What Central Asian COUNTRY is shown here?
TAJIKISTAN
As of LAST week, "Mother" Russia invaded which Eurasian Republic COUNTRY?
UKRAINE
What was the name of the 1st artificial satellite sent into orbit by the Soviet Union during the Space Race?
SPUTNIK 1
What was the name of the book written by Karl Marx and Fredrich Engels?
THE COMMUNIST MANIFESTO
Which TWO RELIGIONS have blended together in Chinese culture?
Buddhism and Taoism
During the Cold War, what COMMUNIST minded alliance was formed by the Soviet Union to counter the democratically minded alliance of NATO?
Warsaw Pact
Meaning "openness," what TERM refers to Mikhail Gorbachev's policy which allowed for freedom of speech and opened the door to improve U.S.-Soviet Union relations?
GLASNOST
What once frozen waterway separates "Mother" Russia from the U.S. STATE of Alaska?
BERING STRAIT
What TERM refers to the state of "PERFECT PEACE" that all Buddhists hope to attain?
NIRVANA
Pyongyang is the CAPITAL CITY of which East Asian COUNTRY?
NORTH KOREA
Who is the President of "Mother" Russia?
Vladimir Putin
During the Cold War, the Soviet Union attempted to install nuclear missiles on which small island 90 miles south of the United States?
CUBA
What GDP stand for?
Gross Domestic Product
What East Asian COUNTRY is shown here?
MONGOLIA
Name this RELIGIOUS building.....
STUPA
What Chinese RIVER is shown here?
Huang He (Yellow) River
What is the CAPITAL CITY of Japan?
Tokyo
What is the CAPITAL CITY of CHINA?
Beijing
Even though Russia operates under some democratic principles, it STILL TECHNICALLY is RULE BY FEW....What TERM means "rule by few?"
OLIGARCHY
Who is this?
Neil Armstrong
In which Chinese CITY did COVID 19 originate?
Wuhan
What BODY OF WATER is shown here?
CASPIAN SEA
Which BRANCH OF CHRISTIANITY is practiced throughout MOST of "Mother" Russia?
ORTHODOX
What is the PREDOMINANT RELIGION practiced throughout the countries of Central Asia?
Islam
In the symbol of Communism, the HAMMER represented the WORKER. But what did the SICKLE represent?
FARMER
When the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991, into HOW MANY independent republics did it break into?
15
Which TWO RELIGIONS have combined in Japanese culture?
SHINTO & BUDDHISM
What is the HOLY BOOK of Buddhism?
TRIPITAKA
After the fall of the Soviet Union, the newly freed countries adopted DEMOCRACTIC government and embraced which ECONOMIC SYSTEM?
MARKET, CAPITALISM, FREE ENTERPRISE
Which RIVER is shown here?
OB