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Quiz about Samara  Camapa
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Samara - Camapa Trivia Quiz


How much do you know about this historic Russian City?

A multiple-choice quiz by peterzezel. Estimated time: 6 mins.
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Author
peterzezel
Time
6 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
129,600
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
25
Difficulty
Tough
Avg Score
14 / 25
Plays
505
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Question 1 of 25
1. In what year was Samara founded by enactment of Russian Czar Feodor Ioannovich? Hint


Question 2 of 25
2. What is the bend on the Volga river called, where the river turns right and where Samara is found? Hint


Question 3 of 25
3. Through which mountains does the Volga flow and bend to form the Samara Valley? Hint


Question 4 of 25
4. What famous landmark is found in Samara? Hint


Question 5 of 25
5. Who burned down Samara in 1670? Hint


Question 6 of 25
6. Between 1773 and 1780 Samara belonged to Stavropol District within Orenburg gubernia. By what name do we now call Stavropol? Hint


Question 7 of 25
7. Besides on the banks of the Volga, where else in the world would you find a place called "Samara Beach"? Hint


Question 8 of 25
8. What is the 3-letter abbreviation for Samara International Airport? Hint


Question 9 of 25
9. What was Samara often known as? Hint


Question 10 of 25
10. Which International destination can you NOT fly to directly from Samara International Airport? Hint


Question 11 of 25
11. Why was Samara a "closed city" during the cold war? Hint


Question 12 of 25
12. On Kyibushev Square there is a bust to Marshall Ustinoff. What did he do? Hint


Question 13 of 25
13. What is the name of Samara's square that locals refer to as the "second square"? Hint


Question 14 of 25
14. From 1935 to 1990. Samara was named after the communist revolutionary Kyibushev. What was Kyibushev's first name? Hint


Question 15 of 25
15. Which Samara native stood for President of the Russian Federation in 2000? Hint


Question 16 of 25
16. What was built near Samara in 1957 and named after Lenin? Hint


Question 17 of 25
17. The Vostok was built in Samara. What was it? Hint


Question 18 of 25
18. What was "Old Police Square" renamed? Hint


Question 19 of 25
19. What were the army of emigrants from Czechoslovakia, who took part in the battle for Samara called? Hint


Question 20 of 25
20. SBC "Shar" is a leading enterprise of Samara for the manufacture of what? Hint


Question 21 of 25
21. Where is Samara, in relation to Moscow? Hint


Question 22 of 25
22. What is the name of the first independent radio station to broadcast in Samara? Hint


Question 23 of 25
23. Name the (soccer) football team from Samara. Hint


Question 24 of 25
24. Which international giant bought Rossiya ... the Samara Chocolate Factory? Hint


Question 25 of 25
25. What is unusual about Knapp Electric & Hardware Company in South Dakota, USA? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. In what year was Samara founded by enactment of Russian Czar Feodor Ioannovich?

Answer: 1586

It was founded as an "ostrogue" (the fortress for the guarding of river ways).
2. What is the bend on the Volga river called, where the river turns right and where Samara is found?

Answer: Samarskaya Luka

It means "Samara Bend" and is also the name of the Samara National Park.
3. Through which mountains does the Volga flow and bend to form the Samara Valley?

Answer: Zhiguli mountains

They rise to c.2,220 ft (680 m) and are rich in oil, which is piped to Samara via overhead pipelines.
4. What famous landmark is found in Samara?

Answer: Stalin's bunker

Though he never used it, it was there in case things got too hot for the Soviet leader.
5. Who burned down Samara in 1670?

Answer: Stepan Razin

He had organized a criminal band of cossacks, peasants and marginals for fighting against czarist government.
6. Between 1773 and 1780 Samara belonged to Stavropol District within Orenburg gubernia. By what name do we now call Stavropol?

Answer: Togliatti

In 1970 VAZ was built as the biggest automobile plant of the USSR in Togliatti. The majority of Russian cars are produced there. And of course, speaking of cars, Lada named a car after Samara.
7. Besides on the banks of the Volga, where else in the world would you find a place called "Samara Beach"?

