Fairbanks, Alaska Trivia Quiz

Answer: 1901

Fairbanks was originally inhabited for its gold. Shortly thereafter, the people mining in the town of Fairbanks voted to establish the town of Fairbanks by a majority vote of 75%.

Answer: E.T. Barnette

E.T. Barnette never actually wanted to come to Fairbanks. His goal was to take steam ship, by the Tanana River, to the town of Tannacross. As the steam boat approached the Tanana River, by way of the Chena River, the captain noticed the waters were too low and could not proceed. Therefore he dropped E.T. Barnette there on the banks of what is now Fairbanks.

Answer: Charles W. Fairbanks

The city of Fairbanks was named in honor Charles W. Fairbanks who later became the vice president to Theodore Roosevelt.

Answer: Golden Heart

Alaska was named the Golden Heart because of its location and the gold mined here.

Answer: -66 degrees

Fairbanks can reach temperatures of forty below zero and stay that way for a week. With cold temperatures, wind, and the long dark hours Fairbanks can get frigid.

Answer: Hoarfrost

Hoarfrost is the deposit of ice crystals on objects exposed to the free air, such as grass blades, tree branches, or leaves. It is formed by direct condensation of water vapor to ice at temperatures below freezing and occurs when air is brought to its frost point by cooling.

Answer: houses, apartments, condos, cabins

No, Alaskans don't, nor did they ever, live in igloos or other ice structures. When Alaskans first settled in Alaska no property was actually purchased, they chose a place to settle and built cabins. They were what we call squatters today. Some land was sold by the government and promised homestead rights, but for the majority they were all squatters.

Some of the original cabins and homes are still standing today at a place in Fairbanks called Alaska Land were tourists are able to go inside and see how early settlers lived.

Answer: 22 hours

Fairbanks holds many activities like midnight sun one pitch softball games, and the midnight sun festival carnival, and the midnight sun run, which is a ten mile run/walk.

Answer: Yukon Quest

The Yukon Quest is a one thousand mile race from White Horse B.C. Canada to Fairbanks. It takes place in the dead of winter, when temperatures can reach 50 below zero.

Answer: Deadhorse

This road brings motor cycle enthusiasts from all over the world. People travel from locations from as far away as Florida and even further just to say they have driven to the furthest reachable city by road. Deadhorse, AKA Prudhoe Bay, is actually a pretty empty place, built only for working on the oilfields of northern Alaska.