The White/Brown Ajah Winter Olympic Carnival: How much do you know about Sochi, Russia?

[kukasö]

Hello and Happy New year to all!

 

As you know this year Sochi will host XXII Winter Olympic games!

 

But do you know much about this place? I've made a quiz so you can check it if you like

 

http://www.quibblo.com/quiz/jdhGadJ/Sochi-Quiz

 

 

I'll be happy to answer any questions you have about it and I'll write an introduction a little bit later

[Rhea]

Hahaha! I did terrible. Apparently I know nothing about Sochi. 2/10. 

[Mashiara Sedai]

*lol* 2/10 for me too! I'm not much for history, though.

 

I'm curious about the theatre question. How many theatres are there, and is it a big deal to go to one?

[Kaylee]

I did worse, 1/10

[Rhea]

I love history, but this is not an area that I have ever studied before. 

 

That theatre question got me too!

[Xthrax]

I got 4/10. I expected less, knowing next to nothing 'bout Sochi. Is there a way to know what we got wrong or right?

[Guest]

5/10 prety lucky since i know nothing abot it, im not a fan of winter olympics lol

[Basel Gill]

I got 5 right.

[Mrs. Cindy Gill]

5 all guesses

[kukasö]

It's good you didn't do very good or it wouldn't be interesting to tell you about it 

 

About the theatres

There are two of them:

Winter theatre

 

Summer theatre 

 

In both theatres usually perform not only local artists but lots of theatres and artists from other places, especially in Summer.

 

There are several concert halls in Sochi too.

[kukasö]

Xthrax, of course it is

 

I'll tell what answers were right in those questions.

[kukasö]

I'll begin with historical part.

 

The area of Sochi became a part of Russia after Russian-Turkish war in 1828-1829. Sochi itself was founded as fort of Alexandria in 1838. And it got the name Sochi in 1896 after the name of the river it's situated on.

 

The region is multicultural: Russian, Armenian, Georgian, Greek cultures mix there.

 

Did anyone get it right?

[Theodora]

I'll begin with historical part.

 

The area of Sochi became a part of Russia after Russian-Turkish war in 1828-1829. Sochi itself was founded as fort of Alexandria in 1838. And it got the name Sochi in 1896 after the name of the river it's situated on.

 

The region is multicultural: Russian, Armenian, Georgian, Greek cultures mix there.

 

Did anyone get it right?

And Bulgarian and Russian Histories are so close! I am ashamed of myself. I got the multicultural question from those + 1 more

[Rhea]

I did not get that right!

[Rhea]

How does Greek culture fit in? They are on the other side of the Black Sea.

[kukasö]

Greeks are like that sail here and there

 

Seriously there are ruins of Greek cities all around the Black sea. And as I understand Greeks lived in Sochi area before others came.

[Basel Gill]

I don't even remember what I guessed for this question. I think I said multicultural.

[Rhea]

Greeks are like that sail here and there

 

Seriously there are ruins of Greek cities all around the Black sea. And as I understand Greeks lived in Sochi area before others came.

 

LOL....this is true. My friend in Athens is always on a boat!

 

It's very interesting for me to put Greeks and Russians together. That was not a combo I would have ever thought of on my own. Looking at the map now I can see how that would have been easy for them. It's really not that far!

[Mrs. Cindy Gill]

I guessed multicultural cause they're having the Olympics there

[kukasö]

Cindy, I don't think that really was why they have chosen Sochi. Though Russians decided to organize the Games there for the same reason why it's multicultural because it's a very popular place

It's the most popular Russian resort actually.

 

And here we come to the next question about the climate. There is Subtropical climate in Sochi. Logical, isn't it?

[Mrs. Cindy Gill]

the climate I guessed wrong but if I'd been able to back to page one after they gave it away on oage two I'd have changed my guess.

 

ya, I know that's not why they picked it, I just figured it most likely would be. based on nothing lol.

[Charis alAslan]

4 out of 10! And I know NOTHING about Sochi so those were all guesses.

 

Thanks for educating us, Kuka!

[kukasö]

Cindy, that's why you can't back to page one

 

 

Charis, I've learned a lot myself

 

 

Well, next question is about the length of Sochi. It claims to be the second longest city in the world after Mexico City. 

Some resources tell it's 146 km long. But others say that it's the wrong way to measure the city(along the coast) and it's really only 105 km. But it's still very long comparing with it's size.

Did anybody get it right?

[Mrs. Cindy Gill]

I don't remember... I might have picked c. or I might have said third because of the old factoid about Brooklyn tickling my brain. except I think Brooklyn's fourth now. of would be.

 

ow, I derailed myself.

[kukasö]

We have already found out there is Subtropical climate in Sochi. Now we also know that tea is grown there. No coconuts 

 

 

The other questions are more about Olympics in general. 

 

Probably most of you know that Olympics were only once in Russia and they were Summer Games.