- 1. When was St. Petersburg declared the capital of Russia?
A) 1905
B) 1600
C) 1800
D) 1712
- 2. Who was the Russian emperor who moved the capital to St. Petersburg?
A) Catherine the Great
B) Nicholas II
C) Peter the Great
D) Ivan the Terrible
- 3. Which famous Russian author wrote a novel that is partly set in St. Petersburg?
A) Alexander Pushkin
B) Leo Tolstoy
C) Anton Chekhov
D) Fyodor Dostoevsky
- 4. Which iconic cathedral in St. Petersburg is known for its colorful onion domes?
A) Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood
B) Kazan Cathedral
C) St. Isaac's Cathedral
D) Peter and Paul Cathedral
- 5. What is the name of the famous palace located just outside St. Petersburg?
A) Peterhof Palace
B) Winter Palace
C) Pavlovsk Palace
D) Catherine Palace
- 6. Which famous museum in St. Petersburg is housed in the Winter Palace?
A) Faberge Museum
B) Erarta Museum
C) Hermitage Museum
D) Russian Museum
- 7. What is the name of the large park complex in St. Petersburg known for its beautiful gardens and fountains?
A) Summer Garden
B) Mikhailovsky Garden
C) Tauride Garden
D) Peterhof
- 8. In what year did St. Petersburg undergo a name change to Petrograd?
A) 1920
B) 1917
C) 1914
D) 1905
- 9. Which river flows through the center of St. Petersburg before reaching the Gulf of Finland?
A) Ob River
B) Volga River
C) Don River
D) Neva River
- 10. What is the name of the large fortress built on an island in the Neva River in St. Petersburg?
A) Vyborg Castle
B) Oreshek Fortress
C) Kronstadt Fortress
D) Peter and Paul Fortress
- 11. In which architectural style was St. Petersburg primarily built?
A) Neoclassical
B) Gothic
C) Baroque
D) Renaissance
- 12. What important event in World War II besieged Leningrad (St. Petersburg) for over 870 days?
A) Operation Barbarossa
B) Battle of Moscow
C) Battle of Stalingrad
D) Siege of Leningrad
- 13. Which famous Russian ballet company is based in St. Petersburg?
A) Russian National Ballet
B) Bolshoi Ballet
C) Mariinsky Ballet
D) Kirov Ballet
- 14. What is the name of the major sports venue in St. Petersburg known for hosting football matches and concerts?
A) Gazprom Arena
B) Krestovsky Stadium
C) Yubileiny Sports Palace
D) Luzhniki Stadium
- 15. Which famous St. Petersburg landmark is adorned with a massive equestrian statue of Peter the Great?
A) Alexander Column
B) Aurora Cruiser
C) Rostral Columns
D) Bronze Horseman
- 16. In 1905, what was the city's name changed to from St. Petersburg in order to erase the Germanic-sounding original name?
A) Stalingrad
B) Volgograd
C) Petrograd
D) Leningrad
- 17. What is the official Russian name for St. Petersburg?
A) Volgograd
B) Sankt-Peterburg
C) Kazan
D) Moscow
- 18. In which century did St. Petersburg become the de facto capital of Russia?
A) 19th century
B) 20th century
C) 17th century
D) 18th century
- 19. Which of the following is a famous avenue in St. Petersburg?
A) Nevsky Prospekt
B) Lenin Avenue
C) Red Square
D) Gorky Street
- 20. What is the State Hermitage Museum located in St. Petersburg famous for?
A) Archaeological finds
B) Military history artifacts
C) Art collection
D) Numismatic exhibits
- 21. Which important historical event occurred in St. Petersburg on January 22, 1905?
A) Decembrist Revolt
B) Russo-Japanese War
C) October Revolution
D) Bloody Sunday
- 22. During which war did St. Petersburg come under siege for over 800 days?
A) The Great Northern War
B) World War II
C) Crimean War
D) Napoleonic Wars
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