города & люди: Moscow tour quiz

You have taken a tour of Moscow and now wonder how much of it stuck? The города & люди bot works as a quiz: you answer questions about the tours and can win a small, pleasant prize. 🏙️

The bot belongs to a project whose motto translates as "Moscow you did not know about". The motto is fair: the guides talk about houses, people and stories rather than postcards.

The project behind the quiz

города & люди runs walking tours, lectures and workshops in Moscow with professionals. Routes cover districts, with themes such as Moscow Art Nouveau, Ostozhenka and Prechistenka, Chistye Prudy, Khitrovka, Khamovniki and the metro.

A separate line takes groups into mansions and private apartments. These are closed places that you rarely enter on your own.

How the bot works

There is a single command: /start opens the menu. From there the bot guides you with buttons, and the quiz lives there too.

• Tour quiz. Questions follow the topics guides cover on the routes.
• Prize. A small one, as the bot's description says. The conditions for getting it are shown inside the quiz.
• Schedule. The project publishes upcoming tour dates in advance, usually two weeks ahead.

If you are only considering a tour, the quiz shows you the themes with no commitment. 🎯

Getting ready for the questions

The best way to answer well is to listen to the guide and write names down. Quizzes like this lean on details more than on broad facts.

1. Photograph plaques and facades as you walk.
2. Spend five minutes with your notes after the tour.
3. Remember architects' names and construction years, since those turn up often.
4. Take your time when two options look alike.

That way the quiz helps you remember what you saw instead of feeling like an exam. 📝

Before you book a tour

Some mansions ask adults to bring a passport. Such visits last roughly an hour and a half. For certain tours the recommended age is seven and up.

The exact conditions sit on each tour's page. Check them before buying a ticket, especially if you bring children or are going into a closed building.

Who will like it

People who live in Moscow and want to see a familiar city differently. Visitors tired of standard routes. Parents looking for a weekend plan that takes a few hours. 👨‍👩‍👧

The project keeps its news in a Telegram blog. The bot is the quick way into the quiz without searching a website.

Private tours

Individual requests are accepted too: tours and lectures for friends, companies and school classes. That helps when you need your own date and theme.

Ask the organizers about format and price in advance so you do not plan blind. 🗓️