lakes such as Bolshoye Toko lie in its northern valleys, ringed by taiga.
- Highest point
- Skalisty Golets, 2,482 m
- Did you know?
- For almost 170 years, from 1689, the range marked the border between Russia and China
How it works
Pick a quiz, then find, name or choose your answer on the 3D globe. A round has 10 questions by default, or more, up to the whole quiz. Each round picks what you need most: questions due again, new ones and the places you tend to mix up. In a short round, the questions you miss are asked once more at the end. Spaced repetition then brings them back on later days until you know them.
Every round also fills your mastery badges for the continent or country, the topic and the whole world: bronze at 50%, silver at 80% and gold at 100%.
