Samovar (a large metal urn for boiling water for tea)

0

5

Maslenitsa (a national Russian holiday celebrated before Lent)

0

4

Matryoshka (nesting doll set)

2

6

Bliny (butter soaked pancakes)

0

6

Valenki (winter boots made of wool felt)

0

6

Lapti (traditional Russian shoes made of woven thin wooden slats )

0

6

Kokoshnik (headdress for women)

0

6

Platok (bright scarf worn by women)

1

6

Gzhel objects (hand-painted blue and white porcelain)

0

6

Crown

3

6

Monomach’s hat (type of crown worn by Russian Tsars)

0

5

Orb

1

3

Scepter

1

6

Mean correct answers per student on fixed-choice questions

0.6

5.5

Additional correct facts about Russia (last item)

4

84

Overall total mean correct answers per student

2.0

25.8