For the Geography Day in Russia WCIOM.ru created a quest for locals to find out how well their know our planet. The results were surprising.
How well do you know geography?
Geography is a compulsory subject in Russian schools, so it should be expected they would be able to answer all the simple and easy questions of the quest correctly.
Would you be able to do that?
Let’s see if you do know the correct facts! See if you can answer these 10 questions correctly without searching online for answers (no cheating).
1. In which of these seas the water is most saturated with salt?
- Bering Sea
- Baltic Sea
- Mediterranean Sea
2. On which of these latitudes the day is the longest on 15 October?
- 40 degrees South
- 13 degrees South
- 23 degrees North
3. In which of these countries the natural growth of the population is the highest?
- Canada
- Brazil
- Italy
- Nigeria
4. Which of these cities is the capital of Khakassia Republic (Russia)?
- Kazan
- Abakan
- Ufa
- Cheboksary
5. Which of these periods of the geological history of the Earth was the earliest?
- Silurian
- Triassic
- Paleogene
6. In which of these countries the share of kids and teens among population is the highest?
- Australia
- Spain
- Indonesia
- Japan
7. Which one of these countries isn’t a large producer of natural gas?
- Australia
- South Africa
- Algeria
- Indonesia
8. Which of these islands meets the following description?
This island nation is among economically developed countries. Its territory is in the Western hemisphere, in the Atlantic Ocean. The size of population is under one million people. There are several active volcanoes. Its major export is fish.
- Denmark
- Norway
- Iceland
- Ireland
- Faroe Islands
9. Which of these mountainous systems of Eurasia is the tallest?
- Alps
- Tibet
- Altay
- Caucasus
10. Which of these regions of Russia is known for mining iron ore?
- Bryansk region
- Republic Kalmykia
- Kursk region
- Chuvash Republic
How did you fare?
Below are the answers that Russian respondents provided. (On many of the questions the majority of respondents were wrong.)
Still not sure what are the right answers? Google it.
Did you do better than the majority of Russians?
Try this quest on the Russian woman you are dating online! It will be fun.
Data: WCIOM.ru
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