The Trans-Siberian Railway

• Question 1 out of 10

  What year did the construction of the Trans-Siberian Railway begin?

  1891

  1901

  1911

  1921

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• Question 2 out of 10

  Which Russian Tsar authorized the construction of the Trans-Siberian Railway?

  Tsar Nicholas I

  Tsar Alexander II

  Tsar Nicholas II

  Tsar Peter the Great

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• Question 3 out of 10

  Which two cities mark the eastern and western ends of the Trans-Siberian Railway?

  Moscow and Beijing

  Saint Petersburg and Vladivostok

  Moscow and Vladivostok

  Novosibirsk and Vladivostok

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• Question 4 out of 10

  The Trans-Siberian Railway crosses how many time zones?

  8

  9

  10

  11

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• Question 5 out of 10

  What is the name of the railway’s extension to China?

  The Manchurian Line

  The Sino-Russian Line

  The Chinese Eastern Railway

  The Mongolian Route

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• Question 6 out of 10

  How long does it take to travel the entire Trans-Siberian Railway from Moscow to Vladivostok without stops?

  4 days

  7 days

  10 days

  12 days

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• Question 7 out of 10

  Which historical event significantly delayed the completion of the Trans-Siberian Railway?

  World War I

  The Russian Revolution

  The Russo-Japanese War

  The Napoleonic Wars

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• Question 8 out of 10

  Which contemporary city is the starting point of the Trans-Siberian Railway?

  Saint Petersburg

  Moscow

  Kazan

  Irkutsk

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• Question 9 out of 10

  In a similar way to the Trans-Siberian Railway connecting the eastern and western parts of Russia, which U.S. infrastructure project connected the American East Coast to the West Coast in the 19th century?

  The Erie Canal

  The Panama Canal

  The Lincoln Highway

  The Transcontinental Railroad

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• Question 10 out of 10

  Which American city is closer in distance to Moscow, Russia, than Vladivostok, the eastern terminus of the Trans-Siberian Railway?

  New York

  San Francisco

  Los Angeles

  Chicago

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