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1. In what year was Samara founded by enactment of Russian Czar Feodor Ioannovich?
2. What is the bend on the Volga river called, where the river turns right and where Samara is found?
3. Through which mountains does the Volga flow and bend to form the Samara Valley?
4. What famous landmark is found in Samara?
5. Who burned down Samara in 1670?
6. Between 1773 and 1780 Samara belonged to Stavropol District within Orenburg gubernia. By what name do we now call Stavropol?
7. Besides on the banks of the Volga, where else in the world would you find a place called "Samara Beach"?
8. What is the 3-letter abbreviation for Samara International Airport?
9. What was Samara often known as?
10. Which International destination can you NOT fly to directly from Samara International Airport?
11. Why was Samara a "closed city" during the cold war?
12. On Kyibushev Square there is a bust to Marshall Ustinoff. What did he do?
13. What is the name of Samara's square that locals refer to as the "second square"?
14. From 1935 to 1990. Samara was named after the communist revolutionary Kyibushev. What was Kyibushev's first name?
15. Which Samara native stood for President of the Russian Federation in 2000?
16. What was built near Samara in 1957 and named after Lenin?
17. The Vostok was built in Samara. What was it?
18. What was "Old Police Square" renamed?
19. What were the army of emigrants from Czechoslovakia, who took part in the battle for Samara called?
20. SBC "Shar" is a leading enterprise of Samara for the manufacture of what?
21. Where is Samara, in relation to Moscow?
22. What is the name of the first independent radio station to broadcast in Samara?
23. Name the (soccer) football team from Samara.
24. Which international giant bought Rossiya ... the Samara Chocolate Factory?
25. What is unusual about Knapp Electric & Hardware Company in South Dakota, USA?
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