- 1. What is the primary source for the derivation of the name 'Moscow'?
A) A local forest
B) A historic ruler
C) The Moskva River
D) The Kremlin
- 2. Which Proto-Indo-European root is associated with the name Moskva?
A) *aqua-
B) *mork-
C) *meu-
D) *slav-
- 3. What does the Proto-Indo-European root *meu- mean?
A) deep
B) cold
C) wet
D) dry
- 4. Which language family does the hypothesis about the name 'Mustajoki' belong to?
A) Semitic
B) Finno-Ugric
C) Turkic
D) Indo-European
- 5. What does the term 'Mustajoki' mean according to the Finno-Ugric hypothesis?
A) Deep Water
B) Black River
C) Wet Marsh
D) Cold Stream
- 6. Which Pre-Slavic tribes are mentioned in the Finno-Ugric naming hypothesis?
A) Goth and Hun
B) Celt and Gaul
C) Viking and Saxon
D) Merya and Muroma
- 7. What is the reconstructed Old Russian form of the city's name?
A) *Moskva
B) *Moskovĭ
C) *Musga
D) *Mosky
- 8. To which noun declension did the early Slavic name *Mosky belong?
A) i-stem
B) ū-stem
C) ā-stem
D) o-stem
- 9. Which of these is a modern German version of the city's name?
A) Moscú
B) Moscou
C) Moscovo
D) Moskau
- 10. What is the English demonym for a resident of Moscow?
A) Moskovite
B) Moscovian
C) Moskvan
D) Muscovite
- 11. Which term is used as an epithet for Moscow?
A) The Golden City
B) The Northern Star
C) The Iron Capital
D) Third Rome
- 12. How many honorary Hero Cities were there in the Soviet Union?
A) 10
B) 15
C) 7
D) 12
- 13. The Sanskrit word 'májjati', linked to the name Moskva, means what?
A) to wash
B) to drown
C) to flow
D) to freeze
- 14. Which Latin word is cited as a cognate of the name Moskva?
A) mons
B) murus
C) mergō
D) mare
- 15. In which century were the first written references to Moskovĭ found?
A) 10th century
B) 14th century
C) 12th century
D) 11th century
- 16. What is the Prekmurje Slovene word for 'marsh, swamp' mentioned in the text?
A) mosky
B) mazgati
C) müzga
D) muzga
- 17. In which country is the place 'Mozgawa' located?
A) Bulgaria
B) Russia
C) Poland
D) Ukraine
- 18. What linguistic process led to the modern Russian form 'Moskva'?
A) Foreign borrowing
B) Morphological generalization
C) Dialect extinction
D) Phonetic simplification
- 19. Which language uses the spelling 'Moscú'?
A) Spanish
B) German
C) French
D) English
- 20. What is the capital and largest city of Russia?
A) Saint Petersburg
B) Novosibirsk
C) Moscow
D) Kazan
- 21. What is the estimated population of Moscow within city limits?
A) More than 10 million
B) More than 15 million
C) More than 20 million
D) More than 13 million
- 22. When was Moscow first documented?
A) 1147
B) 1547
C) 1712
D) 1918
- 23. In what year was the Russian capital moved to Saint Petersburg?
A) 1918
B) 1147
C) 1547
D) 1712
- 24. In what year did the capital move back to Moscow after the Russian Revolution?
A) 1712
B) 1922
C) 1918
D) 1945
- 25. Which city is tied with Moscow for the second-highest number of billionaires?
A) London
B) New York
C) Hong Kong
D) Tokyo
- 26. What serves as the seat of power of the Government of Russia?
A) Moscow Kremlin
B) Saint Basil's Cathedral
C) Moscow International Business Center
D) Red Square
- 27. What percentage of Moscow's territory is covered by greenery?
A) More than 20%
B) More than 60%
C) More than 40%
D) More than 10%
- 28. Which metro system is the busiest in Europe?
A) London Underground
B) Paris Metro
C) Berlin U-Bahn
D) Moscow Metro
- 29. How many international airports serve Moscow?
A) Four
B) Six
C) Two
D) Eight
- 30. Which international sports event did Moscow host in 1980?
A) UEFA European Championship
B) Winter Olympics
C) FIFA World Cup
D) Summer Olympics
- 31. What covers an area of 2,511 square kilometers?
A) The entire country
B) The metropolitan area
C) Moscow city limits
D) The urban area
- 32. What is the status of Moscow in the Russian Federation?
A) Autonomous republic
B) Municipal province
C) Capital district
D) Federal city
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