Answer: Costa Rica

There IS a town in Iraq (north of Baghdad) called "Samarra" but it is usually spelled with two "R"s.
8. What is the 3-letter abbreviation for Samara International Airport?

Answer: KUF

Still using the letters from when Samara was called Kyibushev.
9. What was Samara often known as?

Answer: Russian Chicago

Both towns have similar climate, topography and branches of industry. And of course, both had a history of lawlessness. Visitors to Samara often ALSO think of it as "St. Louis-on-the-Volga," which is quite fitting, since Samara and St. Louis are linked by a sister-city relationship.
10. Which International destination can you NOT fly to directly from Samara International Airport?

Answer: Amsterdam

Samara Airlines flies to Vienna and Tel Aviv among it's destinations. Lufthansa takes your from Samara to Frankfurt.
11. Why was Samara a "closed city" during the cold war?

Answer: Secret military aerospace projects were completed there.

Samara was a top secret city until 1990.
12. On Kyibushev Square there is a bust to Marshall Ustinoff. What did he do?

Answer: Planned the war in Afghanistan.

He was born in a township near Samara.
13. What is the name of Samara's square that locals refer to as the "second square"?

Answer: Glory Square

The first square (in terms of importance) is Kyibushev Square.
14. From 1935 to 1990. Samara was named after the communist revolutionary Kyibushev. What was Kyibushev's first name?

Answer: Valerian

Samara was renamed after Kyibushev because Kyibushev was a revolutionary who proclaimed the victory of the communist revolution in Samara in 1917.
15. Which Samara native stood for President of the Russian Federation in 2000?

Answer: Konstantin Titov

Konstantin Alexeyevich Titov is the first elected governor in the history of Samara.
16. What was built near Samara in 1957 and named after Lenin?

Answer: Hydro Electric Station

In Dimitrovgrad an Atomic Electric Station was built later.
17. The Vostok was built in Samara. What was it?

Answer: A spaceship

In 1961, Yuri Gagarin, the first astronaut in space, had a space flight in the spaceship "Vostok" ("The East").
18. What was "Old Police Square" renamed?

Answer: Bread Square

"Hlebnaya Square" to use the local term.
19. What were the army of emigrants from Czechoslovakia, who took part in the battle for Samara called?

Answer: Belochekhi

During the civil war 1918-1922.
20. SBC "Shar" is a leading enterprise of Samara for the manufacture of what?

Answer: Ball Bearings

They make ball radial, radial thrust and roller bearings with short cylindrical rollers and export them to more than 40 countries.
21. Where is Samara, in relation to Moscow?

Answer: Approximately 700 miles to the south east of Moscow

About an hour's flight ... or an overnight train ride away.
22. What is the name of the first independent radio station to broadcast in Samara?

Answer: Radio Samara Maximum

They use five frequencies (FM stereo 104.3 and 73.61 in Samara, 101.2 in Togliatty, 100.9 in Sysran, 101.8 in Chapaevsk). In case you're in the area and fancy hearing a LOT of Roxette.
23. Name the (soccer) football team from Samara.

Answer: Kryliya Sovietov Samara

Spartak (Moskva) and Torpedo (Moskva) are both based in Moscow.
24. Which international giant bought Rossiya ... the Samara Chocolate Factory?

Answer: Nestle

Nestle sells about $500 million worth of ice cream and chocolate a year in Russia, with 17 percent of the chocolate market. The Swiss confectioner chose Rossiya because it had a reputation as a company without mafia interference nor corruption.
25. What is unusual about Knapp Electric & Hardware Company in South Dakota, USA?

Answer: It's on Samara Avenue in the town of Volga, South Dakota

The town, originally known as "Bandy Town", was later renamed "Volga" after the Volga River in Russia. There does not seem to be a river anywhere near Volga, SD on any map.
Source: Author peterzezel

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