What does trans mean?
across
transport
transfer
How long is the trans-siberian railway line?
930 KM
3,900 KM
9,300 KM
It's really, really long!
How long does the trans-siberian trip take to complete
About a month
About 2 metres
About a week
Too long for a train journey!
Which place doesn't it go to?
Mongolia
Silesia
Beijing
The Wall of China
When did it's construction start?
1819
1891
1981
1918
Who ordered the original Trans-Siberian Railway to be built?
President Putin
Ivan the Terrible
Tsar Nicholas II
Tsar Alexander III
How many women were employed in the railway's construction?
20,000
we dont know
90,000
About the same number as the men
Many people claimed that the convicts building the line
argued a lot
had sabotaged it
weren't good at building bridges
were lazy
The train runs at an average speed of
60 miles per hour
a young buffalo on Vo Thi Sau Street
160 km per hour
60 km per hour
The train carriages are not particularly
well made
clean
glamorous
large
More than 2.5 million people moved to Siberia between
last Friday and today
1816 and 1995
1895 and 1916
Siberia became famous for
being heavily industrialised
being really cold
being really boring
producing bread and butter
The railway is responsible for
30% of Russian exports
30% of Russian experts
30% of Russian imports
30% of Russian quiz questions
The train carries
250,000 tourists a year
250,000 passengers a year
250,000 containers a year
