Russia puts on the costliest Olympics yet

Jan. 27, 2014

Q: More than $50 billion has been spent to stage the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, and around half that sum is alleged to have disappeared in corrupt building contracts and kickbacks to officials. Where is Russia?

Circle the area on this map

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Q: Sochi is a subtropical resort on which body of water?

A. Aegean Sea

B. Black Sea

C. Caribbean Sea

D. Dardanelles

Q: Sochi is on the edge of which mountain range?

A. Alps

B. Balkans

C. Caucasus

D. Urals

Q: Sochi is just a little northwest of Russia's border with which country?

A. Georgia

B. Moldova

C. Romania

D. Ukraine

Q: In the 19th century, the Russian Empire seized the Black Sea coast around Sochi from which empire based on the southern shore of the Black Sea?

A. Hapsburg

B. Byzantine

C. Greek

D. Ottoman

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