Legendary Trans-Siberian Railway Journeys
- 1. Which city serves as the eastern terminus of the Trans-Siberian Railway?
A) Vladivostok
B) St. Petersburg
C) Moscow
D) Irkutsk
- 2. What is the western terminus of the Trans-Siberian Railway?
A) Moscow
B) St. Petersburg
C) Beijing
D) Vladivostok
- 3. Which railway branch connects with the Trans-Siberian line at Ulan-Ude in Russia?
A) Baikal–Amur Mainline
B) Great Western Railway
C) Trans-Manchurian Railway
D) Trans-Mongolian Railway
- 4. Which lake alongside the Trans-Siberian Railway is known as the 'Pearl of Siberia'?
A) Lake Onega
B) Lake Baikal
C) Lake Ladoga
D) Caspian Sea
- 5. In which Russian city can travelers switch to the Circum-Baikal Railway, a historic rail line near Lake Baikal?
A) Irkutsk
B) Krasnoyarsk
C) Novosibirsk
D) Yekaterinburg
- 6. Which famous author wrote a novel featuring the Trans-Siberian Railway titled 'The Great Railway Bazaar'?
A) Leo Tolstoy
B) Jules Verne
C) Paul Theroux
D) Fyodor Dostoevsky
- 7. Which major river does the Trans-Siberian Railway cross near the city of Krasnoyarsk?
A) Ob River
B) Amur River
C) Volga River
D) Yenisei River
- 8. Which autonomous republic in Russia does the Trans-Siberian Railway pass through between the cities of Ulan-Ude and Chita?
A) Karelia
B) Buryatia
C) Tatarstan
D) Chechnya
- 9. Which European city can travelers reach using the Trans-Siberian Railway and a subsequent connection through the Channel Tunnel?
A) Berlin
B) Madrid
C) London
D) Paris
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