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Alaska--The Last Frontier Trivia Quiz

Welcome to Alaska, also known as The Last Frontier and Land of the Midnight Sun.

A multiple-choice quiz by Morrigan716. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
Morrigan716

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
115,124

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
9 / 15

Plays
1780

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Question 1 of 15

1. The name Alaska means "great land".

True

False

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Question 2 of 15

2. What is Alaska's state bird? Hint

Willow ptarmigan

Common puffin

Arctic tern

Snow goose

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Question 3 of 15

3. What is the state tree? Hint

Quaking aspen

Western hemlock

Sitka spruce

Sandbar willow

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Question 4 of 15

4. What is the state sea animal? Hint

Northern fur seal

Bowhead whale

Gray whale

Sea otter

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Question 5 of 15

5. What is the state fish? Hint

Starry flounder

Rainbow smelt

Pacific hake

King salmon

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Question 6 of 15

6. What is the state mineral? Hint

Zinc

Silver

Gold

Lead

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Question 7 of 15

7. Alaska's state fossil is the sabre-toothed tiger?

True

False

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Question 8 of 15

8. What is Alaska's state song? Hint

"Alaska"

"Life in Alaska"

"Alaska, Alaska"

"Alaska's Flag"

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Question 9 of 15

9. The state motto is "North Forever"?

True

False

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Question 10 of 15

10. When is Alaska Day? Hint

October 18

August 31

March 31

May 18

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Question 11 of 15

11. When is Seward's Day celebrated? Hint

August 18

October 18

Last Monday in March

Last Monday in May

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Question 12 of 15

12. When was Alaska's first newspaper begun? Hint

1900

1868

1741

1880

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Question 13 of 15

13. Which of these is NOT a town in Alaska? Hint

Blue Ice

Deadhorse

Clam Gulch

Red Devil

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Question 14 of 15

14. Which of these people was NOT born in Alaska? Hint

Ron Dalby

Benny Benson

Susan Butcher

Elizabeth Wanamaker Peratrovich

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Question 15 of 15

15. In what Alaska city will you find Northern Lights Boulevard? Hint

Anchorage

Fairbanks

Juneau

Seward

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. The name Alaska means "great land".

Answer: True

It is from the Aleut or Eskimo word "alyeska", meaning "great land" or "mainland".

2. What is Alaska's state bird?

Answer: Willow ptarmigan

The origin of the word "ptarmigan" is unknown. One theory is that it comes from a Gaelic word meaning "mountaineer". Feathered feet help this bird conserve heat and it can survive the winter by eating nothing more than willow buds. Also in the winter, the birds are camouflaged by turning completely white.

3. What is the state tree?

Answer: Sitka spruce

Spruce needles are usually sharp and four-sided and emit a pungent odor when crushed. The mature cones hang down from a branch, instead of erect like the cones of a fir. Spruces are typically tall and conical, but soil and climate can change their growth pattern.

4. What is the state sea animal?

Answer: Bowhead whale

Other wildlife found in Alaska are bears, moose, elk, deer, wolves, mountain goats, and many kinds of birds and fish.

5. What is the state fish?

Answer: King salmon

A salmon's appearance is molded by the environment to an extraordinary degree; therefore, scientists do not know the exact number of species in the group. There are believed to be about 40 species native to North America.

6. What is the state mineral?

Answer: Gold

Gold was found in east-central Alaska in 1902. People rushed to the area, and miners called the place Fairbanks. Gold mining boosted Alaska's population.

7. Alaska's state fossil is the sabre-toothed tiger?

Answer: False

The state fossil is actually the woolly mammoth.

8. What is Alaska's state song?

Answer: "Alaska's Flag"

The state song was written by Marie Drake and Elinor Dusenbury.

9. The state motto is "North Forever"?

Answer: False

The state motto is "North to the Future".

10. When is Alaska Day?

Answer: October 18

Alaska Day is the anniversary of the formal transfer of the territory and the raising of the US flag at Sitka on October 18, 1867.

11. When is Seward's Day celebrated?

Answer: Last Monday in March

Seward's Day commemorates the signing of the treaty by which the United States bought Alaska from Russia that was signed in 1867.

12. When was Alaska's first newspaper begun?

Answer: 1868

The first newspaper was the "Sitka Times". The oldest newspaper in the state today is the "Nome Nugget", which was begun in 1900.

13. Which of these is NOT a town in Alaska?

Answer: Blue Ice

Other Alaskan towns with unusual names are Candle, Beaver, Chicken, King Salmon, and Eek.

14. Which of these people was NOT born in Alaska?

Answer: Susan Butcher

Susan Butcher, a famous dog musher, was born in Massachusetts. Ron Dalby, an editor/author, was born in Skagway; Peratrovich, president of the Alaska Native Sisterhood, was born in Sitka; Benson, the designer of the state flag, was born in Chignik.

15. In what Alaska city will you find Northern Lights Boulevard?

Answer: Anchorage

It was named for the natural light show in the night sky, the Aurora Borealis, or the Northern Lights.

Source: Author Morrigan716

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