Quiz “Do you know your Motherland?”
| Questions | Answers |
| 1. Nenets Autonomous Region is situated in: · The North – east European part; · The North – west European part; · The South – west European part. |
1. Nenets Autonomous Region is situated in the North-Eastern European part. |
| 2. V.N.Ledkov wrote the novel “Month of Small Darkness”. What month is it about? · October; · November; · December. |
2. November; |
| 3. Naryan-Mar is translated from Nenets into Russia as … | 3. Naryan-Mar is translated from Nenets into Russia as a Red City. |
| 4. The leader of Administration of Nenez autonomous region is: · Fyodorova Tatyana Vasilyevna; · Bezumov Alexander Vyacheslavovich; · Fyodorov Igor Gennadyevich. |
4. The leader of Administration of Nenez autonomous region isFyodorov Igor Gennadyevich. |
| 6. Name the authors of these famous poems: | 6. Name the authors of these famous poems: · Prokopiy Yavtysy · Alexey Pichkov · Vasiliy Ledkov |
| 7. Name “the month of Big Darkness”: · November; · December; · January. |
7. Name “the month of Big Darkness”: December |
| 8. There is a flame in the centre of the coat of arms of NAR, which has a vital value for the Polar region. What is the flame symbolized? | 8. Fire is a symbol of energy, light, comfort and warmth that are most sought after in the North. Silver flame in the blue circle symbolizes fire and natural resources of NAR - oil and gas. |
| 9. What is the name of V.N.Ledkov’s first book of poetry? | 9. «For the children of my settlement» |
| 10. The coat of arms of Ust- Kara is two-coloured - blue and silver. What are blue and silver colours symbolized? | 10. The coat of arms of Ust-Kara is two-coloured - blue and silver. What are blue and silver colours symbolized? |
| 11. One of Nenez writers said: “When I was a child I thought that reindeer herders were the only people on the Earth, and Varandey was the centre of the Earth. I also knew that there was the sky, the tundra, bears, sea, fish and birds. All Nenez who had no school child thought in such a way. |
11. V.N. Ledkov |
| 12. Where was Alexey Ilyich Pichkov born? · On the Kanin Peninsula in the village Bugrino; · On the Kanin Peninsula in the village Shoina; · On the Kanin Peninsula in the village Varnek. |
12. Alexey Ilyich Pichkovwasborn on the Kanin Peninsula in the village Shoina; |
| 13. Who wrote the poems about Varanday? “Varandey ... Varandey ... Varandey ... With these words throughout my childhood sounded ... Our village was the deadline for thousands of people, For me it was the beginning of Russia. “ |
13. V.N. Ledkov |
| 14. What newspaper was the first which published A.I.Pichkov’s poems? | 14. "Nyaryana Vynder." |
| 15. What collection of poems was published by A.I.Pichkov and V.N.Ledkov? | 15. "My Serne lives far" |
| 16. Who was Nenets Central Library named by? | 16. A.I. Pichkov |