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Which ballet's 1877 Bolshoi premiere got harsh reviews?

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  1. 1 Easy

    How many time zones does Russia span?

    Answer: 11

    Why: When it is noon in Kaliningrad in the far west, it is already 10 pm in Kamchatka.

  2. 2 Medium

    In which country is the Baikonur Cosmodrome?

    Answer: Kazakhstan

    Why: Russia leases the spaceport from Kazakhstan under an agreement that runs until 2050.

  3. 3 Hard

    On which river did Alexander Nevsky defeat Swedish troops in 1240?

    Answer: Neva

    Why: The Battle of the Neva occurred where the Izhora River joins the Neva, near modern Saint Petersburg.

  4. 4 Easy

    Which ruler made the ruble Europe's first decimal currency?

    Answer: Peter the Great

    Why: Catherine the Great changed the ruble later, bringing in paper assignation rubles in 1769.

  5. 5 Medium

    What Roman title does the word 'tsar' come from?

    Answer: Caesar

    Why: German 'Kaiser' grew from the very same Roman name, so a tsar and a kaiser share one ancestor.

  6. 6 Hard

    Which writer died of a wound from a duel in 1837?

    Answer: Alexander Pushkin

    Why: Mikhail Lermontov also died in a duel, but four years later, in 1841.

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