The State Corporation Rosatom will hold the Global Atomic Quiz to mark World Science Day on November 10. Global Atomic Quiz is not just a popular science quiz but a truly global educational project that explains the basics of nuclear physics, shows the importance of nuclear technologies in everyday life and highlights the role that nuclear plays in preserving our fragile planet.
This year, the quiz will be accessible from Vietnam to Brazil: it will take place online in 16 languages, as well as in person. The main offline event will be held in Moscow, where university students will have the opportunity to test their knowledge.
Participants will not only learn more about peaceful nuclear energy and win unique prizes but also explore different eras of atomic discoveries. They will have 24 hours to answer 18 questions of varying difficulty and topics. The quiz questions will be divided into three thematic sections: “History,” “Today’s Technology” and “The Future.”
The list of winners will be published on the project website by November 22. One hundred winners will receive exclusive prizes. A special prize – a trip to Russia – will be awarded to three participants who demonstrate the best results. All participants will receive an electronic certificate.
The project has been held since 2020 in 16 languages: Russian, English, Uzbek, Arabic, Hungarian, Turkish, Portuguese, Spanish, Chinese, Burmese, Indonesian, Bengali, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Mongolian, and Vietnamese. Over five years, more than 65,000 school and university students from over 100 countries have taken part in the quiz. In 2023, the quiz became a prize winner of IX All-Russian award “For Fidelity to Science” in the category “Science for the world”.
The educational activities of Rosatom are aimed at a broad audience. The goals of its scientific outreach projects, in addition to popularising atomic technologies, include increasing access to knowledge about science and technology as a whole and enhancing the appeal of scientific and technical education and engineering specialties. The educational infrastructure network created by Rosatom includes 25 information centres for atomic energy in Russia and abroad, which attracted over 280,000 visitors in 2023.
One of the contests organised by Rosatom annually is Atoms Empowering Africa competition. By encouraging African youth to explore and present the benefits of nuclear energy, the competition is not only fostering scientific curiosity but also paving the way for a sustainable energy future in Africa. In August 2025, the winners of the 8th Atoms Empowering Africa video contest travelled to Russia for a unique five-day educational tour of key facilities in the Russian nuclear sector.
Another valuable event by Rosatom is Icebreaker of Knowledge. This year it was dedicated to the 80 years of Russian nuclear industry and the 500th anniversary since the beginning of the development of the Northern Sea Route. This year, 66 schoolchildren from 21 countries, including Bolivia, Egypt, South Africa, Namibia and Ghana, have joined the expedition to the North Pole.
