An International Online Quiz “Countries and Peoples” Held in Celebration of Orthodox Youth Day

On February 9, 2025, with the blessing of Metropolitan Alexander of Astana and Kazakhstan, the Educational Mission Commission of the Astana Diocese organized the international youth online quiz “Countries and Peoples.”

The event was dedicated to International Orthodox Youth Day, which is observed annually on February 15, the Feast of the Meeting of the Lord (Sretenie).

Teams of schoolchildren and students from Kazakhstan and Russia took part in the online quiz competition. A total of 17 teams participated in the event.

The quiz questionnaire for the online Olympiad included tasks related to ethnogeography and the geography of religions.

The intellectual competition was divided into two categories: Sunday Schools (participants under 17 years old) Youth Clubs (participants over 17 years old)

Winners and Prize Recipients of the Quiz

Sunday Schools

1st Place

• “My Joy” — Church of St. Seraphim of Sarov, Chapaevo, Almaty Region, Kazakhstan

2nd Place

• “Peresvet” — National Team, Bryansk, Russia
• “Good News” — Annunciation Cathedral, Pavlodar, Kazakhstan
• “Radonezh” — Church of All Saints, Petropavlovsk, Kazakhstan
• “Cossacks of the Stanitsa” — St. Michael the Archangel Church, Presnovka, North Kazakhstan Region, Kazakhstan

3rd Place

• “Crystal” — Church of St. Vladimir, Aktobe, Kazakhstan
• “Little Radonezh” — Church of All Saints, Petropavlovsk, Kazakhstan
• “Rays” — St. Nicholas Church, Tonshaevo, Nizhny Novgorod Region, Russia
• “Joy of Faith” — St. Sebastian and St. Magdalene Church, Petropavlovsk, Kazakhstan
• “New Generation” — Ascension Cathedral, Petropavlovsk, Kazakhstan

Youth Clubs

1st Place

• “Galilee” — Church of Blessed Xenia of St. Petersburg, Konaev, Kazakhstan
• “Orthodox Youth of Kerch” — National Team, Kerch, Russia
• “Mikhailovites” — St. Michael the Archangel Church, Maykop, Republic of Adygea, Russia

2nd Place

• “Byzantium” — Church of Christ the Savior, Almaty, Kazakhstan
• “East Express” — St. Vladimir Church, Chemolgan, Almaty Region, Kazakhstan
• “Agape” — St. Michael the Archangel Church, Pavlodar, Kazakhstan

The questions and answers from the competition are available on the “Orthodox Internet Carousel” website. The next quiz, “Spiritual Spring,” is scheduled for March 16, 2025.